If you want to see how business leaders respond to a volatile climate, there’s no better vantage point than a room full of entrepreneurs. I’ve had the privilege of belonging to my local 180-member chapter of Entrepreneurs’ Organization. EO Los Angeles has been an amazing experience for many reasons, not least of which is giving…

New distress opportunities are emerging for commercial real estate players able to weather the current storm, but buyers may need to be able to endure the current fiscal difficulties for longer than some expect, billionaire commercial real estate executive Barry Sternlicht said...

Brian Evans (Founder, Madrona Financial Services) reviews five attributes of investing and how many apply to alternative investments in this Blue Vault Minute.

An SEC proposal to eliminate conflicts of interest in financial advisors’ use of technology that predicts investor behavior is raising concerns about how it will work with Regulation Best Interest. A split Securities and Exchange Commission voted 3-2 Wednesday to release a proposal for public comment that would require brokerages and investment advisory firms to “eliminate or…

Nearly $12 billon of loans in U.S. commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) became newly delinquent, pushing the late payment rate up by 34 basis points from June to 3.93%, a report by credit rating agency KBRA said on Wednesday...

In this Blue Vault Minute, Brian Evans (Founder, Madrona Financial Services) talks about the factors he considers when choosing which alts sponsors to work with in his practice. 

The U.S. has a “housing shortage” and a popular part of that theme today is an “affordable housing” shortage. Honest economists would have to question that conclusion...

The Internal Revenue Service recently  issued Notice 2023-54, in which they waived the excise tax on 2023 required minimum distribution failures committed by designated beneficiaries. This extends the waiver already provided for 2021 and 2022 under Notice 2022-53....

As we look ahead to the second half of 2023, the economic and commercial real estate (CRE) environment will continue to be shaped by global central banks’ fight against inflationary pressures that have been more persistent than expected....