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This story is part of CNBC Make It's Millennial Money series, which details how people around the world earn, spend and save their money. Ethan Nguonly, 22, is a software engineer at Google living in Orange County, California. Living in Orange County, California, Nguonly aims to spend intentionally in order to put as much money as he can toward his investments. Tristan Pelletier | CNBC Make ItAbout a year after buying his investment property, Nguonly purchased his primary residence in La Palma, California. While he's kept a significant amount of money in crypto, Nguonly now mainly focuses on investing in ETFs and real estate.

Persons: Ethan Nguonly, it's, he's, Nguonly, Tristan Pelletier, Nguonly's, I'm, Ethan Nguonly Nguonly's, lockdowns, couldn't, — Nguonly, It's, it'd, didn't, Sakura, takeout, you've, there's Organizations: CNBC, FIRE, Google, University of California, UC Berkeley, Transportation, Spotify Locations: Orange County , California, Florida, California, Berkeley, Qualtrics, Virginia, Riverview , Florida, Riverview, Hurricane, La Palma , California, Orange County, New York, Singapore, Cambodia

☆ Idalia to boost Florida apartment insurance costs further
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( Matt Tracy | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Costs have risen the most on multifamily properties such as apartments and condos, according to industry executives and data from credit ratings agency Moody's. Property insurance costs to multifamily assets in Florida have gone up anywhere from 30% to 70% in the past year, and are even higher for those with prior losses, non-renewing insurance carriers or valuation issues, she said. Nationally, CRE properties' insurance costs have grown roughly 7.6% annually on average since 2017, according to an August Moody's report. RENTS, CAP RATESRising insurance premiums on multifamily properties have contributed, among other factors, to rent increases in Florida and elsewhere, said three industry executives. Insurance costs are also forcing CRE lenders to boost due diligence on refinancing and when pricing deals on apartment blocks, executives said.

Persons: Daniel Hokanson, Ian, Kevin, Idalia, Walker, Dunlop, you’re, Willy Walker, multifamily, Ryan Barber, Marsh, Martha Bane, Gallagher, Bane, Matt Tracy, Michelle Price, Marguerita Choy Organizations: U.S . Army National Guard, . National Guard Bureau, REUTERS, Florida, Carolinas, Reuters, Walker, UBS, Insurance, Thomson Locations: Fort Myers, Fort Myers , Florida, U.S, Hawaii's, Maui, Lahaina, California, Florida, Miami, Tampa, Orlando

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: RPT Realty, Mister Car Wash, Boston Scientific, 3M and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-28 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

RPT Realty — RPT Realty shares surged 17% after Kimco Realty, an operator of open-air shopping centers, said it would acquire the real estate investment trust in a roughly $2 billion all-stock deal. Mister Car Wash — The car wash stock advanced 6.1% on the back of an upgrade to overweight from neutral by Piper Sandler. Alibaba Group , JD.com — Alibaba and JD.com each added more than 2% after the Chinese government announced measures to boost its stock market, including reducing a tax on trading. Xpeng — Shares of the Chinese electric car company jumped 5.3% after the firm said it is buying Didi's smart electric car development business in an exchange of shares worth $744 million. Meanwhile, Xpeng said it plans to develop an electric car for launch next year under a new mass market brand.

Persons: Conor Flynn, Piper Sandler, — CrowdStrike, Morgan Stanley, —, Xpeng, Wells, Sarah Akers, Micron Technology — Stocks, — CNBC's Alexander Harring, Hakyung Kim, Yun Li, Jesse Pound, Pia Singh, Samantha Subin Organizations: RPT, Realty, Kimco Realty, Boston, Boston Scientific, Bloomberg, 3M, Akero Therapeutics, Therapeutics, UBS, Alibaba, Micron Technology —, Micron Technology, Marvell Technology, Semiconductors Locations: Xpeng

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: 3M, CrowdStrike, Xpeng and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-28 | by ( Hakyung Kim | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Xpeng — U.S.-traded shares of the Chinese electric vehicles company jumped 5% Monday premarket. Xpeng announced it would buy Didi's smart electric car business in a deal worth $744 million. Mister Car Wash — The car wash stock climbed 5.7% in premarket trading following an upgrade to overweight from neutral by Piper Sandler. The firm said Mister Car Wash has upside potential over the next two years. CrowdStrike — Shares of the cybersecurity company fell 2.6% in premarket trading after Morgan Stanley downgraded CrowdStrike to equal weight from overweight.

