The Real Estate Blog with a Twist

The Economist recently published an article comparing how COVID-19 has affected blue states and red states differently. States with Republican leadership and constituents tend to travel more, purchase more, and have remained employed statistically more than Democratic-led states.

A common way that investors attempt to protect their capital from the whims of equity markets is to allocate some of their money to alternative investments.

If I offered you a million dollars today, what would you say? Here are your choices:
1) Sure, I’ll take that one million dollars today!
2) I’d prefer a shiny penny that will double in value for 31 days.

Between the recent stock market hits and the coronavirus pandemic affecting, well, everything, the economy is having a tough time.  

Here in the United States, most places have been closed for about a month and a half to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus. (We wrote about some of the science behind “flattening the curve” when the outbreak began to worsen.)

I recently shared this video called “How the Economic Machine Works” with the Hughes Private Capital team. I think this concept is so important in what we do as a company that I would be remiss if anyone on the team didn’t understand it.

I was recently a guest on the Passion for Real Estate Investments (PFREI) podcast. Podcast host Fuquan Bilal and I talked about my favorite topics — alternative investments and 1031 Exchanges.

Social distancing during the coronavirus outbreak is a new experience for everyone, and although it can be isolating, we are lucky enough to live in an age of incredible technology. One thing is for sure… they weren’t doing video chats during the 1918 Spanish Flu!

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