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Autumn home-buying season packed with potential
Not only fewer buyers, but also reduced inventory, make up the fall market, said Stacy Esser, sales associate with Keller Williams Town Life in Tenafly and The Stacy Esser Group. She describes fall as a season packed with potential for real estate, but …
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Realtor View: Real estate math problems? Get help from a professional
Whether you're buying or selling a home, you're going to be confronted, and perhaps overwhelmed, with numbers: interest rates, days on market, loan terms and more. They're all significant …

Potential buyers line up for Midtown's Palmer Plaza
Four bidders are in the running to acquire Midtown's Palmer Plaza office building, according to a report in real estate trade publication Commercial Real Estate Direct. Walton Street Capital, Rubenstein Partners, TA Realty and DRA Advisors are the …
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How to Play the Real–Estate Market
The slowdown is good news for home buyers, of course. And recent weakness in real-estate investments, including home builders, has created opportunities for bargain hunters, some analysts say. But if the Federal Reserve begins raising interest …

The U.S. real estate market improved in 2012, and there is good reason for optimism going forward as several industries are now contributing positively to the economy. Energy and technology markets are booming again, and the U.S. housing market recovery is gaining momentum. In fact, residential housing has been a positive contributor to GDP growth for four straight quarters. Even the automobile sector is up by nearly double-digit rates due to pent-up demand, providing positive momentum in hard-hit manufacturing cities in the Midwest and South. Employment is expected to return …

Throughout the struggles the U.S. economy has seen, the self storage industry has been one of the few markets to continue to prosper. While profits have been no where near their potential, self storage owners have yet to be hit as hard as other property owners. However, with some recent improvements in the lending industry, self storage should be looking to take another turn for the best. The FDIC is closing in on its list of failing banks, meaning those that are still standing are beginning to thrive. Another driving …

Green Home Equity Loans With PowerSaver
By: Robert Stec
Green Homeowners : As a homeowner, how would you like a $25,000 loan for green home improvements? Not just any improvements, mind you, but the truly green kind, designed to minimize use of electricity and save you money. Improvements such as added insulation, sealing of ducts, tighter-fitting doors and windows, upgraded HVAC units, and more efficient water heaters. The money could even be used toward green remodels &  improvements that use alternative energy, including solar and geothermal systems. As you have probably guessed, this …

The real estate correction in the Arizona investment property market has presented many opportunities for small residential investors, to large commercial investors and developers seeking distressed prices on qualified assets.
The common denominators in successfully closing distressed opportunities are relationships and having access to capital.  Without access to capital and quality relationships to access distressed opportunities, obtaining profitable assets is very difficult.  Private money lenders are a key component in not only the Arizona real estate investment property market, but all across the country.
Private money lenders are able to offer the capital necessary to fund opportunities, …

In 2011 we are seeing the substantial cap rate compression from previous years in the past for core net leased assets. As 2010 ended the market saw multiple investors competing for core assets. The national asking cap rates in 2011 for the single tenant retail sector are currently 8.00%. The national asking cap rates the office sector are 8.10%.
Transaction level in 2011 is anticipated to decrease from 2010 levels which was very high and driven by low interest rates, greater financing availability and a very large supply of properties available for disposition as a …

The mantra for investment property advice today is to stick to the fundamentals that will yield positive cash flow.  Long gone are the speculators that have fueled the real estate bubble.   In the boom years real estate investors ( or better called speculators ) would buy a property and try and flip it for a quick cash out the strategy was a hope of quick equity gains. Today real estate investors are returning to the fundamentals, and the key is cash flow, they are holding and renting for solid, steady …

Cash is king in today’s real estate market.  The real estate correction in the Denver market has presented ample opportunity for small residential investors, to large commercial investors and developers seeking distressed prices on qualified assets.
The common denominators in successfully closing distressed opportunities are relationships and capital.  Without access to capital and seasoned relationships to access distressed opportunities, obtaining profitable assets is very difficult.  Private money lenders are a key component in not only the Denver real estate investment market, but all across the country.
Private money lenders are able to …

Household grants from $10,000 to $40,000 Available from City for First-time purchasers of  owner-occupied Two-Four Unit Buildings. The City of Chicago has an unusual amount of two and four-unit owner-occupied buildings in the many interesting, livable neighborhoods that offer parks, recreation, ethnic restaurants, and a sense of local community.  Owning a two to four-unit building provides additional income, and allows for future extended family living.
There are many options in the new grant programs. Home purchase assistance is available, reducing down payment and closing costs for first-time buyers who are purchasing …