Persons: Xpeng, Piper Sandler, CrowdStrike, Morgan Stanley, Akero, Conor Flynn, Danaher, —, Jesse Pound, Sarah Min, Alexander Harring Organizations: Shanghai International Automobile Industry, National Exhibition, Convention Center, —, Bloomberg News, UBS, RPT, Kimco Realty, Boston, Boston Scientific Locations: Shanghai, China, Xpeng —

☆ Blackstone's data center gamble
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-28 | by ( Daniel Geiger | Rebecca Ungarino | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

The firm has recently touted its data center investments amid the artificial intelligence boom. Blackstone's push into data centers comes with its own set of challenges and questions. "You might not own apartment buildings in 10 years, but the largest data center company in the world." Meghji said in the company's video that interest from data center users in QTS data centers had doubled "since ChatGPT came out." Gerber said he had recently discussed data center investments with Blackstone representatives and has confidence in the strategy.

Persons: Blackstone, —, Glenn Schorr, Schorr, outflows, Stephen Tuckwood, Tuckwood, Jonathan Gray, Gray, Jeenah, Chad Williams, BREIT, they're, Patrick Davitt, QTS, Nadeem Meghji, Meghji, ChatGPT, Matthew Barakat, Prince William County, redemptions, Selwyn Gerber, Gerber, Matt Malone Organizations: Blackstone, Income Trust, QTS Realty Trust, Evercore, Wealth Management, Reuters, Autonomous Research, Blackstone Infrastructure Partners, McKinsey, AP, Starwood, MSCI's, Los, RVW, Opto Investments, FS Investments Locations: California, BREIT, QTS, Americas, CBRE, Manassas , Virginia, Prince William, Virginia, Brookfield, Los Angeles, Bellagio, Las Vegas

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Persons: It's, Read, Roth, — Organizations: Barista FIRE, Service, FIRE, Barista Locations: Wall, Silicon

☆ Bounce in European property stocks: false start or turning point?
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Danilo Masoni | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

MILAN, Aug 24 (Reuters) - It's hard to be bullish about real estate in an environment of sharply higher interest rates. Two years of steep falls have made European property a short-seller favourite as sector valuations and investor positioning plunged to levels last seen during the 2008 global financial crisis. A gauge of European real estate shares (.SX86P) has halved in value to about $131 billion since 2021, but the mood shifted in July as earnings expectations improved. "Things aren't great for real estate companies and that's why they are trading at a huge discount. Meanwhile, BlackRock's iShares European Property ETF (IPRP.L) has seen a 10% surge in inflows from late February, according to data on its website.

Persons: Gerry Fowler, Zsolt Kohalmi, BlackRock's, Natixis, Banks, Charles de Boissezon, Kohalmi, UBS's Fowler, Danilo Masoni, Sinead Cruise, Elaine Hardcastle Organizations: MILAN, European Equity, UBS, European Central Bank, Pictet, Advisors, P Global Market Intelligence, Property, Bank of, Societe Generale, Equity, Thomson Locations: Europe, London, U.S

