Affordable Housing Investments & The Ohio Economy

On September 3, the 10-year Treasury rate decreased to 1.47%, down 43 basis points from a month ago and its lowest level since July 2016, after a report on the U.S. manufacturing sector showed a contraction in August. The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) U.S. manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) fell to 49.1% in August, the lowest reading in more than three years. Treasury rates were already under pressure as new U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports went into effect on September 1. However, President Trump said trade talks with Beijing are still planned for later this month in…

Affordable Housing Investments & The Virginia Economy

As anticipated, the Federal Reserve announced that it will lower interest rates by 25 basis points on July 31. The Fed cited what it called “implications of global developments” and “muted inflation pressures” as factors in its decision to lower the benchmark federal funds rate even as the U.S. economy is in the midst of its longest sustained period of economic growth. On August 1, the 10-year Treasury rate decreased to 1.90% on the news. In addition, President Trump announced he will add a new 10% tariff on $300 billion Chinese-made products on September 1 after negotiators failed to kick…

Greysteel's Dallas team members and interns joined forces with Feed My Starving Children (FMSC) to hand pack scientifically formulated meals for undernourished children, which are distributed to a network of 80+ partners in 60+ countries each.

Greysteel's Washington, D.C. team members joined forces with SOME (So Others Might Eat) on July 11 to help feed the homeless.