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Location and price dominate real estate discussions, but a less visible factor often decides which apartment projects move forward and which ones stall out: the amount of real, verifiable cash equity a developer puts into the deal before any loans are made. Numbers like cap rates, rent projections, and market comps matter, but they don’t ...
San Clemente, California, once a mostly local market, is now drawing a steady flow of investors and second-home buyers from Los Angeles, inland Orange County, and out of state. Recent deals include a Tustin doctor purchasing a four-unit property for part-time use while renting out the remaining units, and a Pasadena couple buying a small ...
Out-of-state investors are driving up prices for rental properties in Des Moines, Iowa, by accepting lower returns than local buyers have traditionally required. According to Scott Wendl, broker/owner of RE/MAX Precision in Des Moines, this shift is making it harder for local investors to justify purchasing duplexes, triplexes, and fourplexes at current prices. Wendl says ...
Sheila Smith Oliver, Founder and Principal Broker at Dwellverse Group, reports that Abilene, Texas, is attracting a surge of investor interest that now rivals activity in Austin and Dallas. The catalyst is not lifestyle amenities or tourism, but infrastructure. Major data center developments and long-term construction projects are fueling demand for furnished rentals among workers ...
Distressed properties requiring substantial renovation are now among the most reliable sources of meaningful returns for real estate investors in competitive suburban markets, according to Fiona Dogan, Global Real Estate Advisor at Julia B. Fee Sotheby’s International Realty in Westchester County, New York. Standard homes in these areas command premium prices, leaving little room for ...
Daven Henry, a licensed real estate specialist at LPT Realty, says Tampa’s most profitable investment opportunities are no longer in the city’s established neighborhoods. Henry points to overlooked areas near major development projects that are still under construction. His core argument: once a neighborhood’s appeal becomes obvious, the biggest gains are already gone. “You gotta ...
Private lenders are reporting a growing mismatch between how real estate investors finance acquisitions and how long they actually hold properties. Many borrowers structure deals expecting rising values to resolve leverage problems before the debt matures. This approach carries significant risk. H. Jack Miller, president and CEO of Gelt Financial, says the problem goes beyond ...
Skyrocketing insurance premiums in Florida are wiping out cash flow on rental properties that would otherwise be sound investments. John Bastidas, President and Founder of DSCR Investor Loanz, says the insurance crisis has changed the investment landscape in one of the country’s busiest real estate markets. For many investors, the numbers no longer work. They ...
Real estate investors entering the New York City market often encounter tax rules that differ from those in other states. Jarrett Kalish, founder of Kalish Law LLC and former New York City tax judge, identifies the city’s unincorporated business tax on partnerships as one of the most unexpected costs for non-local investors. “The entity-level tax ...
Germany’s hotel investment market remains stalled at about half its pre-pandemic transaction volume, as the country’s traditional lease-based operating model faces mounting financial strain. Thomas Emanuel, Head of Hospitality Thought Leadership, EMEA at Savills, notes that Germany historically matched the UK in annual hotel transaction volume at roughly 5 billion euros. Volumes have since settled ...
A national private lender is deliberately avoiding major urban markets, citing regulatory and political conditions that make lending more challenging. H. Jack Miller, President and CEO of Gelt Financial, says the firm now focuses on suburban and smaller urban markets where local laws and regulations are less burdensome. “The big cities are very anti-lender,” Miller ...
Three years ago, Bay Area property owners would have dismissed the idea of celebrating a 6 percent mortgage rate. But in early 2025, many are doing exactly that, driving a wave of refinancing that is quietly changing the local lending landscape. The main reason: many apartment owners who locked in low fixed rates during the ...
During the pandemic, Big Bear vacation rentals became unusually profitable. The Southern California mountain town surged to the top of Airbnb’s global rankings in 2020 and 2021, as city dwellers flocked to open spaces and remote work made weeklong escapes possible. For a brief period, owners enjoyed record occupancy and rental income that often covered ...
Toronto’s condominium market is facing a sharp collapse in new supply. Pre-construction starts have plunged from around 35,000 units annually to just 500, according to Andy Taylor, Senior Vice President of Sales at Sotheby’s International Realty Canada. This 98.6 percent decline is the direct result of overlapping government policies aimed at cooling affordability pressures and ...
Atlantic City’s residential real estate market is changing, moving beyond its casino image to offer new opportunities for middle-class buyers. Eric Millstein, Real Estate Associate at Soleil Sotheby’s International Realty, points to a surge of new construction projects that make waterfront and bayfront living possible at price points previously out of reach for most buyers. ...