☆ Goldman Sachs says buy this little-known real estate name with 20% upside
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-23 | by ( Hakyung Kim | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Real estate investment trust Safehold is trading at attractive levels, and investors need to scoop up the stock, according to Goldman Sachs. The company owns, acquires and originates ground leases, and has stable cash flows through fixed payments and contractual rent increases. Unlike its other real estate investment trust peers, Safehold's primary earnings metric is per-share earnings, rather than funds from operations per share. "The company originates ground leases at conservative 35-40% LTVs (versus the value of the land and the building). To be sure, Burrows noted that transactions and investment volumes have "slowed meaningfully" due to rising interest rates.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Caitlin Burrows, Burrows, Safehold, — CNBC's Michael Bloom

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Nvidia, Peloton, Foot Locker, Dick's Sporting Goods and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-23 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Nvidia has been one of the biggest winners on the back of the AI boom with shares rising nearly 220% this year. Peloton reported a loss of 68 cents per share, versus the 38-cent loss per share expected by analysts polled by Refinitiv. Foot Locker — The athletic retailer plunged 33% after cutting its outlook again for the year and suspending its quarterly dividend. Advanced Auto Parts — Advance Auto Parts rose 1% after beating analysts' revenue expectations for its second quarter. The auto retail company reported revenue of $2.69 billion, greater than the consensus estimate of $2.66 billion, according to Refinitiv.

Persons: Locker, Fitch, Abercrombie, Charles Schwab —, Schwab, Oppenheimer, Brown, Forman —, Morgan Stanley, Avery Dennison, Davidson, Safehold, Goldman Sachs, Goldman, it's, Shane O'Kelly, — CNBC's Hakyung Kim, Samantha Subin, Yun Li, Sarah Min, Jesse Pound Organizations: Nvidia, Refinitiv . Revenue, Dick's, Goods, Abercrombie, Pharmaceuticals, Nike —, Urban Outfitters, Refinitiv, Revenue, Netflix, Bank of America, UBS, DA, Marvell Technology, Susquehanna Locations: Louisiana, Pacific

☆ Here are Wednesday's biggest analyst calls: Netflix, Apple, Dick's, Meta, Amazon, Charles Schwab & more
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-23 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Here are Wednesday's biggest calls on Wall Street: Deutsche Bank reiterates Charles Schwab as buy Deutsche said it sees an even "more" attractive risk/reward for Schwab shares after Tuesday's sell-off. Morgan Stanley reiterates Apple as overweight Morgan Stanley said Apple has "surpassed MSFT as the most under-owned large-cap tech stock exiting the second-quarter." Bank of America reiterates Meta as buy Bank of America said it sees more upside for shares of Meta. Bank of America reiterates Five Below as buy Bank of America said it's standing by shares of the discount retailer. Bank of America downgrades Dick's to neutral from buy Bank of America downgraded the stock after its disappointing earnings report Tuesday.

Persons: Charles Schwab, Schwab, SCHW, Wells Fargo, Wells, Morgan Stanley, Apple, Oppenheimer, Brown, Forman, GM headwinds, Edward Jones, DUK, Avery Dennison, Davidson, Goldman Sachs, Goldman, Susquehanna, Marvell Organizations: Deutsche Bank, Deutsche, Signet, Netflix, GM, Edward, Bank of America, Meta, Barclays, Duke Energy, JPMorgan, UBS, " Bank of America, Infosys, India IT, Marvell Locations: AAPL, 4Q23, Louisiana, Pacific, LPX, India

☆ Goldman Sachs weighs selling part of wealth business in broad strategy revamp
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( Saeed Azhar | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The logo for Goldman Sachs is seen on the trading floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, New York, U.S., November 17, 2021. The purchase was aimed at broadening Goldman's client list beyond the ultra-rich, but the unit has remained a small part of the bank's wealth business. High net worth individuals - who would fall within the business Goldman is considering selling - typically have about $1 million to $10 million to invest. Goldman's wealth business has lagged behind rivals, including Morgan Stanley (MS.N), where CEO James Gorman built the wealth management arm through a series of acquisitions that generate steady income from fees. The bank plans to grow its core wealth business serving ultra-high-net-worth clients, reiterating aspirations from its investor day in late February.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Andrew Kelly, David Solomon, Goldman, Stephen Biggar, They've, Biggar, RIA, Morgan Stanley, James Gorman, Solomon, Marcus, Saeed Azhar, Lananh Nguyen, Tom Hogue, Sharon Singleton, Jonathan Oatis, Deepa Babington Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Argus Research, RIA, United Capital Financial Partners, Thomson Locations: New York City , New York, U.S, Ayco

