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One Forgotten Housing Supply-Side Lever Could Unfreeze Affordability
One Forgotten Housing Supply-Side Lever Could Unfreeze Affordability
Rental affordability remains far superior to mortgage affordability, with the U.S. 30-year fixed mortgage rate trending around 6.5% in early June. With home prices still at record highs, last week's housing report showing sellers pulling listings at a near-record pace as buyers balk at prices is yet another warning sign that the frozen housing market remains well intact.
The Trump administration's affordable housing strategy focuses on market deregulation, expanded homeownership, stricter citizenship requirements for federal housing assistance, and Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac...
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May 7, 2026 / Tyler Durden
BlackRock Private Credit Fund Cuts Asset Values By 5%, As Golub Gates After 8.5% Redemptions
BlackRock Private Credit Fund Cuts Asset Values By 5%, As Golub Gates After 8.5% Redemptions
Just another day in private credit paradise... er, hell.
One day after Gundlach repeated his warning that the private credit crisis will end in tears for bagholders, Blackrock cut the value of its publicly-traded private credit fund by about 5%, as it - like most of its peers - struggled under the weight of troubled loans, markdowns and lower returns.
BlackRock TCP Capital Corp., a publicly traded middle-market lending fund, said markdowns totaled $35 million in the quarter...
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Mar 2, 2026 / Tyler Durden
10Y Yield Extends Rise After Surge In ISM Manufacturing Prices
10Y Yield Extends Rise After Surge In ISM Manufacturing Prices
After ISM's almost unprecedented bounce higher in January, US Manufacturing dipped in February:
S&P Global Manufacturing PMI fell from 52.4 to 51.6 - weakest in seven months
ISM Manufacturing PMI fell from 52.6 to 52.4 (better than expected)
And this is occurring as 'hard' data ebbs lower...
“February saw US manufacturers report the weakest expansion since last July, in a further sign that the overall pace of economic growth has moderated in recent months," according to Chris Williamson, Chief Business Economist at S&P Global Market...
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Feb 16, 2026 / Kevin Duffy
Survival of the Least Fit
We now live in a fundamentally altered landscape where old certainties no longer confer fitness.
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