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Our professorial contributors illuminate the latest academic research in real estate and economic policy

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Global Inflation Heat Maps October/November 2023
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by Peter Warburton | Mar 21, 2024

This article is part of our Premium Content Stream, a new Property Chronicle initiative to bring you additional high quality analysis of multiple asset classes. It is currently available for all to read but shortly we will be introducing a modest monthly subscription to access this and new...

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The death of a visionary retailer reminds us of private equity’s genius

by John Tamny | Jul 1, 2021

Leigh Perkins died last month. Most reading this likely weren’t aware of his passing or who he was for that matter. But his story has broad relevance in consideration of the...

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Did the Fed just raise interest rates?

by Thomas L Hogan | Jun 24, 2021

The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) met this week to decide the stance of the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy. In its official statement, the committee chose to...

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Why British house prices went up when they should have gone down

by Joakim Book | Jun 17, 2021

Housing is a topic that gets everyone riled up. Where you live is a sign of success, socially and financially; we take pride in what our houses are like and certainly their...

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The right place but the wrong timing

by Alex Moss | Jun 10, 2021

How GameStop’s landlord was too slow off the mark with an opportunistic equity raise. There are two main areas that cause confusion between participants in the public (listed)...

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Inflation is a dangerous way to get rid of debt burdens

by Richard M. Ebeling | Jun 10, 2021

Suppose you lent someone $100 and when they paid you back they only handed you, say, $99 or $80. Would you consider the borrower to have kept his promise and contractual...

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Impacts of US monetary policy on Pacific Rim commercial real estate

by Robbie Lin | Jun 8, 2021

Rising interest rates are of concern for global economists and practitioners, as an increasing level of government bonds have been employed throughout the world during the Covid...

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Meeting ourselves coming back

by Nick French | Jun 8, 2021

By ignoring the wisdom of those with more experience, we end up repeatedly revisiting the same issues. “History repeats itself over and over again, but most of us have short...

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You cannot eat bitcoin

by Joakim Book | Jun 3, 2021

As a once-devout environmentalist, I have a T-shirt with a slogan heavily used by activists. Often credited to the Abenaki Alanis Obomsawin, it speaks directly to our...