2020's Gold Rush is in Single Family Housing

Written by Altegris Research (Curators) | 12/31/20 8:49 PM

Weekly Round-Up: Issue 123120

Single family housing, 2020’s gold rush

U.S. 20-City Home Price Index Posts Biggest Gain Since 2014 | Bloomberg

Companies borrow heavily to send cash to owners, boosting debt levels

“When the economy struggles, businesses typically hunker down and preserve cash by cutting spending and dividends. During the Covid-19 slowdown, companies controlled by private-equity firms have often gone the other way, borrowing heavily to pay big dividends to their owners.”

Risky Loans Secure Private-Equity Payouts Despite Downturn | WSJ

2021’s challenge: repairing an unequally distributed economic recovery

A Nation’s Economy Divided: Breadlines vs. Bread Makers | Bloomberg

It’s that time in the cycle.. where concentration and leverage are “cool” again

Investors Double Down on Stocks, Pushing Margin Debt to Record | WSJ

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