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Cash-strapped investors borrowing against illiquid funds

Posted on May 5, 2025 by Danielle Park

During the highly unnatural, central bank-imposed years of ZIRP ‘zero interest rate policy’, investors were increasingly attracted to ‘alternative’ illiquid, opaque, securities that did not mark to market and promised future payouts premised on an endless supply of greater fools … Continue reading →

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Danielle on CBC Weekend Business Panel

Posted on May 3, 2025 by Danielle Park
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Household struggles weigh on real estate and spending

Posted on May 2, 2025 by Danielle Park

A surge in active listing supply and an increase in price reductions failed to lure more homebuyers off the sidelines in April, as US pending home sales dropped for the fourth consecutive month (chart below via Realtor.com®).See, Supply of Homes … Continue reading →

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