The Art of the Deal meets the Art of War You’ve probably heard about the escalating trade war between the United States and China. Maybe you think it doesn’t really matter to you … or you aren’t sure how. But it’s a story we’re paying close attention to because we think there’s more to the […]
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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
MANY lessons from Amazon’s HQ2 search … Read More »
Hard to believe it’s nearly 10 years since Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac collapsed and were taken over by Uncle Sam. Time flies when you’re getting rich. It’s been a GREAT run for residential real estate investors … especially apartment investors. Free money in the punch bowl can really juice up a profit party. But
Beware of bubble genius … Read More »
Even though the Fed skipped a rate hike last meeting, someone forgot to tell the 10-year Treasury yield, which has broken over three-percent … DOUBLE where it was just two years ago. In case you don’t know, the 10-year Treasury yield is arguably the single most important interest rate on Earth … certainly for real
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In spite of rising rates and concerns about bubbles … real estate is looking pretty good right now. At least the right real estate in the right markets. Of course, “real estate” can mean a lot of different things. In this case, we’re talking about good ol’ fashioned single-family residences. Houses. Yes, we know mortgage
Profits, jobs, and opportunity … Read More »
Shhh … do you hear it? It’s the margin calling … “Margin” is a term we hear all the time but can be a little confusing … because it means different things depending on the context. But margin comes up often in financial conversations because it’s an important concept … and worth taking a look
The margin is calling … Read More »
We’re just two weeks removed from our incredible Future of Money and Wealth conference … an it was an EYE-OPENER. (If you missed it, you’ll be glad to know we video-taped the ENTIRE event and it’s in postproduction right now. Click here to pre-order at a really great price.) Meanwhile, now that we’re getting back to our normal routine,
Home prices surge … and subprime is BACK … Read More »
We’re just back from another incredible Investor Summit at Sea™ … and it was EPIC! With 234 people, 2018 was our biggest ever … and many have already reserved their place for next year. Click here to get YOUR name on the Advance Notice List. We kicked off the 2018 Summit with a two-day land conference
Is this the end of easy money … Read More »
Interest rates are a big deal for real estate investors … for many reasons. The first and most obvious reason is because interest rates are the price of the money you borrow to invest with. Higher rates mean higher payments and less cash flow. Of course, even when you pay cash for your properties, your tenants
The future of interest rates … Read More »
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
It’s fun to LOVE the right real estate … Read More »