Marcelo Bermúdez
Keep Your Eyes Peeled and Don’t Get Sloppy
By Marcelo Bermudez, President, Figueroa Capital Group, a subsidiary of Charles Dunn Co.: When it comes to U.S. business news, recent headlines make it seem like everything is fine. If you analyze the numbers and metrics, however, you’ll see that this is something of a mirage.
Sales Velocity Increases While Lending Standards Loosen
By Marcelo Bermudez, President of Figueroa Capital Group, a subsidiary of Charles Dunn Co.: Regional brokerage firms continue to experience growth in personnel and actual deals closed within their investment sales and leasing teams, but CMBS and traditional bank resources are allowing loan-to-value ratios to climb higher.
Staying Aware of Excessive Risk
By Marcelo Bermúdez, President, Figueroa Capital Group, subsidiary of Charles Dunn Co.: Federal Reserve Chairperson Janet Yellen has made a pretty clear case that quantitative easing’s sunset is not too far away.
Growth in Homebuilding, Increasing Credit Availability Offset Weak Q1 GDP Growth
By Marcelo Bermúdez, President, Figueroa Capital Group, subsidiary of Charles Dunn Co.: The GDP has a few flaws, particularly its timeliness – it’s always about a month old.
Disruptive Changes to Market
By Marcelo Bermúdez, President, Figueroa Capital Group, subsidiary of Charles Dunn Co.: A look at how a few indicators affect the world of finance.
Growth in Alternatives Shows Economy Continues to Heal
By Marcelo Bermúdez, President, Figueroa Capital Group, subsidiary of Charles Dunn Co.: Over the last few days, news outlets have been headlining the government’s intention to eliminate Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac altogether in an aggressive five-year time horizon.
Strong Signs for 2014
By Marcelo Bermúdez, President, Figueroa Capital Group, subsidiary of Charles Dunn Co.: The Mortgage Bankers Association released a favorable report earlier this month relative to CRE and multi-family mortgage originations There are some strong signs supporting this that are not dependent on securitized mortgages maturing from vintage fallout years.
Googling Growth
By Marcelo Bermúdez, President, Figueroa Capital Group, subsidiary of Charles Dunn Co.: One of the recurring issues a business or real estate professional deals with is what has been called the “Google Effect,” which confuses popularity of information with its actual quality.
Hunting for Yield
By Marcelo Bermúdez, President, Figueroa Capital Group, subsidiary of Charles Dunn Co.: Are investors having trouble tracking down yield?
Lights Are Back On, but is Anybody Home?
By Marcelo Bermúdez, President, Figueroa Capital Group, subsidiary of Charles Dunn Co.: Last fall, bond yields were hitting what is now their 52-week low. Since then, yields have doubled, and in some cases tripled, depending on their maturity date.