Market Update Blog

There’s been much discussion in the financial world around the possibility of an extended period of low interest rates. In other words, there is a “new normal” equilibrium interest rate. The Congressional Budget Office appears to agree with this view….

February 10, 2016

Chair Janet Yellen said the Federal Reserve still expects to raise interest rates gradually while making it clear that continued market turmoil could throw the central bank off course from the multiple increases that policy makers have forecast for 2016….

February 3, 2016

The Commercial Real Estate Finance conference, one of the industry’s biggest events, was recently hosted by the Mortgage Bankers Association in Orlando. Most of the major players were in attendance to discuss emerging trends and rub elbows with notable lenders…

January 27, 2016

The Federal Reserve this week will update its assessment of the U.S. economy and could take note of recent volatility in global financial markets. But any move or definite signal on interest rates is extremely unlikely. All the action will…

January 20, 2016

In our last installment on commercial real estate essentials, we discussed how taking title to property can have an impact on your finances and your personal liability. In this article we explore the topic of taking title to a property…