Jackson Hole and A Future Toll?
Axiom President Chuck Cronin presents this article as a “worth the read” authored by his friend and great predictor of future rate and economic trends Gary Carmell – The Philosophical Investor. Fed Chairman Jay Powell spoke last Friday at the Jackson Hole conference for Central Bankers. He was pretty clear that the Fed would remain vigilant […]
Read MoreThe Direction of Interest Rates
The Direction of Interest Rates and Knowledge to Aid In Decision Making Written by: Chuck Cronin on 8/10/23 We get overloaded with information these days. If you have a loan maturing or have a need to finance commercial real estate today, there are many factors that must be considered. We tried to make it easy […]
Read MoreThe Squeeze Is On by Gary Carmell
As this chart shows, the yield continues to invert with 3-month Treasury Bill yields substantially higher than 10-year Treasury Note yields. As I wrote about previously, Fed Chairman Jay Powell discounted traditional yield curve indicators such as the differential between 10s and 3-month T Bills and 10s and 2-year Treasury yields. He found research done by […]
Read MoreWhat Are Rates Going To Do Next?
Written by: Chuck Cronin on 1/26/23 We believe this is a critical question you must consider when developing your Commercial Real Estate (CRE) financing strategy. Attached please find a 2-page PDF interest rate history graph we think will help; it is plotting: The Fed Funds Rate (GREEN LINE) from 1954 to 2023. The 10-year treasury […]
Read MoreCRE Owners & Investors Pay Attention! The Yield Curve Has Steepened.
CRE Owners & Investors Pay Attention! The Yield Curve Has Steepened. By: Chuck Cronin 3/18/21 We wrote an article on February 7th, 2021 that spoke about the yield curve. On February 7th, 2021, the yield curve between the 2-Year Treasury and the 10-Year Treasury, and the 2-Year Treasury and the 30-Year Treasury, was the steepest […]
Read MoreChuck Cronin on why the Albany region is still favored for CRE investment
Our President and Founder, Chuck Cronin, was recently interviewed by the Albany Business Review regarding why the Albany region is still preferred for Commercial Real Estate (“CRE”) investment despite COVID-19 impacts and it’s economics results. Click the following link to read the article then visit our website to find more valuable insights on the current […]
Read MoreSome Thoughts On The Yield Curve and Rates Ahead
Some Thoughts On The Yield Curve and Rates Ahead 2/7/21 by Chuck Cronin The stock market closed out last week on another winning week, the major averages posting their best showing since November. For Real Estate borrowers and investors however, a fundamentally more important development occurred last week, the yield curve—(the graph of Treasuries from […]
Read MoreWhat’s Happening in the Market?
3/24/20 By Charles Cronin Click the following link to download and listen to a power point presentation given by our President and Founder Charles Cronin as he discusses what is currently happening in the market: Download Market Recon 03-24-20 ›
Read MoreAxiom Capital Corp.: How healthy is today’s real estate market?
Charles Cronin of Axiom Capital Corp. discusses how the longest upcycle in history is impacting the lending environment. Cronin weighs in on the overall health of the commercial real estate lending industry now and what people learned from the 2007/08 financial crisis. https://rebusinessonline.com/axiom-capital-corp-how-healthy-is-todays-real-estate-market/?oly_enc_id=
Read MoreWhat Does the Fed Rate Cut Mean for Your Commercial Real Estate Portfolio?
What Does the Fed Rate Cut Mean for Your Commercial Real Estate Portfolio? August 1, 2019 By: Charles Cronin, President & CEO, Axiom Capital Corp. As you may be aware, yesterday the Federal Reserve (“Fed”) cut the federal funds rate from 2.50% to 2.25%. I have been asked several times if loan rates will now […]
Read MoreWhat Does the Fed Rate Cut Mean for Your Commercial Real Estate Portfolio?
What Does the Fed Rate Cut Mean for Your Commercial Real Estate Portfolio? August 1, 2019 By: Charles Cronin, President & CEO, Axiom Capital Corp. As you may be aware, yesterday the Federal Reserve (“Fed”) cut the federal funds rate from 2.50% to 2.25%. I have been asked several times if loan rates will now […]
Read MoreThe Current Yield Curve and CRE Investment Decisions
The September 17th, 2018 edition of our Rate Watch included some critical historical perspectives related to interest rates and the often-predictive YIELD CURVE. For Commercial Real Estate (CRE) investors both short and long-term rates drive decision making. Assets that require greater flexibly are often financed with floating rate or shorter 3 to 5-year treasury indexed […]
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