6 Things to Look for in a Real Estate Crowdfunding Investment
You’d be surprised at how similar it is to analyze a real estate crowdfunding investment and a traditional real estate investment, but there are differences.
The Backbone of Real Estate Crowdfunding is a Solid Underwriting Practice
While it is important to perform a risk assessment on borrowers and sponsors, it’s just as important to perform a risk assessment on the properties. It’s the properties, after all, that investors are investing in.
Brooklyn: Nothing is Hip Forever
Brooklyn has been through a lot of changes since the 1950s. It evolved from a rough-around-the-edges, working-class borough of New York City to a blighted but unbowed urban expanse that forged its own voice.
Houston: Is ‘Space City’ Running out of Housing Space?
Still, Houston ranks up there with other top-tier American cities when it comes to job growth, rising rents and other signs of a healthy metropolis. But in Houston — even more so than almost any other American city — the key to success in real estate is location, location, location.
Are Fix-and-Flips Still a Hot Market in 2019?
Whether fix-and-flips are “hot” largely depends on where you’re located. Like real estate sectors, geography plays a big part in whether a real estate is hot or cold, and geographical markets run in cycles too.
Are Banks Throwing in the Towel on Residential Real Estate Lending?
According to Deloitte, only four of the top 10 residential real estate lenders are traditional lenders, and the top three of them account for just 21% of mortgage originations.
Understanding the Regulations in Real Estate Crowdfunding
Regulations within the real estate crowdfunding space have evolved as the industry has grown.
Is Baltimore’s Housing Market Verging on an Epic Comeback?
A year-over-year doubling of new jobs from 2017 to 2018 and a contemporaneous fourfold increase in household formations are cheery news.
Investment Returns From Smaller Cities Anything But ‘Secondary’
Sometimes the best tactic is to go where others aren’t following and where you’re not following anyone else. So let’s turn our attention to how real estate operates in secondary markets as opposed to how it does in big cities.
Is The Government Shutdown a Threat to the Real Estate Sector?
The key is to know the market and to have a clear vision about your own goals. Opportunities are there, but investors and developers must perform their due diligence and think harder about how market forces are affecting their individual businesses.
