With
a real debt of 6,800 billion, and that ignores bailing out the 50 % of the population with less than 5,000 in savings, its the real problem in the UK, caused by reckless spending and false accounting.
Not exact matches
But, there are a handful
of questions I hear over and over again, typically revolving around investing,
debt, and
real estate.
Mortgage or
real estate
debt is generally most profitable for those who own rental properties, but there's also a possibility
of making money from your personal residence when you sell it.
The bottom 60 % have less liquid forms
of wealth (cars,
real estate) and more costly forms
of debt (student loans, credit card
debt).
The college - education track rarely challenges students to seek
real - world experience (and often creates a mountain
of debt).
The house - price bubble, combined with record levels
of household
debt, represent the biggest threat facing the Canadian economy; the sooner
real - estate markets mellow and Canadians lower their
debt burdens, the better.
Pretty much from his first statements as governor in 2013 — that's about $ 100,000 ago in
real estate appreciation terms — through to last week when the bank released its latest financial system review, Poloz has walked a tightrope between admitting that elevated house prices and
debt levels pose a risk to the economy, and assuring Canadians that the likelihood
of a crash is actually pretty low.
But evidence from around the globe loudly demonstrates the hazards
of debt - fuelled
real estate bubbles.
Second, while it makes sense that an environment in which investments, like government
debt, are yielding a smaller return might cause people to spend less today in order to make their retirement goals, there just isn't a lot
of evidence that this happens in the
real world.
That is our
real estate business in particular, both
debt and equity, that's a lot
of where we see excess returns coming from active management.
While most
of the world would simply buy a larger house, a nicer car and better wardrobe, I've been sinking this cash into several other more productive avenues, including more
real estate investments, paying off
debt and going on some relaxing vacations.
From a 5,100 - square - foot mansion in Laguna Beach described by one local
real estate journalist as «utterly over the top,» Cotroneo registered a series
of debt - settlement companies.
«I'm really concerned that we're going to have a
real collapse in Venezuela in oil production over the course
of the next year,» which would in turn affect the government's ability to pay its
debt, Rodriguez — who was head
of the Venezuelan Congressional Budget Office from 2000 to 2004 — said at the AS / COA event.
The Millennial's Guide to Surviving and Thriving in the
Real World,» says, «Aided by the misguided counsel
of parents, they went back to school to obtain more degrees, and subsequently more
debt, and many
of them still remain jobless.
They find «the average
real GDP growth rate for countries carrying a public
debt - to - GDP ratio
of over 90 percent is actually 2.2 percent, not -0.1 percent as [Reinhart - Rogoff claim].»
In three rounds, the last
of which concluded in 2014, the central bank credited itself with funds that it then used to buy
debt — Treasurys and mortgage - backed securities, the latter in an effort to drive down rates on housing loans during the worst
real estate market since the Great Depression.
With three Atlantic City casinos, various pieces
of New York
real estate, and a mountain
of debt that suddenly found itself without the cash to support it — the swaggering dealmaker from Queens had vastly overextended himself.
As a perverse reward for its rapid growth and heavy infrastructure investment, China is starting to face some
of the trials
of mature economies: a stagnant workforce, a
real estate bubble, and high local government
debt levels.
His investment philosophy is rooted in risk management and value creation, and he has purchased and executed more than $ 650 million
of commercial
real estate and
debt collateralized by commercial
real estate.
Besides inflating the largest
real estate bubble in world history, this massive infusion
of debt also financed many white elephant projects, such as useless infrastructure and excess steel, automobile, and cement factories.
In order for bitcoin to be a
real currency, Adeney claims, it must be three things: easy and frictionless for trading between people, widely accepted as a legal tender for all
debts (both public and private) and stable in terms
of value.
«Absent enactment
of a workable framework for restructuring Puerto Rico's
debts, bondholders will experience a lengthy, disorderly, and chaotic unwinding, with non-payment for many a
real possibility.»
A $ 5M equity investment in the company will purchase a 30 % ownership interest, or a mix
of debt secured by the
real property and equity will work as well.
Short - dated Treasury
debt now provides an attractive
real return as yields now stand firmly above realized and target levels
of inflation.
Actual results could differ materially from those expressed in or implied by the forward - looking statements contained in this release because
of a variety
of factors, including conditions to, or changes in the timing
of, proposed
real estate and other transactions, prevailing interest rates and non-recurring charges, store closings, competitive pressures from specialty stores, general merchandise stores, off - price and discount stores, manufacturers» outlets, the Internet, mail - order catalogs and television shopping and general consumer spending levels, including the impact
of the availability and level
of consumer
debt, the effect
of weather and other factors identified in documents filed by the company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Today we discuss in detail the concept
of debt deflation; housing, student loan and automobile
debt; the oil market; the stock market; negative interest rates; currencies; and the shrinking
real economy.