☆ Goldman Sachs weighs sale of part of its wealth business
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( Saeed Azhar | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The purchase aimed to broaden Goldman's client list beyond the ultra-rich, but the unit has remained a small part of the bank's wealth business. The potential divestments come after CEO David Solomon reorganized the firm into three units last year and scaled back ambitions for its loss-making consumer business. Goldman's wealth business has lagged rivals, including Morgan Stanley (MS.N), where CEO James Gorman built the wealth management arm through a series of acquisitions that generate steady income from fees. The bank plans to grow its core wealth business serving ultra-high net worth clients, reiterating aspirations from its investor day in late February. Other core wealth businesses include workplace financial planning through Ayco, and Marcus savings, Goldman said.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Andrew Kelly, Goldman, RIABiz, David Solomon, Stephen Biggar, They've, Biggar, Morgan Stanley, James Gorman, Solomon, Marcus, Saeed Azhar, Lananh Nguyen, Tom Hogue, Sharon Singleton Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, GreenSky, RIA, United Capital Financial Partners, Argus Research, Thomson Locations: New York City , New York, U.S, Ayco

☆ Goldman Sachs weighs sale for part of its wealth business
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( Saeed Azhar | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The logo for Goldman Sachs is seen on the trading floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, New York, U.S., November 17, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNEW YORK, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs (GS.N) is weighing the sale of a part of its wealth business catering to high net worth clients, it said on Monday, as it shifts its focus back to serving the ultra-rich. The purchase aimed to broaden Goldman's client list beyond the ultra-rich, but the unit has remained a small part of the bank's wealth business. Goldman's private wealth unit oversees $1 trillion in assets for ultra-high net worth clients. The bank plans to grow its core wealth business serving ultra-high net worth clients, reiterating aspirations from its investor day in late February.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Andrew Kelly, Goldman, David Solomon, Solomon, Marcus, Saeed Azhar, Lananh Nguyen, Tom Hogue Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, United Capital Financial Partners, Thomson Locations: New York City , New York, U.S, Ayco

☆ The top 20 areas real-estate investors are piling into for high population growth, increasing rental demand, or price appreciation, according to a property-data firm
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-20 | by ( Laila Maidan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

When it comes to single-family homes, it's predominantly investors, according to recent data from CoreLogic, a property-data firm that tracks real-estate transactions. But whether they are small or large investors, they are targeting specific areas, according to the data. "All the others make sense as these have been hot real estate investment areas that have been hot for a very long time in terms of investment. Small investors are active all around the country and make up most of the investors, he said. The below table is based on CoreLogic public records data for single-family transactions.

Persons: Thomas Malone, Goldman Sachs, who's, Malone, upticks, There's Organizations: CoreLogic, Investor, Mega, McAllen, El, San Bernardino -, Thousand Oaks, Beaumont, UT, KS Locations: CoreLogic, California, Jose, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara, CA, Angeles, Long, Anaheim, Edinburg, Mission, Brownsville, Harlingen , TX, Atlanta, Sandy Springs, Roswell, Francisco, Oakland, Hayward , CA, El Paso , TX, Diego, Carlsbad, Fresno, Modesto, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Bernardino - Ontario, Oxnard, Ventura, Santa Rosa, Stockton, Lodi , CA, Albuquerque, NM, Port Arthur, TX, Memphis, TN, Salt Lake City, Christi , TX, Wichita

