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120-Day Opportunity for Distressed Asset Investors

by Ryan Hinricher | May 31, 2010

It’s hard to argue the real estate market hasn’t stabilized significantly from April 2009 (bottom of the first dip). It is difficult, however, to agree on what direction the market is heading over the course of the next year. But looking forward to the next 120 days, I think there’s a small window for some [...]

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Commentary

New Year Old News; But Opportunities Exist if You’re Open to Them!

by Tom Koziol | January 8, 2010

Someone once said figures don’t lie, but liars figure. I want to restate that a bit. Figures don’t lie, but self interests figure. I don’t know if the media is tired of writing about sales going down 16%, or some other number, or if the organizations with a vested interest in the real estate market [...]

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Real Estate

We Are So Incredibly Fortunate

by Brendan O'Brien | July 4, 2009

Image via Wikipedia I don’t want a bumper sticker that reads “Proud to be an American,” although I am proud of what my country has accomplished. I didn’t earn my citizenship – I was given it as a gift at birth. The best gift I have ever received. What I feel is gratitude. Think of [...]

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Commentary

“The State of the Economy: Pain Management or Redemptive Suffering?”

by Matt Pitcher | December 18, 2008

I am not Catholic, and I beg for forgiveness from those who think I may be blaspheming by using the term ‘redemptive suffering’ in a non-religious context. Whew. Now that we have that out of the way … Watching the news media, you’d think the world is about to end. Markets are in turmoil. Economies [...]

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Real Estate

The Importance of Being Nimble

by Matt Pitcher | November 13, 2008

Remember the Oscar Wilde play, “The Importance of Being Earnest”? Well, I’d like to blog today about “The Importance of Being NIMBLE.” The turmoil in the markets and the contraction in the global economy reminds each of us of the old cliche: “the only thing that’s constant is change.” So it is in business and, [...]

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