Interesting analysis by a Senior Economist at Torto Wheaton, the research arm of C.B.Richard Ellis about the impacts of the changes in financing terms and their impacts on values and the potential problems of refinancing properties purchased a few years ago with more liberal financing terms than those available today. YESTERDAY’S DEAL VS. TODAY’S DEAL Mark Gallagher, Senior Economist, Torto Wheaton Research – December 12, 2008 With the capital markets in flux and major bond and stock indexes gyrating from one day to the next, real estate investors have been […]

This article discusses some of the advantages of commercial real estate over Single Family investments. Commercial Real Estate Compared to Single Family By Raymond Pedersen Compared to single-family houses, you can build wealth with investment properties with less search time. Even in high-cost areas, a $5 million or $10 million portfolio of houses would (or at least should) include at least 15 to 20 properties. In lower-priced areas, a portfolio of this amount might include 50 properties. To buy that many houses would require several thousand hours to find houses, […]

This article discusses the advantages of commercial real estate (including apartment houses) compared to single family homes. Commercial Real Estate Compared to Single Family By Raymond Pedersen Compared to single-family houses, you can build wealth with investment properties with less search time. Even in high-cost areas, a $5 million or $10 million portfolio of houses would (or at least should) include at least 15 to 20 properties. In lower-priced areas, a portfolio of this amount might include 50 properties. To buy that many houses would require several thousand hours to […]

This article discusses the potential problem of increases in apartment vacancies arising from higher unemployment among the renting population. It also points out that the increase in the renting population resulting from foreclosures or new households may offset the potential vacancy problem. Renter Affordability Likely to Remain Issue Published: December 08, 2008 By Keat Foong, Executive Editor, Multi-Housing News Austin, Texas–Rental affordability is likely to continue to be an issue despite the recession, suggests a research report from Mission Residential LLC, an apartment development and investment company. Analyzing data from […]