☆ Here are Thursday's biggest analyst calls: Apple, Amazon, Nvidia, Adobe, Pinterest, TJX, SoFi & more
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Here are Thursday's biggest calls on Wall Street: Citi reiterates Nvidia as buy Citi said it's bullish heading into Nvidia earnings next week. Citi reiterates Apple as buy Citi said it's bullish heading into the company's iPhone 15 launch. Oppenheimer reiterates Nvidia as outperform Oppenheimer said it's bullish on shares of Nvidia heading into earnings next week. Bank of America reiterates TJX Companies as buy Bank of America said the stock is "well positioned for continued market share gains." Bank of America reiterates Wells Fargo as buy Bank of America said Wells Fargo has one of the most attractive risk/rewards of the big banks.

Persons: it's, Charles Schwab, Jefferies, KeyBanc, Key, Oppenheimer, Rosenblatt, Evercore, Bill Ready, Meta, SoFi, Wells, Wells Fargo Organizations: Citi, Nvidia, NVIDIA, JPMorgan, Deutsche Bank, Deutsche, Novartis, Amgen, Apple, Arista, Networking, BMO, Green, Bank of America, Adobe, of America Adobe, TJX Companies, Enphase Energy Locations: Mexico, Sunrun

☆ The Brooklyn landlord everyone hates could soon come to your neighborhood. Tenants warn these private equity groups are raising rent and ignoring maintenance issues.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Eliza Relman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Private equity firms have bought up hundreds of smaller apartment buildings in trendy New York neighborhoods. Private equity firms own a very small, but growing, fraction of American real estate. Some argue that private equity, hedge funds, and other institutional investors are a convenient target and are being unfairly blamed for the nation's worsening housing affordability crisis. The recent increase in private equity purchases, particularly of single-family homes, has drawn scrutiny, including from Congress, over the last few years. Democrats also couldn't reach agreement on measures that would have boosted tenant protections, including rent stabilization and eviction protections.

Persons: Kathy Hochul's, Hochul Organizations: Service, Carlyle Group, The New York Times, Conway Capital, Peak Capital Advisors, Times, Institutional, New York Gov, Democrats Locations: New York, Brooklyn, Wall, Silicon, gentrifying, Queens, Bushwick, Bedford, Stuyvesant, Williamsburg, Ridgewood , Queens, York City, Brooklyn's Gowanus

☆ Here are Wednesday's biggest analyst calls: Amazon, Tesla, Nio, Nvidia, Roblox, Dick's and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Goldman Sachs reiterates Amazon as buy Goldman Sachs said the e-commerce giant remains a top idea at the firm. Jefferies reiterates Cava as buy Jefferies said it's sticking with its buy rating on shares of Cava after the Mediterranean restaurant's earnings report Tuesday. Jefferies reiterates Roblox as buy Jefferies said it's standing by its buy rating on Roblox but that it's lowering its price target to $38 per share from $50. "We reiterate our Buy rating on sequential improvement in product offerings and sales volume." Wedbush reiterates Dick's as outperform Wedbush said it's bullish on shares of Dick's heading into earnings next week.

Persons: Tesla, Bernstein, DINO, MGY, Goldman Sachs, Jefferies, Cava, Roblox, it's, Bud Light, Beer, KeyBanc, FTNT, Dr Pepper, Wells, Wells Fargo, Marqeta, Nio, Wedbush, Morgan Stanley, Getty Organizations: Street, Barclays, Mizuho, Chevron, North American, Citi downgrades, Citi, Deutsche Bank, Anheuser, Busch InBev, Nvidia, Network, Palo, UBS, GE HealthCare, Bank of America, Corp, News Corp, Getty Locations: MTDR, eCommerce, Cava, Singapore

☆ This real estate stock could climb more than 20% as shares are skewed to the upside, Goldman Sachs says
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Brian Evans | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Brixmor Property Group's recent second-quarter earnings beat is only the beginning of potential growth for the shopping center real estate investment trust, according to Goldman Sachs. The Wall Street bank upgraded BRX to buy from neutral Wednesday, with a $27 per share price target, up from $23. Brixmor stock has dipped about 2% from the start of the year. The company reported June quarter funds from operations of 52 cents per share, according to FactSet, while analysts polled had forecast 50 cents. "While the upside is not new, we believe investors increasingly value the reliability of this source of cash flow growth."

