News and information from REG correspondents about various real estate markets throughout the United States and around the world.
In this episode of our Profitable Niches series, we’re starting from the ground up. Inventory of homes is tight in many US markets, and returns are diminishing. Enter real estate development. Our guest, Jay Hartley, saw an exciting opportunity to expand his business into the real estate development space, and he’s got a wealth of […]
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You’ve probably noticed Amazon is taking over the world. There’s a lot we could say, but we’ll narrow our focus to lessons for real estate investors … In the May Housing News Report, there’s an article about Amazon’s ongoing search for their second headquarters (HQ2). Even from just a real estate perspective, Amazon is a fascinating
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Pension Problems Piling Up … Anyone paying attention knows the world is facing a global pension crisis. And if you don’t think it will affect you … think again. Consider this report recently issued by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago … How Should the State of Illinois Pay for Its Unfunded Pension Liability? The
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You may have heard that it’s bad to mix business with pleasure. But, when it comes to lifestyle investing, part of the fun is owning property in a place you love. Yes, it is possible to make lifestyle investing make sense for you … as long as you follow some important guidelines to line up
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An essential part of being a real estate investor is finding the perfect combination of market and product type. But markets, product types, and even financing are CONSTANTLY shifting. How can you read the tea leaves and see what’s in store? Today, we offer some help in the form of Brad Sumrok. Brad has been
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For Valentine’s Day we thought we’d muse on why the right real estate is easy to love. Of course, the operative word is “right” … as in Mr. or Miss “Right” … … because anyone who’s been in a bad relationship knows it’s hard to have the right relationship with the wrong person. And the same
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If the first property you bought as a real estate investor was a single-family home, you’re not alone. This property type is a popular first choice for many … maybe even most … real estate investors. But eventually, you’ll want to take your investing to the next level. If you’re at that point, this episode
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You’ve probably heard Amazon has been shopping for a second home. In typical corporate fashion, Amazon put out an RFP (Request for Proposal) and many North American cities have been falling all over themselves hoping to win the big prize. And who can blame them? After all, Amazon is projecting FIFTY-THOUSAND jobs … with an
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When big companies like Costco, Walmart, Home Depot and McDonald’s start moving into a residential real estate market it’s because they expect growth. And they’re usually right. After all, they have the budgets to buy the best data and hire the smartest analysts. Some of the data the consider includes migration trends, infrastructure plans and
Market Moves of Major Players Read More »
Real estate serves many human needs. Whether you’re investing in rental properties or agricultural properties, you’re reacting to basic human demands—and agricultural products will ALWAYS be in demand. In our latest episode, we hear from agricultural investment expert Rachel Jensen about how agricultural investments can take decades to yield profits—but they tend to have
Farming for Profits Part 2 – Cash Flow vs. Legacy Investing Read More »