Real Estate & Investment Property Buyers Collective

Real Estate Investors & Developers often ask the question will re zoning my real estate investment add value. This question has been asked since the enabling statutes were first passed in the State. The answer to the real estate investors  question is not straightforward and is dependent upon a number of variables such as (a) the timing of the real estate market, (b) the true value of the land, (c) the population demographics in the immediate and surrounding areas, and (d) the job market.
 Other important considerations include what is represented in the …

 
By: Luke Bujarski
New York City Local Law 86 is setting yet another aggressive standard for the green real estate investment market.  On May 1st, privately owned buildings larger than 50,000 square feet will be required to submit annual benchmark reports on building energy and water usage.  Since the law will eventually require public disclosure of this information, property owners and investors could see a big shift in focus toward building energy performance when buying and selling. These and other local initiatives are springing up in different cities and regions across …

By: Eli Schultz
The West Loop real estate investment community welcomed the newest green addition to the Chicago neighborhood with the long-anticipated Adams & Sangamon Park finally opening on August 19th, 2010.  Mayor Richard Daily and alderman Bob Fioretti came out to inaugurate the park’s completion, hailing it as a great achievement by the area’s committed and organized community.  After seven years of planning and renovation, the park now touts a varied assortment of post-modern outdoor recreational amenities, including an elaborate dog zone, a walkthrough misting sculpture, and a brand new …

The big question for both home buyers and real estate investors is;  What is the 2011 real estate market outlook ? Many predictions are being thrown about, butboth home buyers and investors need to consider the sources of these predictions before taking them too seriously. Remember the national media in 2005-6 was still bullish on the real estate market.  In fact when they where writing those positive predictions the real estate bubble had already burst. 
One thing for sure opportunities will be abundant  for savvy buyers as supplies of homes continues to outpace demand in …

Every real estate investment market is unique and has it’s own thumb print.  Denver is no exception and often surprises prospective buyers or real esate investors when they see the Denver real estate chart.
It surprises them, because the media leads most people to think that the entire country was experiencing a massive housing bubble from the early 2000’s through 2007.  This was true on a US macro level and in specific markets like Las Vegas, Phoenix and Cape Coral.
What most people do not know is that only 25 of the roughly 400 major …