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Caitlin Burrows, Burrows, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Locations: New York

☆ China reports big data miss in July, stops releasing youth unemployment numbers
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( Evelyn Cheng | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Retail sales rose by 2.5% in July from a year ago, below expectations for a 4.5% increase, according to analysts polled by Reuters. Within retail sales, catering saw the biggest increase of 15.8%, while sports and entertainment products saw a 2.6% year-on-year increase. Retail sales posted the slowest growth since a decline in December, according to official data. Top leaders in late July signaled a shift away from its crackdown on real estate speculation. But the overall approach to additional stimulus has been cautious, especially in real estate.

Organizations: Bloomberg, Getty, National Bureau, Statistics, Reuters, National Bureau of Statistics, CNBC, Authorities Locations: BEIJING, China

☆ Bank of America survey signals investors are overconfident and stocks' ‘strong tailwind’ is over
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( Jeff Cox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

"Bear positioning strong tailwind for risk assets in H1…not the case in H2," Hartnett wrote in a summary of the closely watched survey. Cash allocations have dropped to 4.8% of portfolios, below the 5% dividing line that has traditionally been a buy signal. Even if there is a recession, managers expect it to be mild, with 65% expecting a "soft landing." Allocation to stocks is the least underweight as a share of portfolios since April 2022 and up 13 percentage points from July. The survey was taken Aug. 4-10 and entailed 247 panelists with $635 billion in assets under management.

Persons: Michael Hartnett, Hartnett, REITs, Lehman Organizations: Bank of America, Survey, FMS

☆ Tudor, Adage Capital among hedge funds making bets on NYC office space
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( David Randall | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

NEW YORK, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Basswood Capital, Adage Capital Partners and Paul Tudor Jones' Tudor Investment Corp were among the hedge funds that took new positions in real estate investment trusts that specialize in New York City office space last quarter, despite questions over how long work-from-home policies will weigh on the market, securities filings released on Monday showed. Basswood Capital purchased roughly 360,000 shares of Vornado Realty Trust and nearly 72,000 shares of SL Green, while Adage Capital Partners bought 205,000 shares of SL Green. Tudor Investment Corp bought nearly 152,000 shares of SL Green. Shares of Vornado are up nearly 7% for the year to date, while shares of SL Green are up slightly less than 1%. Basswood, Adage Capital, and Tudor Investment Corp did not respond to requests for comment.

Persons: Paul Tudor Jones, KBRA, David Randall, Richard Chang Organizations: Basswood, Capital Partners, Tudor Investment Corp, Basswood Capital, Vornado Realty Trust, SL Green, SL, New, Reuters, Nationwide, Thomson Locations: New York City

☆ Portugal's new housing law threatens its tourism industry, say hostel owners
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( Julia Buckley | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

The law – proposed and approved by Portugal’s ruling PS party – seeks to address the housing crisis in Portugal. The new law’s resolutions could potentially have far-reaching effects on those running alojamento local (AL) properties – including Portugal’s world-renowned hostels. AL properties outside of low-density areas will also see their current property taxes increase, and be subject to a new tax starting at 15%, known as CEAL. The new legislation threatens the future of all hostels in Portugal, says Miguel Santos, board member at the Associação Hostels de Portugal (AHdP) and owner of a Lisbon hostel. Pedro Nunes/ReutersOne hostel owner fearing for the future is Benedita Vasconcellos, who owns Lisbon’s Goodmorning Solo Traveller Hostel, voted Portugal’s best hostel in 2020.

