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Aug 28, 2015

Fears over the health of China's economy kept world markets on edge this week and the country will remain in focus, along with the question of whether the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates next month. Those concerns sent world stocks, commodities and currencies on a roller-coaster ride this week, and purchasing...


Aug 20, 2015

According to a recent article published by Bloomberg, Oaktree Capital has raised $7 billion for a distressed debt fund as it prepares for the economic recovery to falter. For most investors, a capital raise the size of OakTree is simply out of the question.  However, there are still many opportunities in the NPL and...


Aug 12, 2015

According a recent Core Logic Report, Distressed sales—real estate-owned (REO) and short sales—accounted for 9.9 percent of total home sales nationally in May 2015, down 2.8 percentage points from May 2014. Distressed sales shares typically decrease month over month in May due to seasonal factors, and this...