Author Archives: Danielle Park

What this $100 billion ghost city says about China’s realty crisis

Country Garden, once seen as one of China’s most stable property developers, is now struggling financially, leaving the future of unfinished megadevelopments like Malaysia’s Forest City in doubt. Here’s how overbuilding, and a streak of bad luck, have left China’s … Continue reading →

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BOC: elevated investor ownership magnifies real estate downside

In a September 8th update entitled, Indicators of Financial Vulnerabilities, the Bank of Canada (BOC) notes that in Q1 2023, so-called investors owned 30 percent of mortgaged homes in Canada, up from 20 percent before the pandemic. See, Investors took … Continue reading →

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Sri-Kumar: economy exhausting into recession, ignore the stock market

Komal Sri-Kumar, president of Sri-Kumar Global Strategies, joins ‘Squawk Box’ to discuss the Fed’s inflation fight, the state of the U.S. economy, recession outlook, and more. Here is a direct video link.

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