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Real Estate Portfolio Mar/Apr 2003 |
When Opportunity Knocks, Should Investors Listen? Increasingly, real estate private equity funds, or opportunity funds, have become direct competitors with REITs. What makes real estate private equity funds tick? |
Real Estate Portfolio July 2000 Lynn Novelli |
Still Affordable? The affordable housing market could become too expensive for REITs and REOCs |
National Real Estate Investor February 1, 2005 Nicholas Yulico |
Reversing Course, Institutional Investors Assume More Risk Institutions and pension funds are increasingly eyeing non-traditional real estate investments, such as senior housing communities and even distressed office buildings. |
National Real Estate Investor September 1, 2006 Stan Luxenberg |
Affordable Housing Shortage To overcome housing shortages, developers and nonprofit groups have been lobbying Congress for more tax credits or other subsidies that can support affordable construction. But faced with budget deficits, Washington has been reluctant to increase the amount of money spent on housing. |
Financial Advisor March 2005 Dorothy Hinchcliff |
A New Investment Frontier For financial advisors, international commercial real estate may be another way to diversity portfolios. REITs will broaden the shareholder base in global real estate and make it easier for smaller players to invest. |
InternetNews February 3, 2004 Roy Mark |
Coalition Targets Digital Divide A new group hopes tax credits will encourage developers to integrate high-speed Internet access into their housing plans. |
Registered Rep. May 1, 2006 Jennifer Popovec |
All Under One Roof Financial advisors are learning to focus on real estate, because clients whose advisors hold licenses will have less of a reason to stray. In fact, advisors may have an advantage over real estate agents. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Nov/Dec 2003 Christine Rombouts |
Promoting Preservation Financing incentives help brokers restore and reuse historic buildings. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Mar/Apr 2005 Gretchen Pienta |
The Private Investment Pool Commercial real estate professionals help private investors dive into this growing market. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Jan/Feb 2004 Sara Drummond |
The Affordability Question Commercial real estate pros find local answers to low-income housing challenges. |
National Real Estate Investor August 1, 2005 Charles R. Werhane |
The Little Tax Credit That Keeps On Giving In an era of declining subsidies and mounting funding gaps, developers have begun turning in a new direction for assistance -- the New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC). Why would investors put their money in these tax credits? |
Entrepreneur January 2006 Crystal Detamore-Rodman |
Big Boom Theory Is the housing market stealing away high-tech investing dollars? |
Real Estate Portfolio July 2000 Deidra Darsa |
Echoes of Elegance Historic renovation projects, like the ones shown here, offer different challenges and rewards from standard construction. |
National Real Estate Investor March 1, 2003 H. Lee Murphy |
A New Era For Affordable Housing The competition for affordable housing tax credits and related incentives is as intense as ever among developers. Project sponsors are searching for ways to stand apart from the mainstream: The gray, boxy apartment towers of yesteryear are giving way to eye-catching mixed-use facilities |
Inc. January 1, 2003 Kenneth Klee |
Returns: Terra Firma Market bubble or no, there are good reasons -- and smart ways -- to invest in real estate. |
BusinessWeek November 1, 2004 Peter Coy |
When Home Buying by the Poor Backfires The steady push of homeownership to lower and lower income groups by government initiatives, while positive in many ways, is not an unadulterated good. For many families, a house can be a bad investment. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Sep/Oct 2007 Carolyn Chapin |
Affordable-Housing Awareness Increasing demand and rising costs pose challenges in this specialized sector. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate May/Jun 2010 John W. Waldeck Jr. |
Equity Injection Tax credit programs boost funding for qualified properties. |
IDB America February 2003 |
How to awaken dormant capital Several recent studies have demonstrated the success of microlending programs focused on housing in several developing countries, including some in Latin America. |
National Real Estate Investor September 10, 2002 Matt Valley |
Wealth of ideas: Symposium offers sound advice for high-net-worth investors Ask 10 commercial real estate experts the finer points of developing a successful investment strategy for these well-heeled clients typically worth $5 million or more and one word keeps popping up -- diversification. |
National Real Estate Investor September 1, 2006 Matt Hudgins |
HUD Raises Hackles on the Hill New rules slated to take effect on Oct. 1 will effectively reduce borrowers' leverage on most multifamily and health care loans backed by the FHA. Unless rescinded by HUD, the regulations will increase annual mortgage insurance premiums by 71%. |
BusinessWeek April 11, 2005 |
Housing: Don't Panic Yet Soaring home prices are the last remaining problem of the tech boom. The extremely low interest rates that were needed to revive the economy after the bust set the stage for a rally in housing that's now reaching extremes. |
Investment Advisor November 2005 David J. Huber |
The IA Soapbox: Is Real Estate Going Ka-Boom? As with any bubble, there will be plenty of opportunity for those that are patient and prudent. Real estate investors, look before you leap. Investing is different than speculating. Advisors need to remind their clients to adhere to the lessons learned from the tech bubble. |
IDB America June 2003 |