Persons: Mais Habitação, –, “, hospedagem, ”, Eduardo Miranda, Valerio Berdini, Miguel Santos, ” Santos, AHdP, Richard Cummins, Kash Bhattacharya, ” Bhattacharya, Pedro Nunes, Vasconcellos, I’m, ” Vasconcellos, won’t, Filipa Aguiar, we’ll, Marco Bottigelli, Airbnb, ALEP’s Eduardo Miranda, Miranda, ” “ We’re, ALEP, Miguel Torres Marques, Marina Gonçalves Organizations: CNN, de, Alamy, Portugal, Artists, Reuters, Getty Locations: Portugal, Lisbon, Western Europe, Porto, Spain, Ericeira, ” Lisbon

☆ JPM warns of higher risk for Chinese REITs after Country Garden's troubles
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The company logo of Chinese developer Country Garden is pictured at the Shanghai Country Garden Center in Shanghai, China August 9, 2023. REUTERS/Aly Song/File PhotoAug 14 (Reuters) - Brokerage J.P.Morgan warned on Monday an estimated 2.8 trillion yuan ($385.78 billion) worth of assets under the management of Chinese real estate investment trusts (REITs) face higher risk following the debt payment delays by Country Garden (2007.HK). Country Garden, China's largest private developer, is seeking to delay payment on a private onshore bond for the first time after suspending trading in 11 onshore bonds. More broadly, rising trust defaults would drag economic growth by 0.3-0.4 percentage points directly, JPM warned. ($1 = 7.2581 Chinese yuan renminbi)Reporting by Roshan Abraham in Bengaluru; Editing by Varun H KOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Aly, J.P.Morgan, Katherine Lei, Lei, JPM, Roshan Abraham, Varun Organizations: Shanghai Country Garden, REUTERS, Country Garden, HK, Monday's, Thomson Locations: Shanghai, China, Bengaluru

☆ China's Country Garden woes raise fears of REIT defaults - J.P.Morgan
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The company logo of Chinese developer Country Garden is pictured at the Shanghai Country Garden Center in Shanghai, China August 9, 2023. REUTERS/Aly Song/File PhotoAug 14 (Reuters) - Turmoil at China's largest private developer Country Garden could set off a "vicious cycle" of financing stress on the country's real estate investment trusts (REITs), brokerage J.P. Morgan warned on Monday. These fresh worries come as Country Garden sought to delay payment on a private onshore bond for the first time and suspended trading in 11 onshore bonds. "The default events may lead to a chain reaction on developer financing, adding stress to POE (privately owned enterprise) developers and their creditors." Rising trust defaults would drag economic growth by 0.3-0.4 percentage points directly, J.P.Morgan warned.

Persons: Aly, Morgan, Katherine Lei, POE, J.P.Morgan, Nomura, Roshan Abraham, Susan Mathew, Danilo Masoni, Varun, Arun Koyyur Organizations: Shanghai Country Garden, REUTERS, China's, Zhongzhi Enterprise Group, Zhongrong, China Evergrande, Thomson Locations: Shanghai, China, HK, Beijing, Bengaluru, Milan

☆ D1 Capital slashes big tech holdings and adds new bet on hotels, real estate
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( Brian Evans | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Sundheim also added 59% to a position in Jack Dorsey's Block in the second quarter, now worth $101 million. D1 also exited its position in tech giants Amazon , Alibaba and Salesforce in the second quarter, the filing showed, and sold 21% of a stake in Google parent Alphabet. Meanwhile, D1 added new semiconductor holdings. Elsewhere, D1 added to positions in General Electric , Insulet and Elevance Health . The firm managed about $27 billion at the end of the second quarter, according to WhaleWisdom.com , including about $5 billion in 13F securities.

Persons: Dan Sundheim's, Sundheim, Jack Dorsey's Block Organizations: Capital Partners, U.S . Securities, Exchange Commission, Facebook, Microsoft, AMD, Nvidia, General Electric, Elevance Health, Nation Entertainment Locations: Hilton

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