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Trigger warning: use of the phrase "unprecedented times." Remember precedented times? Yeah, me neither.

You were all set to go to that due diligence meeting or industry conference in March or April. Plane and hotel booked. Then, it all changed. I bet that until mid-March, you never thought about[...]

A few weeks ago we posted about Qualified Opportunity Funds (QOFs) in a COVID-19 World. We covered capital raise considerations, due diligence questions, and steps that the Federal government has taken to support QOFs and QOF investors. Last week the IRS released Notice 2020-39, which provides[...]

By now, you may have heard that May rent collections have been stronger than many analysts expected, at least for some real estate asset classes. For multifamily properties—the kind that is most commonly subject to master leases in DST investment programs—rent collections as of the 13^th of the[...]

The latest Department of Labor print highlights 3 million in new unemployment claims filed in the last week bringing the cumulative total to over 36 million in the past two months.  Goldman Sachs forecasts that the unemployment rate will peak at 25%, rivaling the worst period of the Great[...]

Although the full impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on multifamily real estate have yet to be realized, early indications reveal a number of near-term challenges.  This follow-on post updates FactRight’s analysis of the emerging trends that are sure to impact multifamily investment programs.

The latest Department of Labor print highlights 3.2 million in new unemployment claims filed in the last week bringing the cumulative total to 33.5 million in the past seven weeks.  The unemployment rate was reported at 14.7% by the bureau of labor and statistics.  Major areas of job losses[...]

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Last week Novogradac reported that investments in its 406 tracked Qualified Opportunity Funds (QOFs) had surpassed more than $10 billion. This was a 50% increase over the $6.7 billion that was reported at the beginning of January 2020. Novogradac noted that the total amount of capital raised by[...]

The latest Department of Labor print highlights 3.8 million new unemployment claims filed in the last week, bringing the six week total to over 30 million claims.  The Economic Policy Institute has released some data from surveys they’ve conducted that suggest the total unemployment figure may[...]