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August 2, 2023

Barry Sternlicht: ‘Category 5 Hurricane’ Has Come For Commercial Real Estate

New distress opportunities are emerging for commercial real estate players able to weather the current storm, but buyers may need to be able to endure the current fiscal difficulties for longer than some expect, billionaire commercial real estate executive Barry Sternlicht said...

August 1, 2023

Brian Evans: Alternatives Are a True Diversification Class

Brian Evans (Founder, Madrona Financial Services) reviews five attributes of investing and how many apply to alternative investments in this Blue Vault Minute.

August 1, 2023

Concerns percolate about how SEC’s AI proposal aligns with Reg BI

An SEC proposal to eliminate conflicts of interest in financial advisors’ use of technology that predicts investor behavior is raising concerns about how it will work with Regulation Best Interest. A split Securities and Exchange Commission voted 3-2 Wednesday to release a proposal for public comment that would require brokerages and investment advisory firms to “eliminate or…

August 1, 2023

US commercial property delinquencies rise further in July, report says

Nearly $12 billon of loans in U.S. commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) became newly delinquent, pushing the late payment rate up by 34 basis points from June to 3.93%, a report by credit rating agency KBRA said on Wednesday...

August 1, 2023

Brian Evans: Vetting Alts Sponsors for Your Practice

In this Blue Vault Minute, Brian Evans (Founder, Madrona Financial Services) talks about the factors he considers when choosing which alts sponsors to work with in his practice.

August 1, 2023

What Government Can and Cannot Do to Make Housing “Affordable”

The U.S. has a “housing shortage” and a popular part of that theme today is an “affordable housing” shortage. Honest economists would have to question that conclusion...

August 1, 2023

IRS Extends Relief to 2023 for SECURE Act Era Designated Beneficiaries

The Internal Revenue Service recently issued Notice 2023-54, in which they waived the excise tax on 2023 required minimum distribution failures committed by designated beneficiaries. This extends the waiver already provided for 2021 and 2022 under Notice 2022-53....

July 31, 2023

REITs: What’s Ahead for the Second Half of 2023

As we look ahead to the second half of 2023, the economic and commercial real estate (CRE) environment will continue to be shaped by global central banks’ fight against inflationary pressures that have been more persistent than expected....

July 27, 2023

Stacy Chitty: When Dividend Yields Can Be Deceptive

There are two reasons why dividend yields increase. Do you know them? Find out in this Blue Vault Minute with Stacy Chitty (Managing Partner, Blue Vault).