IDB supports housing sector in Peru The IDB announced the approval of a $60 million loan to Peru to support the first phase of a $200 million program to transform the housing sector by mobilizing private investment in order to increase the supply of homes and benefit low-income groups. |
National Real Estate Investor January 1, 2006 Charles Krawitz |
Investment Outlook Grows Brighter For Apartments With rising interest rates, tepid job growth and stagnant wages, residential real estate has come under pressure. The answer for savvy real estate investors may lie in the multifamily market. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Mar/Apr 2013 Warren Kirshenbaum |
Taking Credit Historic preservation tax incentives offer capital solutions. |
Knowledge@Wharton |
What Does the Future Hold For Real Estate? Some thoughts that emerged from a recent Wharton panel for the discussion on the future for real estate private equity funds |
Financial Planning May 1, 2013 Scott Wenger |
Editor's Note: Real Estate Returns As the housing market rebounds, advisors face new challenges - and many new opportunities |
BusinessWeek September 3, 2009 Prashant Gopal |
Housing's Hidden Strength Industry lobbyists are urging more tax credits, but home sales seem to have momentum of their own. |
The Motley Fool January 25, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson |
California Bankin' Commercial Capital Bancorp posts solid results, but is the going getting tougher? |
National Real Estate Investor October 1, 2005 Anthony Downs |
Dissecting the Housing Bubble Question The most widely discussed real estate issue in the United States today boils down to a two-part question: Does a housing bubble in America exist? And if so, will it burst? |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Jan/Feb 2008 Kristin A. DeKuiper |
History in the Making Tax credits help developers fund certified property rehabilitations. |
National Real Estate Investor September 1, 2005 Howard Menell |
Apartment Owners Wary of Tax Reform Apartment executives are cautious about pending tax reform, having suffered from other efforts to tweak our tax system. Fortunately, many of today's leaders seem to appreciate the complex and long-term nature of real estate investments and the need to maintain stability in the commercial real estate markets. |
BusinessWeek April 11, 2005 Kathleen Madigan |
After The Housing Boom What the real estate slowdown means for the economy. |
Financial Planning November 1, 2010 Donald Jay Korn |
Real Estate Revisited Have real estate prices finally hit bottom? As far as home prices go, the data says they have. |
Inc. September 2004 Norm Brodsky |
Street Smarts: Hidden Assets When I realized my land was worth as much as my business, I really fell in love with real estate. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Nov/Dec 2004 Sarah Hoban |
From Concept to Reality They can be frustrating, intricate, and lengthy. But real estate professionals involved in public/private partnerships say they can also be rewarding. |
Financial Advisor May 2004 Michael E. Kitces |
Disunification Hits Estate And Gift Taxation The death of the unified credit makes things tricky. |
BusinessWeek June 21, 2004 Patrick Gray |
As Aussie Housing Goes... Are the good times over for Australia's red-hot real estate market -- and if they are, what does that mean for the housing boom elsewhere in the developed world? |
Financial Advisor August 2008 Marla Brill |
Real Estate Vulture Swoops In Third Avenue's Michael Winer sees bargains in pummeled real estate stocks. |
The Motley Fool April 30, 2010 Morgan Housel |
The Death of a Stupid Stimulus If you want to take advantage of the first-time homebuyers tax credit, run. Today is the last day the government will pay you to buy a house. |
Fast Company December 2008 Ellen McGirt |
Edward Norton's $9,000,000,000 Housing Project (that's $9 Billion) The actor's "family business" has helped shelter tens of thousands of Americans. Now it is taking on the credit crunch with innovative financing and a green-building initiative. |
Financial Planning May 1, 2005 Janet Aschkenasy |
Longevity Insurance Who needs immediate annuities? Maybe some of your clients. Since annuities can provide most of a retiree's income, retirees are not forced to sell portions of a diversified portfolio for income under adverse market conditions. |
The Motley Fool November 11, 2005 Roy Lewis |
The End Is Near. Save Now! The year will be over before you know it. Make sure you know how to save on your taxes before it's too late. |
BusinessWeek May 21, 2007 Grow & Epstein |
Cutting the Cost of Poverty Scholars are taking a fresh look at the financial problems of the working poor, and have some new suggestions on how to address them. |
Financial Planning January 1, 2010 Donald Jay Korn |
Good, Better, Best Higher income thresholds make the third version of the home buyers' tax credit the most generous yet. |
BusinessWeek September 11, 2006 James Mehring |
Housing: The Slump Begins To Hit Payrolls As home sales and construction activity deteriorate at a faster pace, job growth in areas linked to residential real estate is starting to ebb and even decline outright in some parts of the country where the housing boom has been the strongest. |
IndustryWeek November 1, 2005 Michael K. Evans |
Evans On The Economy -- Ignore The Bubble Babble Despite what the alarmists contend, U.S. housing prices will continue to rise in 2006 and 2007. |
AskMen.com Dan Carter |
Basics Of Real Estate Investing It is never easy to make the most of your investments, but there is one option that remains a solid, steadily profitable venue for your money. This, of course, is real estate -- a wise choice through good times and bad. |
National Real Estate Investor October 1, 2004 Anthony Downs |
Expect Soaring Home Prices in California to Level Off California, the most populous state, has by far the largest economy and contains the greatest investment in real estate of all types in the nation -- so what happens here should concern everyone interested in any kind of real estate. |