Commercial Real Estate, Real Estate Investing

Canadian Real Estate Investment Way Up

By Ryan Cox | February 16, 2011
In news from Canada, the real estate market there saw a 48 percent increase in commercial investment volume in 2010, to the tune of $18.9 billion. The increase was sparked by a stronger economy and “surging investor confidence,” according to CB Richard Ellis. Toronto ended 2010 with $7.4 billion in trades, up almost 4 billion, from $3.8 billion in 2009, according to the 2010 National Investment Report released yesterday by the CBRE.
US Real Estate

St. Louis and the Negative Equity Woes

By Phil Butler | February 14, 2011
Across the country house prices are still on the decline for the most part. And nowhere is this more evident than in St. Louis where more and more homeowners are "underwater" where their home's actual value is concerned. According to Zillow, the people who owe more than their home is worth continues to rise, with one in three mortgages being upside down now.
Real Estate Investing, US Real Estate

Calpers Looks at Dropping Stocks From Property Portfolio

By Ryan Cox | February 14, 2011
Calpers, better known as the colossus California pension fund, is proposing to eliminate Real Estate stocks from its property portfolio. The proposal significantly weakens efforts by Real Estate investment trusts to convince institutional investors to increase their Real Estate investment trusts (REIT) holdings.
Featured News, US Real Estate

Four Safe Bets for Real Estate Investment

By Ryan Cox | February 11, 2011
Generally speaking, real estate experts base their forecasts and predictions of the top markets on job growth, migration and an evaluation of home prices, along with closely watched ‘outside’ metrics such as interest rates. Here are four cities that many expects think are a safe bet where investment is concerned.
Coaching, Residential

Foreclosure Purchases Not Easy for Most Buyers

By Joe Spake | February 9, 2011
With over a million homes foreclosed in 2010, and the news reports of decreasing values and the deals to be made on foreclosed properties, why wouldn't any owner-occupant home buyer want to get the best possible value? These and other questions are justifiable when so much confusion and doubt rules any market.
Coaching, US Real Estate

Scary Real Estate Math - How to Cope

By Al Twitty | February 9, 2011
The dizzying numbers surrounding the real estate market can be as daunting as the phones that don't ring in this dismal market. Never the less, as professionals, we need to try and wrap our minds around what is happening in the industry. Today's focus is on the leading edge of the market metrics.
Real Estate Resource

Overvalued - Undervalued and the matter of Emotions

By Joe Spake | February 3, 2011
No matter what mathematical equations we apply to the equation of a real estate deal, the human factor can always take over. Facts and figures help greatly in trying to establish value, but when emotion takes over the math goes out the window, and sometimes the deal. The true professional makes allowances for the emotion of the deal.

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