Of course, with debt in 2016 rising by roughly 40 — 45 percentage points of GDP while nominal GDP grew by less than 8 percent, it isn't easy to explain how the real value of assets in China grew by roughly 40 — 45 percentage points of GDP, nor why it is proving so difficult to rein in credit growth without a sharp slowdown in GDP growt
Of course, with
debt in 2016 rising by roughly 40 — 45 percentage points
of GDP while nominal GDP grew by less than 8 percent, it isn't easy to explain how the real value of assets in China grew by roughly 40 — 45 percentage points of GDP, nor why it is proving so difficult to rein in credit growth without a sharp slowdown in GDP growt
of GDP while nominal GDP grew by less than 8 percent, it isn't easy to explain how the
real value
of assets in China grew by roughly 40 — 45 percentage points of GDP, nor why it is proving so difficult to rein in credit growth without a sharp slowdown in GDP growt
of assets in China grew by roughly 40 — 45 percentage points
of GDP, nor why it is proving so difficult to rein in credit growth without a sharp slowdown in GDP growt
of GDP, nor why it is proving so difficult to rein in credit growth without a sharp slowdown in GDP growth.
The function
of these giveaways is to shift the fiscal burden off land and minerals, oil and gas,
real estate and
debt - leveraged industry.
Here, I would like to focus on one critical aspect
of the discussion: that monetary policy can affect financial stability only through its effects on household
debt, even though it affects a wide swath
of the
real economy.
Our
real estate professionals are experts at creating
debt transaction structures that offer downside protection, mitigate risk and align the interests
of participating parties.
RCG Longview provides smart
debt and equity - oriented capital solutions for talented owners and operators
of real estate.
The very
real threat
of debt collectors knocking at your door, wage garnishment, offset taxes — or worse, legal action — are consequences that can pose major personal and financial damage if you've let your loans go unpaid.
A $ 90 billion wave
of maturing commercial mortgages, leftover
debt from the 2007 lending boom, is laying bare the weak links in the U.S.
real estate market.
But while the value
of real estate and equities plunged, the
debt incurred to acquire those assets remained, leaving households very highly leveraged.
Whether this is a pile
of corporate bonds, a highly profitable small business,
real estate properties you own with little or no
debt, such as apartment or office buildings, or intellectual property, such as copyrights and patents, is up to you to decide.
Tim Hortons, which reported first - quarter revenue and net income below analysts» estimates today, said on its earnings call that it was committed to the U.S. market, sees potential to add
debt to its balance sheet and rejected the idea
of transferring its
real estate to a
real estate income trust.
The ensuing boom endowed the middle class in the United States and other countries, but was
debt financed, first for home ownership and commercial
real estate, then by consumer credit to purchase
of automobiles and appliances, and finally by credit - card
debt just to meet living expenses.
The Department
of Finance attributes the increase in public
debt charges due to inflation adjustments on
real return bonds and a higher stock
of interest - bearing
debt.
A
real solution to the
debt problem, in other words, may involve initially a transfer
of debt onto the government balance sheet, but ultimately Beijing must then take
real steps to lower
debt relative to
debt capacity.
This may involve using privatization proceeds to pay down
debt, higher corporate taxes, and even higher income taxes if other forms
of wealth transfer are robust enough to support them, but one way or another total government
debt must be reduced, or at least its growth must be contained to les than
real GDP growth.
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Investments for which market prices are not observable include private investments in the equity
of operating companies,
real estate properties and certain
debt positions.
The Carlyle Group («Carlyle») is one
of the world's largest global alternative asset management firms that originates, structures and acts as lead equity investor in management - led buyouts, strategic minority equity investments, equity private placements, consolidations and buildups, growth capital financings,
real estate opportunities, bank loans, high - yield
debt, distressed assets, mezzanine
debt and other investment opportunities.
And that is a nominal rate; if, for example, a government were to take on excessive
debt and inflate itself to regain solvency,
real rates
of return could easily be negative for equity holders.
Mr. Feinberg is a member
of the Cerberus Capital Management Private Equity Investment Committee, Credit / Lending Committee, Valuation Committee,
Real Estate Investment Committee, Allocation Committee, Brokerage Selection Committee, and Global Distressed
Debt Committee.
Peoples» attention has been distracted into speculation about
of how they might get rich in a parallel universe that might exist in theory — if one accepts the narrow - minded assumptions that are being taught — but whose most important
real - world consequence is to impose a
debt spiral on America and other nations.
Mr. Millstein is a member
of the Cerberus Capital Management Operating / Management Advisory Committee, Private Equity Investment Committee, Global Distressed
Debt Committee and the
Real Estate Investment Committee.
The problem is that the bankers» solution — the inevitable result
of Mr. Greenspan's policy
of shifting central planning onto Wall Street — is that it will culminate in the anarchy
of debt deflation, deepening unemployment, more
real estate foreclosures, and capital flight out
of the dollar.
The
real issue that was not addressed in the budget is the absence
of any economic engine to spur a recovery in growth in 2014 and beyond, The household sector is deep in
debt; housing construction has stalled; companies lack confidence and are not investing; the federal and provincial governments are in serious restraint mode; and the export sector is weak and deteriorating.
the price level is tied down by an equation in any macro model, mv = py, the nkpc in conjunction with an interest rate rule, or the last period
real value
of government
debt for example.