What to do in a Buyer’s Market

The real estate market, like most investment vehicles, always goes in cycles. There are times when the value of properties seems to keep going up and up. There are also times when it seems the value of properties is going down and down. 

Abiodun  Doherty

 Each of these cycles is affected by economic, social and political factors. The real estate market is an integral part of the society and always reflects the current or immediate trends in the society. The fact remains that no matter the cycle, it is either the buyers or the sellers that would benefit the most. Understanding what to do in each cycle is something every investor should be knowledgeable about.

Warning over corporate bond market

"There's a worry that there's no buyers of bonds and that on any given day everyone might want to sell," he said.

The past few months have seen a number of market watchers express concern about the $10tn corporate bond market.

Corporate bonds allow companies to sell their debt to investors, and operate in a similar way to government bonds. 

 

In a speech last week, Mr Gilbert warned of the systemic risk of a run on the corporate bond market and called on the Bank of England and other central banks to act as "buyers of last resort".