By CHARLES CLINTON When you think of crowdfunding, your first association may be a friend asking for donations on Kickstarter. While […]
Cerberus Financing Landlords Wall Street Can’t Reach
By Heather Perlberg and John Gittelsohn, Bloomberg, Cerberus Capital Management LP is entering the booming market for single-family homes to […]
China Credit Squeeze Prompts Suicides
From Bloomberg News site, Hours after a creditor and his gang of tattooed thugs hustled Zhong Maojin into a coffee […]
Riskier Loans Make a Comeback, as Private Firms Take the Field
by AnnaMaria Andriotis, WSJ, After years as the lending market’s undesirables, aspiring home buyers with less-than-stellar credit are being offered […]
Defining a Safe Mortgage: Has It Gone Too Far?
By Meg Handley, U.S. News, A little-known regulation sparked by the 2008 housing meltdown has the potential to fundamentally change […]
Bank Said No? Hedge Funds Fill a Void in Lending
By AZAM AHMED, NY Times, Hedge fund managers have been called plenty of names. Now, they can add another: local […]
OXSTONE FOOD FOR THOUGHT – May 2011 – The rise of private lenders and a contrarian investment idea
By Liu-Yue (Louie) Lam, Co-Founder, Chief Investment Strategist, Oxstone Capital Management, Crisis Leads to New Opportunities Recently, many prominent investors […]