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Landlord Tenant

Getting “The Rent I Need”

by Brendan O'Brien | November 2, 2009

I was astonished to hear these words coming from a seasoned investor – somebody I respect a lot.  “I need to rent the place for at least $1,200,” he said.  “I won’t rent it until I can get at least that.”
The rental unit in question had been sitting vacant for about six months.  It wasn’t [...]

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Economy

Upside/Downside Advice for Investors

by Tom Koziol | November 28, 2008

I have been through a few market swings in my tenure on this earth. I’d bet you have too. And, I bet, you have read and listened to a ton of advice on what to do when the market is up and what to do when the market is down.
Some of the advice probably was [...]

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Real Estate Investing

Five reasons to start investing in real estate again

by Troy Schuricht | April 10, 2008

Just like any other financial market, real estate continually cycles through its highs and lows.  There can be great debate on whether the market as a whole has bottomed out, but there is a growing consensus that many markets already have. Either way, now is a great time to start investing in real estate.
Here are [...]

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Economy

Real Estate Dispatch – 1/3/07

by Joshua Dorkin | January 3, 2007

A few days have passed in 2007, and there are a few stories I think are worth a look. Enjoy!

Manhattan real estate market remains strong
The Manhattan Market is INCREDIBLE! “The average price of a Manhattan apartment rose to more than $1.14 million in the fourth quarter of last year, up 5 percent compared [...]

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Economy

Real Estate Dispatch – Christmas Eve Edition – 12/24/06

by Joshua Dorkin | December 24, 2006

Welcome to the Christmas Eve Edition of the Dispatch! I’ve got a little time, so I just wanted to share some headlines I found to be interesting . . .

The Kansas City Star picked up on the recent foreclosure report from the Center for Responsible Lending and discusses Foreclosure rise forecast: Nearly one in [...]

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BiggerPockets News

New Contributor to Real Estate Investing for Real

by Joshua Dorkin | November 10, 2006

I wanted to extend a warm welcome to Bea Chenowitz, a new contributor to our blog. Bea is a wonderful writer from New York, and will help share her unique views of this crazed real estate market.
Here is a brief bio she threw together for us:
“I have lived in New York City [...]

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Mortgages & Lending

Could It Be:Real Estate Bargains?

by Charles Feldman | October 25, 2006

Last year was an out and out bummer if you wanted to find yourself a real estate bargain.
As Dian Hymer says, writing for Boston.com,the bargainless real estate market of a year ago was due in large measure to the fact that inventories of homes for sale reached record low levels.
But what a difference 12 looooong [...]

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Housing

U.S. Home Prices in Sharpest Decline on Record

by Joshua Dorkin | September 5, 2006

In the second quarter of ‘06 home prices crept upward, but slowed considerably from ‘05, reports Bloomberg
Prices for single-family homes rose an average of 1.17 percent during the quarter, compared with 3.65 percent growth in the second quarter of 2005. The drop was the biggest since the agency began keeping records in 1975. The report [...]

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Real Estate Investing

Real Estate Investor Optimism Sinking

by Joshua Dorkin | August 28, 2006

The good people at Gallup have posted the results of their UBS/Gallup Index of Investor Optimism poll, which shows that “investors are worried that the real estate markets are continuing to deteriorate. The new poll also shows that investor optimism continued its steady seven month decline, reaching a new low point for the year in [...]

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