Treasury bonds are typically considered the safest investment.

For the most part they just kept rolling the treasuries they were buying when they matured.

If you’re going to bother opening your massive casino/hotel you’re going to figure out how to get people here.

Since the Treasury Secretary said they looked at the fraud components of this program, I'm assuming there will be some sort of political litmus test as a part of this process.In regards to people overinflating numbers, this is a loan document and if they are lying, they are committing bank fraud, which I'm sure the criminals will be doing.

Fed is expected to lower rates at their March meeting. 10-year treasury is <1%, could even go lower, which will pull down mortgage rates with it.

I am expecting some huge promotions to get people in casinos while we are there. 

@Chris VanAckeren It is very difficult to pick bottoms and tops , As a Loan Officer with rates this low I think a prudent choice would be lock the rate . no one has a crystal ball and can predict rates but with the recent major fall off in 10 year treasury which is an indicator for 15 & 30 year mortgages , Today they started edging back up today.

I am buying a multiunit rental and the rate I am getting is “ the rate will be calculated 5 business days prior to closing and will be fixed for 5 years at a rate of 275 basis points over corresponding federal reserve statistical release H.15 five year treasury constants maturity with a floor of 4.5%.

Industries that are well suited to remote working, finance and technology are examples, should be less impacted.In response to stock market volatility we see a flight to safe assets and that is why the entire US Treasury yield curve is below 1%, something that has never happened before.Some of the impacts to the real estate business model will be:-higher unemployment amongst tenants in impacted industries-lower financing costs-likely greater challenges with equity financing as investors ‘freeze’ in the face of uncertainty or are reluctant to liquidate stock holdings that have fallen dramatically in order to fund real estate investments-cap rates - downward pressure from lower interest rates (cap rates tend to be a spread over treasuries), upward pressure as debt and equity financing become less available (less buyers in the market)I think the greater concern is the oil price war given it is a fight that the US does not have direct influence over.We are at the end of an approx 12y bull market so some kind of correction is healthy long term, even if it is painful short termHere are some additional insights into how you might want to position yourself at this time:Focus on the right asset – I like the multifamily asset class because multifamily real estate is popular during times of uncertainty because during these times, people prefer renting and because it is valued intrinsically it is less prone to large swings in sentiment which can impact the value of single-family homes.Diversify your Portfolio – real estate has low correlation to stocks and bonds and this makes it a hedge against the stock market.

It's like going to the casino and either betting black or red on roulette.