Live Oak Capital

Longevity. Security. Integrity. LEGACY.

Archive for October, 2008

Capital Alert

Monday, October 27th, 2008

The yield on the 30-year Treasury fell to the lowest since regular issuance of the securities began in 1977.  Widening financial turmoil wiped more than $10 trillion off stock markets worldwide this month and many foreign currencies lost value as the credit/liquidity issue impacts foreign banks and governments. Consolidation in the banking sector [...]

Heading out to Las Vegas

Sunday, October 19th, 2008

Heading out to Las Vegas tomorrow for a couple of days to review a very unique investment opportunity with Greg.

Some Levity is Required

Tuesday, October 7th, 2008

I got this in an email recently from the lead property manager of our NC portfolio … with the tremendous stock market drops of recent days, sometimes laughter is indeed the best medicine (IF you have all your money in the stock market that is … of course, I prefer commercial real estate … after [...]

Capital Alert

Monday, October 6th, 2008

Ending one of the most volatile weeks in U.S. financial history, fixed-interest rates for multi-family and commercial loans fell across the board as agency lenders came down about one-quarter percent and commercial banks pricing off of swaps lowered rates by a similar margin.
Many banks that are exercising extreme caution in the face [...]

CRE Bailout Reaction

Thursday, October 2nd, 2008

Roundup of latest bailout news and the commercial real estate industry’s reaction.

Is Testosterone To Blame For the Financial Crisis?

Wednesday, October 1st, 2008

My favorite headline of recent days: “Is testosterone to blame for the financial crisis?”

Rundown on the Bailout

Wednesday, October 1st, 2008

Good rundown on the bailout: “Analyzing The Bailout: What’s In It, Anyway?”