Conditions for Real Estate Investing Remain Strong
When consumers consider real estate investing, they most likely defer to the traditional home purchase. Residential real estate has been a wise investment decision over time, and with interest rates remaining at historically low levels and demand for homes far outweighing available supply, all indications are that the housing market will be strong for some time.
Comparative look into REITs and Marketplace Lending
Finding the right mix for your asset portfolio in a low yield environment takes looking outside of the box to maximize your returns. Looking at the standard asset classes, with interest rates raising, REITs in general can yield higher than the stock market.
Understanding Loan-to-Value is Key to Real Estate Investing
Investors who want to learn how to make money in real estate are well advised to start by learning about LTV, or Loan-to-Value. This is a key concept in private real estate investing. It is one element in the calculation of the amount of financing available on a particular piece of property.
Flipsters: Millennial Real Estate Investing Gets Hip
Millennials grew up watching reality based TV shows on how to fix and flip real estate. Buying, fixing and selling residential real estate as an investment strategy was one sector of the real estate market that retained a connection to the basic concept of creating and realizing value during the bubble years.
Maximizing Investment Return on Commercial Real Estate
Understanding the basic economic forces of supply and demand will help the novice commercial real estate investor build a real estate portfolio that provides a consistently high rate of return.
Staging Trends to Sell a Mixed Use Investment Property
Realtors stage homes to encourage buyers to visualize themselves living in the space. The same is true for staging a mixed use property. Attracting buyers is the ultimate endgame.
Two Current Investment Trends in New York Real Estate
The first proof in this pudding is counter-intuitive because it is global. Chinese private investors have been purchasing significant properties in New York for several years because they are familiar with New York. It is one of the most well known cities in the world.
Commercial Real Estate Trends for Investors to Watch in 2017
As investors, we’re expected to stay current with the changes in the market. The smallest change, like the unexpected popularity of coworking office spaces, could have a huge impact in commercial real estate.
Staging Trends to Sell a Mixed Use/Retail Property
Attracting more buyers, that’s the point of staging. Whether real estate provides passive or direct income, staging is just as important in selling a mixed use or retail property as it is in selling residential properties.
Things Retirees Need to Know About Investing in Real Estate
When real estate investing comes to mind, many retirees think about fix-and-flip properties first. In recent years, many parts of the country have seen an upswing in fix and flip real estate investing.
