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. …

The 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…

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…

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…

Timing 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…

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…

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…

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…

There 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…