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REITs & Recessions – A Historical Reminder
by Brad Thomas
As readers know, I’ve shown time and again how REITs are a great source of generous, safe, and growing income over time, and a favorite among high-yield investors – a group that includes those with low-risk tolerances such as retirees looking to live off dividends in their golden years. During the Great Recession, the normally

Good News, Bad News and Walls of Worry
by Erik Knutzen
The MSCI All Country World Index is up some 250% since the financial crisis. But was there ever a cycle in which investors were more skeptical about the market’s upward momentum, where stock valuations had to climb so many “walls of worry”? The wall of worry is associated with a maturing cycle, when there is

Six Tech trends to watch out for in 2019
by James Fenner
1. It’s time to take responsbility Unease about big tech’s impact on society is driving a movement towards responsibility. Fifty-one per cent of Americans think that major technology companies should be regulated more than they currently are. There’s clear signs of an emerging movement calling for the industry to take more responsibility for its actions.

Blain’s Morning Porridge
by Bill Blain
“Dydd Gwyl Dewi Hapus” In the headlines this morning… A moment of frostiness in the Blain household this morning after I failed to provide my very Welsh “She-Who-Is-Now-Mrs-Blain” with Daffodils for St David’s Day. Cup of tea sorted it and she smiled. Limited Porridge next week I’m afraid – the clouds gathering over the Alps

Diary of a Traveling Academic – When property sold for ten cents on the dollar
by Elaine Worzala
These last six months have been full of terrific opportunities for this travelling academic to feed her real estate addiction. First up was a trip home to Madison for the Wisconsin Real Estate Alumni Association. Since I hold three degrees from UW Madison, this reunion (held every two years) is always a special one for

Only genuinely free markets will save capitalism from the far left
by Douglas Carswell
New anti-market movements are emerging. In Britain and America, a revivalist Left is ascendant, winning not only seats in Parliament and Congress, but hearts and minds in classrooms, on campuses and online. The appeal of the likes of Jeremy Corbyn and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, especially to younger generations, presents a real threat to free-market capitalism. But

Spare us the crocodile tears about tiny homes and co-living spaces
by John Myers
A new report from the Social Market Foundation, suggesting building co-living spaces for sale to mitigate the housing crisis, has attracted the usual backlash. Much of the opposition to tiny homes, co-living facilities and the like comes from those living comfortably in large houses with no idea of the hard choices facing young people. Why

Mediation – achieving the impossible!
by Jon Lang
There is much to commend mediation as a process – speed, costs savings, privacy. But there are two other important benefits. The first, is the opportunity to design a process that encourages constructive dialogue in circumstances where it is all but impossible. The second, is the opportunity to achieve an outcome that it would be impossible for a

Diary of a Real Estate Professor
by Yolande Barnes
What do we mean by #RethinkRealEstate? If you are wondering what your life is about and want to get rather philosophical about it all, there is nothing quite like acquiring a new job title –particularly when you have to make it up yourself. This was my task when I joined the Bartlett Real Estate Institute