Real estate investing is hard. Anytime you place your hard earned money into something, it’s a bit of risk. Is investing in the US real estate market, profitable these days? Not yet, but as it was reported before, this is just a cycle and the market will rise again.
In the meantime, check out the following [...]
Entries from May 2008
Real Estate Investment Basics
May 24th, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: Ins and Outs · Market
Having a Hard Time Buying Property?
May 24th, 2008 · No Comments
For those with poor credit history and those who cannot outright buy a residential property, the best selection for you would be the lease option. It’s like rent-to-own, but you’re still given the option to either rent or buy the property.
Here are the benefits:
For landlord or investors, the rental that he or she will [...]
Tags: Ins and Outs
Hope in the Form of $2.1 Billion
May 15th, 2008 · No Comments
As we reported multiple times a few days ago, the US real estate market is down but not yet out. However, some companies see this event as an opportunity to do good things. For instance, the Los Angeles real estate firm, CB Richard Ellis just closed a $2.1 billion investment fund. The money will be [...]
Tags: News
Someday the Market Will Rise Again
May 10th, 2008 · No Comments
The American real estate market has seen better days. As we mentioned last time, there were some big states whose real state value dropped remarkably based from the last two years.
However, like a proverbial silver lining, California Real Estate Commissioner Jeff Davi said:
“The market is cyclical, you know that,” he said. “There’s no quick [...]
Tags: Information · Market
US Home Real Estate Falls
May 8th, 2008 · No Comments
If you’re a real estate agent or broker in the US, then I guess you know what’s happening. 14 major cities has posted double-digit lows for single-family home values, according to Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices. It’s going to get worse as the home-values have been down 12% since December and a prediction that [...]
Foreclosure Blues? Sell the House!
May 2nd, 2008 · No Comments
When it’s time to go, it’s time to go. However, it’s up to you on how you’ll go out. I’m talking about leaving the house because of foreclosure: are you leaving it with enough money or not? Naturally, you’d choose the latter, but how do you do that? You sell the house before the foreclosure [...]
Tags: Ins and Outs