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Where to Invest $100,000 Right Now, According to Experts

Investors face a dilemma. When the S&P 500 finished its worst quarter since 2022 last month, diversifiers like bonds and bitcoin fell too.

Even with the turnaround in mid-April, analysts at Goldman Sachs and Vanguard have projected low-single-digit annualized returns from 2024-2034.

Bloomberg asked where experts would personally invest $100,000 for their March monthly edition.

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3. Resilience. A scarce, physical, and global asset class with decades of demonstrated demand.

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NYC's $125.8B Budget Prioritizes Housing Affordability

New York City approved a $125.8B fiscal year 2027 budget that places housing affordability at the forefront, with new investments aimed at expanding rental assistance, preserving affordable housing and preventing displacement.

By the numbers: The budget includes $175M in FY 2027 for a new rental assistance program managed by the Department of Housing Preservation & Development, along with a $125M baseline commitment beginning in FY 2028 to support the initiative over the long term.

Affordable housing: City officials committed $4.2M in FY 2027 to preserve more than 200 affordable housing units annually, with funding increasing to $17.5M by FY 2030 as preservation efforts expand.

Rental assistance: The new assistance program is designed to help more low-income New Yorkers secure and maintain housing, making it one of the budget's largest new housing investments and a key component of the city's affordability strategy.

Preventing displacement: A $2.3M baseline investment will provide housing support for victims of violence while helping homeowners remain in their communities and avoid displacement.

Beyond housing: The spending plan also allocates funding for transportation affordability, public health and safety, parks and education, reflecting broader investments intended to improve residents' quality of life.

Budget strategy: Officials closed the city's budget gap without implementing the previously discussed property tax increase, instead relying on a new pied-à-terre tax on qualifying second homes, overtime reductions and operational savings to strengthen the city's fiscal position.

➥ THE TAKEAWAY

What it means: The budget signals New York City's continued commitment to tackling housing affordability through both new rental assistance and preservation funding. For developers, investors and affordable housing providers, the plan creates new opportunities while reinforcing the city's long-term strategy to expand, preserve and protect its housing supply.

➥ New York City’s rent freeze still lets landlords raise rents between tenants, as Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s former apartment was re-leased for 30% more.

➥ Sergey Brin sold his stake in an A&E Real Estate fund at a steep loss, highlighting the mounting financial strain on New York’s rent-stabilized apartment owners.

➥ MetLife took ownership of an Upper East Side grocery retail condominium and parking garage through a deed in lieu of foreclosure after the borrower defaulted on a $58.9M loan.

➥ Horizon Storage Group acquired a 55,311 SF self-storage facility in suburban New York with acquisition financing from Andover Lending.

New York led the nation with 33,079 multifamily permits through May—up 26.1% year over year—cementing its position as the top U.S. market for new apartment development as construction activity remains uneven across the country.

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