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Ready to get your read on? Dive into the article archive to help you build wealth through real estate investing. We feature top subject matter experts exploring every facet of the industry.
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Ready to get your read on? Dive into the article archive to help you build wealth through real estate investing. We feature top subject matter experts exploring every facet of the industry.
Investing in the Age of the New Financial Internet
There has been so much going on in the world of internet technology and finance over the past few years, it is easy to get confused and left behind. First, there was the cryptocurrency craze (mainly bitcoin, but a few others as well) that powered online payments. That made way ...
Breaking Down the Networking Process to Meet “Big Players” in Real Estate
In real estate, it's common to hear people say, "Your network is your net worth" and other one-liners that basically show how important is is to make connections. A good network will make every aspect of investing better and probably more profitable. However, this often leads investors to act a ...
Innovative Real Estate Investing
This is not your grandparents’ real estate world. Bold ideas and disruptive technology are transforming the way we do business, and the real estate industry is no exception. Business as usual might be safe, but it won’t launch you into the future, and the future is where you’ll find success ...
People are Fleeing NYC and LA for These Locales Instead
More people are moving away from urban meccas like New York City, Los Angeles and Chicago and instead opting for smaller, less expensive cities. In an analysis of recently released U.S. Census Bureau population data from 2012 to 2016, Realtor Magazine calculated the net migration for most major metropolitan areas. The ...
Homebuying Millennials are Avoiding the Coasts for These Cities
While behind previous generations’ homeownership rates at their age, Millennials are starting to buy homes by the droves. And rather than flocking to urban meccas like New York City, Los Angeles or Chicago, they’re opting for homes in a variety of cities closer to the center of the U.S., according ...
Market Spotlight: Jacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville, Florida, spent 2018 quietly living up to its nickname, “The Bold New City of the South,” and is poised as a significant real estate investment destination in 2019. “We believe Jacksonville is one of the best real estate markets in the country, with 24.1 percent population growth since 2000, ...
An Overview of the Looming Commercial Real Estate Debate
For the past five years, my company, Standard Management Company, has cooperated with any number of universities, financial institutions, real estate companies, and industry leaders to produce an all-day conference that is, at heart, more of a conversation than a conference on the direction of the real estate industry. This ...
Protect Your Real Estate Investment from These Elements this Winter
Protecting your property in the winter can mean protecting it from the cold, but there are other elements that can be particularly punishing if you don’t develop a healthy respect for them, namely Earth, Water, and Fire. Read on to find out how you can protect your property from Earth ...
Changing Seasons of Investment Opportunity
In the Carolinas, fall is always one of my favorite seasons. We’re recharged from vacations and school breaks and feel some relief from the heat and humidity. The fall promises a change of climate, a change of colors from fall foliage and an optimistic outlook for opportunities ahead. At Lima ...
Report Reveals the Fastest Growing Cities in the Next 16 years
New York City might still have the largest economy of cities in the U.S., but two dozen other cities will grow at a faster rate in the next 16 years, according to a recent nationwide study. Oxford Economics annual “Global Cities” report explores key economic trends across the world from ...
The Dark Side of Equipment Ownership
We’ve all had that moment: You rent the same piece of equipment again and again, and you start to think to yourself, “We should just buy one.” It may sound like a good idea, but there is a dark side to equipment ownership that you should understand before you take ...
Find Your Math Problem to Generate Leads and Success
To be a successful real estate investor, it's all about generating leads to find the right property in which to invest. As the founders of a growing wholesaling business in Indianapolis, Indiana, we approach finding the right properties as a math problem. We know that it's a numbers game, and ...
The 2019 Pantone Color of the Year Celebrates Vibrancy, Warmth
Take a deep breath. Because the 2019 Pantone Color of the Year is taking you underwater to the lively, eye-catching color of coral. To be more specific, the Pantone’s 2019 selection is dubbed “Living Coral.” Its “vibrant yet mellow” hues sophisticatedly celebrate “warmth and nourishment to provide comfort and buoyancy ...
The Best and Worst of Metro Boston Real Estate
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times...” While Dickens didn’t exactly have real estate in mind when he wrote this line, it’s still a good description of the real estate market’s ups and downs in 2018. The first half of 2018 in metro Boston, where ...
Construction Costs are Deciding Our Strategies
Today, I have one really big concern in real estate: the rising cost of construction. As a developer of single- and multifamily residential properties throughout the Southeast, the cost of creating new housing options is of primary concern. In fact, although I am still actively acquiring new land for these ...
The next proptech success? Juniper Square raises $25M
Proptech startup Juniper Square announced Thursday that it has raised $25 million to fuel its software platform for commercial real estate investment firms. Over the last four years, the San Francisco-based startup has added more than 150 market-leading investment firms as customers, including Gaw Capital, PCCP, LLC, Rockpoint Group, Rockwood ...
Real Estate Syndications Gain Momentum in 2018
These past few years, real estate media headlines have been filled with two words likely familiar to most investors: “syndication” and its cousin, “crowdfunding.” While syndications have been around for decades, crowdfunding is a more recent phenomenon, introduced by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act in 2012. Both syndications ...
Most Americans Moving Out of State Are Picking This Region
As home prices hit high all-time highs in 2018, many buyers found themselves looking for new — and apparently warmer — places to live, according to a new analysis by LendingTree. In its nationwide study that analyzed more than 2 million new purchase mortgage loan requests, LendingTree found that of ...
The Year in Review: Institutional SFR Investing in 2018
I have been fortunate to work with some of the biggest investors in the country for more than a decade, serving in a variety of roles from advisor to banker to employee. The so-called “institutional investors,” large firms who manage billions in assets for the ultra-wealthy, university endowments, insurance companies, ...
New Program Aims to Cultivate More Women in Real Estate
Direct portfolio lender Velocity Mortgage Capital recently announced an initiative to engage more women in real estate by incentivizing their participation. Based in Westlake, California, Velocity launched the WIRE initiative to “qualify self-employed real estate investors and small business owners who don’t fit the criteria for a traditional bank loan,” ...
Peek into the Crystal Ball: Five New Year Real Estate Predictions for 2019
As sure as lights and stockings will be hung each December, news outlets will prognosticate on what the coming year holds in store for its readers. And at Think Realty, it’s no different. In between sips of hot chocolate and caroling from office to office, we’ve been researching real estate ...
Two Indicators Investors Should Watch in 2019
The pendulum is beginning to swing from an acute seller's market and moving toward an even playing field in 2019. This is happening at exactly the time it should, which is to say that the shift is happening now that buyers are finally fed up enough with today’s home prices ...
Sector Breakdown: Multifamily Real Estate Trends in 2018 and Beyond
The multifamily sector started off the year with some pretty big issues to watch. We end the year, on the whole, pleasantly surprised by the way some of the trends in our industry have developed and wholly intrigued by the potential represented by 2019. Entering 2018, most analysts and investors ...
Trash the Tile: Paint on Backsplash Cuts Cost, Saves Time
If you’ve ever remodeled a kitchen, you know the pain — and steep cost — of replacing a backsplash. One St. Louis company, however, hopes to make a new backsplash as simple as painting it onto your wall, simplifying the process to a few hours. Established in 2006, Giani was ...
Five Proptech Data Platforms to Help Real Estate Investors Make Smart Decisions
Continuing our series on innovation in real estate to help investors, we now look at the proptech data tools within this booming industry. As a refresher, proptech — otherwise known as property technology that aims to improve the real estate market — is rapidly expanding throughout the U.S. In fact, ...
