California Makes it Easier for Homeowners to Add a Second Unit
California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law Assembly Bill 2299, which allows homeowners to add “accessory dwelling units” (ADU’s) to their existing homes. The bill, which […]
Multifamily Investments
The Growing Burden of Renting: 2.7 Million Tenants Faced Eviction Last Year
The hot real estate market isn’t just posing a challenge to buyers, but also to renters. According to new research by real estate firm Redfin, an estimated […]
Blackstone Group to Issue IPO for its Rental Properties Business
Blackstone Group will sell a part of its residential rental properties business through an IPO, reported the Wall Street Journal. Blackstone Group went on a […]
Housing Starts Jump to a 9-Year High in October, Growing 25.5%
The U.S. Commerce Department said monthly housing starts jumped 25.5% to 1.323 million units in October, a 9-year high. Most economists had forecasted a much […]
Higher Vacancies & Rising Rates Driving Commercial Real Estate Defaults
A perfect storm of rising borrowing costs, higher vacancies and slower sales is resulting in greater default rates in the $11 trillion commercial real estate […]
Real Estate Investing: Cash Flow vs. Price Appreciation
The purpose of any investment is to obviously make as much money as possible. However, in real estate there are two types of “money making” […]
Eight Exciting Real Estate Startups – Forbes
Forbes published an interesting article about 8 exciting startups that are changing the real estate world: AgentDesks: A real estate networking website and app. LiquidSpace: […]
Top 10 Cities with the Fastest Growing Economies
24/7 Wall Street published its list of last year’s fastest growing economies. While this list does not directly pertain to real estate, there is usually […]
Top 10 Cities with the Fastest Growing Residential Rents in 2017
Real Estate website Zillow published its 2017 Rent Forecast, showing the fastest rent increases expected in the nation. While the average residential rents across the […]
The 1031 Exchange – How to Defer Taxes on Real Estate Profits
There are many ways to make money in real estate such as price appreciation, leverage, cash flow, tax write-offs, depreciation, etc. However, one of the […]