Market Update Blog

Here’s a recap of the 2020 interest rate movement: It’s hard to believe that 2020, the year that felt like a decade, is nearly over but here we are just weeks away from ringing in a socially-distanced New Year. With…

The multi-family real estate asset class has held up fairly well during this COVID-19 pandemic. Most markets have remained healthy, although we have seen vacancy rates creep up and rents soften in most “urban core” locations. The Multi-family asset class is…

Since the presidential election two weeks ago, the financial markets have stabilized and are steadily moving in a positive direction. Post election, the stock market has been on the rise over the past two weeks as Pfizer, Moderna, and BioNTech…

Slatt Capital would like to transparently provide a summary of Average Interest Rates and Loan-To-Value (LTV) ratios across the different property and lender types. This information is based on financing quotes received in the last 60 days, across all Slatt Capital offices:

Lots of digital ink is spilled nowadays on what the Federal Reserve may do with interest rates. Historically, the Fed Funds target at 0% is of course an all-time low, and the corresponding “risk-free” 10-year US Treasury Constant Maturity bottomed…

The financial markets have been quite volatile this week with the Dow Jones average dropping over 1,600 points between Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday with a 139.16 bounce today. A rally in bond yields has taken hold this week with the…