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The States Most (and Least) Likely to Have Underwater Properties

Underwater Properties in the U.S. More than 5.4 million homes in the United States are “seriously underwater”—meaning the loan amount […]

By Aidualc | 17 Jan 18 | Also posted in North America, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Is the rent “too damn high”? Or are incomes too low?

Having a safe, stable, healthy place to live is essential. But, for some families, once the rent or mortgage is […]

By Aidualc | 12 Jan 18 | Also posted in The Big Picture | Comments (0)

High Yields from Two Top Mortgage REITs

The commercial real estate market, in particular, enjoyed strong sales volumes in the past few years. In fact, commercial property […]

By Aidualc | 10 Jan 18 | Also posted in Stocks | Comments (0)

Financing African cities: What is the role of land value capture?

This week, December 10-14, marks the Program for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA) week. This year’s conference is under the […]

By Aidualc | 09 Jan 18 | Also posted in Africa / Middle East, Food for Thought | Comments (0)

3 ways to invest in a crowdfunded real-estate project

By CHARLES CLINTON When you think of crowdfunding, your first association may be a friend asking for donations on Kickstarter. While […]

By Aidualc | 01 Dec 17 | Also posted in Retirement & Savings, Tools and Resources | Comments (0)

US Island Homes Offering Peace & Quiet — No Cars Allowed

For most of us, the daily racket and clamor of cars and buses and trains are part of our daily […]

By Aidualc | 22 Nov 17 | Also posted in North America, Retirement & Savings | Comments (0)

All of the World’s Money and Markets in One Visualization

By Texas Precious Metals LLC, Millions, billions, and trillions… When we talk about the giant size of Apple, the fortune […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 08 Nov 17 | Also posted in Asia, Commodities, Eastern Europe, Food for Thought, North America, Statistics, Stocks, The Big Picture, Tools and Resources, Trends, Patterns, Indicators, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Airbnb’s home-hotel hybrid will open in Florida next year

While Airbnb continues to grow its number of hosts and guests on the platform, sending the hotel industry into a […]

By Aidualc | 04 Nov 17 | Also posted in Retirement & Savings, Tools and Resources, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Malls, a struggling symbol of suburban America, could help ease the housing crisis

In the San Fernando Valley, there are plans to level a nearly vacant mall and replace it with some 1,400 […]

By Aidualc | 01 Nov 17 | Also posted in North America, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Crisis Investing: How 14 Different Asset Classes Performed in Times of Distress

By Jeff Desjardins, Visual Capitalist,   History does not repeat itself, but it often rhymes. This could not be truer […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 29 Oct 17 | Also posted in Commodities, Finding Oxstones, Food for Thought, Hedge Fund, Investment Wisdom, Private Equity, Retirement & Savings, Statistics, Stocks, The Big Picture, Tools and Resources, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)