Wednesday, July 9, 2025

Art auction houses muscle their way into the loans business

With art becoming recognized almost as much for its investment value as for its esthetics, art auction houses including industry powerhouse Sotheby’s have entered the art loans business. The loans component has even progressed to the point of reselling art loans to investors. AS CNBC points out, investors should be aware of the risks of using art as an investment product.

 

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/02/25/the-wealthy-are-borrowing-billions-against-their-art-collections-.html

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