Jan 20Commercial Real Estate or Residential Real Estate, Which is The Better Investment For You?Commercial real estate is property used exclusively for business-related purposes, while residential properties are for living spaces. Examples of commercial real estate include office buildings, retail stores, industrial sites, hotels, and other special-purpose buildings. …3 min read3 min read
Dec 9, 2022What Does It Mean to Neighbors When a Municipality Changes Single Family Zoning Requirements?With single-family zoning regulations in place in a certain area, it’s illegal to build multi-family properties such as duplexes, apartments, or townhouses, or other commercial type properties like retail or office. …Real Estate3 min readReal Estate3 min read
Dec 2, 2022How Will Rising Costs (CPI) Affect Real Estate InvestmentsThe Consumer Price Index (CPI) measures the year-over-year percentage change in the average retail price of products and services that are typically purchased by households. The Bureau of Labor Services collects about 94,000 prices from 23,000 establishments monthly to calculate CPI. CPI is one of the main measures of inflation…Real Estate3 min readReal Estate3 min read
Nov 18, 2022Will a Hybrid Work-Week Have Long-term Effects on Commercial Office Buildings?At the height of the pandemic, offices all over the globe were forced to close, and employees had to stay home to either quarantine themselves after exposure to a COVID-infected person or to prevent the spread of the virus. However, companies had to go on; while they closed their physical…Real Estate3 min readReal Estate3 min read
Nov 4, 2022What to Take Into Consideration When Valuing an STNL Property?If you’re interested in single tenant triple net (STNL) properties or you’ve only heard they are lucrative, you most likely want to learn some important things about them. What’s more, if you’re valuating them, there are also a few things you need to know. With that in mind, we wanted…Real Estate3 min readReal Estate3 min read
Oct 21, 2022When is the Right Time to Buy an Investment PropertyTiming the real estate market for an investment property is one of the hardest things to do and one of the most asked questions, and We do have an answer to that question at the bottom of this article. The Hearst family was once asked how they do so well…Real Estate3 min readReal Estate3 min read
Oct 13, 2022How Do Major Retail Chains Go About Their Site Selection?Are you considering entering the retail space and wondering how major retail chains go about choosing locations for their business? The retail site selection process is systematic. Here‘s how major retail chains go about their site selection. Target demographic Heavy consumer traffic doesn’t always translate to a lot of customers…Real Estate3 min readReal Estate3 min read
Oct 7, 2022Should I Sell or Should I Hold? When is the best time for asset repositioning?When it comes to selling their investment properties, clients typically ask me; ’Why should I sell?’ Great question. Why should you sell? The obvious answer is that you purchased the investment property as an investment, and it may not be doing as well as other investment opportunities, and after a…Real Estate3 min readReal Estate3 min read
Oct 7, 2022How Will Interest Rates and Inflation Affect the Commercial Real Estate Market?The US Federal Reserve signaled earlier this year that it expects to raise interest rates further this year, which by March 2022 had already risen by a quarter point. Since then, the Federal Reserve has had an additional three quarter point increase in the Fed Rate. Experts believe interest rates…Real Estate2 min readReal Estate2 min read
Sep 30, 2022Foreign Investors: What Do They Need to Know Before Investing in the USThere are no citizenship requirements for buying real estate in the US. Foreigners who are non-citizens can even apply for a mortgage in the US. However, foreign property owners may face complex tax laws compared to US citizens. There are also certain factors to consider before buying real estate, such…Real Estate3 min readReal Estate3 min read