Month: May 2020

The federal government is providing stimulus checks to Americans in the coming weeks. Getty The harsh economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic and the widespread shutdowns needed to contain it are starting to set in.  More than 16 million Americans have filed for unemployment and more will. In an effort to keep financially distressed Americans afloat.
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Photo: Getty There has been much conversation on how COVID-19 will affect our country’s residential real estate market. As real estate investors, we want to have current information with accurate updates so that we can make informed decisions. Let’s take a quick look backward before we look ahead. Never in my lifetime have I seen
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Colorful prayer flags flutter auspiciously across snow-capped ranges. Good intentions float through breathtakingly rugged terrain. Like the centuries-old fortresses (dzongs) and monasteries (lakhangs) that shine flecks of white and gold against the verdant foothills of the Himalayas, Bhutan — which means the Land of the Thunder Dragon — is steeped in mystery. Enveloped by the
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US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks to the press before signing the additional 484 billion dollar relief package amid the coronavirus pandemic at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on April 23, 2020. Nicholas Kamm | AFP | Getty Images Democrats in the House of Representatives unveiled their proposal for a new stimulus package that
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TOPLINE New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s proposal for an “Americans First Law” that would require corporations to give back federal funds if they do not rehire employees to pre-pandemic levels will be introduced in Congress by the state’s delegation, elevating the governor’s high-profile response to the pandemic to Washington, D.C. The “Americans First Law” floated
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Trailing 6-Month Moving Average for Transaction Volume Ariel Property Advisors With the commercial real estate industry in a relative standstill right now, lenders have become increasingly cautious, particularly because rent collections are uncertain in the short term in every asset class. Instability in capital markets, rising unemployment and the free fall of public REITs have
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Chief Executive Officer Bracken Darrell of Logitech addresses a news conference in Zurich, Switzerland March 6, 2019. Arnd Wiegmann | Reuters Logitech reported a 13.6% rise in quarterly sales on Tuesday as more people used its computer products while working from home due to the coronavirus crisis. Logitech said demand accelerated in the three months
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WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 29: An ambulance sits parked on the plaza outside the U.S. Capitol, April 29, … [+] 2020 Washington, DC. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) told reporters on Tuesday that the House will not return to Washington next week, reversing an announcement he made the previous day. Senate Majority Leader Mitch
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