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There will always be a group of investors who buy into industries during down cycles because they feel that's when the potential upside is the highest. That's why Ran Eliasaf, who heads The Northwind Group private equity and fund, is planning to make up to $ 2 billion in short-term loans to the struggling commercial real estate sector this year — a capital injection that would be welcome. According to the Mortgage Banker's Association, 20% of the $4.7 trillion in outstanding real estate mortgage

If you want a barometer for how dark the storm clouds gathering over America's commercial real estate market are, look no further than a recent warning by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). In late January, the IMF posted an article on monetary policy expressing deep concern over the impact of two specific threats to commercial real estate: rapidly rising and maturing debt paired with declining property values. The article pointed out that America, which has the largest commercial property m

For the first time in more than a decade, home sellers' profits dropped even as prices saw a modest uptick. The gross profit on a median-priced single-family home dropped from $122,600 in 2022 to $121,000 last year, according to real estate data provider ATTOM's Year-End 2023 Home Sales Report. The profit margin dropped year over year from 59.8% to 56.5 during the same period. That occurred as the median nationwide home price rose at the lowest annual pace in more than a decade. The U.S. median

Blackstone Inc. (NYSE:BX) is the largest alternative asset management company in the world, with nearly $1 trillion in total assets under management as of Sept. 30. The financial institution has several multifaceted funds designed to offer diversification benefits to investors. However, not all of Balckstone's funds have been a pinnacle of success. Its Diversified Multi-Strategy fund lost over 90% in value over the past four years until mid-November, causing Blackstone to shut the fund by the en

With homeowners who have low mortgage rates sitting on the sidelines, mortgage applications for newly built homes are surging. Mortgage applications for new home purchases rose 22.2% in December compared to a year ago, according to Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) data from December. Applications decreased by 4% from November. The change doesn't include adjustments for typical seasonal patterns. "The low level of existing homes for sale continues to divert prospective buyers to newly built hom