»July 9, 2008: The Commercial Real Estate Sector in Emerging Markets
Emerging markets are bright spots in the dreary global commercial real estate market. Compared to developed countries suffering from liquidity slump, emerging countries, especially BRIC countries, are attracting massive overseas speculative capital some of which has flooded into real estate. About half of emerging markets lack worthwhile investment opportunities due to political instabil... ... (MORE)
)»July 6, 2008: US Commercial Real Estate Market Overview
Commercial real estate investments, offering strong income and growth, are historically viewed as a hybrid of bond and equity. With mortgage securitization and REITs going public, commercial real estate investment risks associated with concentration, illiquidity, and transparency issues have significantly reduced, leading to increased efficiency of debt and equity financing. As a trend, inves... ... (MORE)
»July 6, 2008: Credit Crunch, Inflation and Banking
Credit Crisis and Inflation The Fed is in a difficult position as it tries to navigate the economy through the current economic slow-down and expected inflation. ECB, Bank of England and Indian Central Bank have just raised their target rates to accommodate surging inflation. Chinese financial authorities have raised the reserve requirement to 17.5% to limit the country’s money suppl... ... (MORE)
