The office sector stumbled but isn’t facing its demise

The U.S. office-sector vacancy rate jumped by 30 basis points in second- quarter 2022 to finish at 18.4%, according to Moody’s Analytics data. While this was less than the pandemic-era peak (18.5% in Q2 2021), it marked a significant departure from the generally positive performance that offices had realized over the previous nine months. Particularly […]

International Investments: Switzerland

Swiss banks are well-regarded safe havens. Long-standing provisions protect the identity and financial security of an account holder, while Switzerland’s highly stable economy is a proven safeguard to banking clients around the world. The European nation of 8.7 million people produced $813 billion in goods and services in 2021, an economy that’s roughly the same […]

Opening the Door

A new lending model offers opportunities for fix-and-flip investors