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TOP 100 U.S. HOUSING MARKETS

The Top 100 U.S. Housing Markets… A major goal of the FAU Real Estate Initiative is to provide information that will allow […]

By Aidualc | 02 Aug 22 | Also posted in Real Estate, Statistics, Tools and Resources, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

China’s Rise Will Be Short-Lived

By Peter Zeihan About the author: Peter Zeihan is a geopolitical strategist. He is the author of The End of the World Is Just […]

By Aidualc | 15 Jul 22 | Also posted in Asia, Food for Thought, Investment Wisdom | Comments (0)

Is Putin Dead? Pay Attention When Russia Starts Broadcasting ‘Swan Lake’

by Brynn Shiovitz  Vladimir Putin’s enemies are keeping a close eye on a bird in pointe shoes, because a broadcast […]

By Aidualc | 13 Jul 22 | Also posted in Eastern Europe, Food for Thought, Tools and Resources, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Is the era of free movement for Chinese citizens coming to an end?

By Jane Li For people in China, being able to travel abroad is a freedom that wasn’t granted to them until […]

By Aidualc | 12 Jul 22 | Also posted in Asia, Food for Thought, North America | Comments (0)

There’s an amazing new rap sheet on Trump

by Rick Newman A variety of Trump watchers have tracked Donald Trump’s business failures, lawsuits and assorted controversies. Now, Trump’s social media venture has […]

By Aidualc | 26 Jun 22 | Also posted in Food for Thought, North America, Statistics, Stocks, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Central Asia Could Be the Key to Driving a Wedge Between Russia and China

by Ian Morris Russian President Vladimir Putin (C) holds a portrait of his father during the Immortal Regiment, a rally […]

By Aidualc | 24 Jun 22 | Also posted in Asia, Eastern Europe, Food for Thought | Comments (0)

The options for space travel are ballooning

by Harriet Baskas Ticket prices for a space ride reservation on Virgin Galactic, SpaceX and Blue Origin currently start at […]

By Aidualc | 23 Jun 22 | Also posted in Finding Oxstones, Food for Thought, North America, Private Equity, Tools and Resources | Comments (0)

Strippers can apparently better forecast the market than your finance bro

by Jane Nam In a tweet that has since gone viral, a netizen who claims to be a stripper declared […]

By Aidualc | 22 Jun 22 | Also posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Eastern Europe, Food for Thought, Fortune Cookie Wisdom, Latin America, North America, Tools and Resources, Trends, Patterns, Indicators, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Off-Market Residential Rental Opportunity Zone Development Project Phase II, Westchester NY

Projected capital structure: $70MM ($21MM equity, $49MM debt LTC 70%) 201.5k gsf (222 residential units 146k nsf / 12.1k sf […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 10 Jun 22 | Also posted in Finding Oxstones, Food for Thought, Fortune Cookie Wisdom, Investment Wisdom, North America, Oxstone Investment Commentary, Private Equity, Real Estate, Retirement & Savings, Statistics, Tools and Resources | Comments (0)

Prime 50’s Off 5th Ave Luxury Hotel & Residential Condo Development Opportunity (Plaza District NYC)

Projected capital structure: $56.5MM ($20MM equity ($15.5MM for site acquisition), $36.5MM debt LTC 65%) 41.9k gsf (12 residential units 9k […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 21 Jun 21 | Also posted in Finding Oxstones, Food for Thought, Fortune Cookie Wisdom, Investment Wisdom, Oxstone Investment Commentary, Private Equity, Real Estate, Retirement & Savings, Tools and Resources, Trends, Patterns, Indicators, Western Europe | Comments (0)