residential

Riches in Niches: A Real Life Landlord Success Story!

by Peter Giardini | April 28, 2011

Back in March of this year I wrote an article entitled, Riches In Niches: A Guide To Greater Rental Property Cashflow. The focus of this article was to encourage you as a landlord to explore specific market and tenant niches as ways to maximize the positive cashflow on your rentals. The key for many landlords, is [...]

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Commercial Real Estate

4 Different Types of Commercial Real Estate

by Khary Reynolds | October 12, 2010

Commercial Real Estate in general is a large market with many participants in many sub-sectors. If you decide that commercial real estate is right for you, then you will definitely want to choose a niche to focus your attention. Here are 4 Different Types of Commercial Real Estate 1.) Land/Land Development A very wealthy investors [...]

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Economy

Obama’s Making Home Affordable Plan Update

by Steve Heideman | April 20, 2009

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Sean Donovan was on Bloomberg this morning discussing the state of housing and the Obama Making Home Affordable Plan. There are some signs that the program is starting to work.”I think we have a good balance of carrots and sticks” said Donovan when asked about banks and servicers working [...]

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Real Estate Law

Buyer Beware: You Don’t Have to Use the Mortgage and Title Companies Affiliated with your Real Estate Broker. Make Sure You Shop Around!

by Joshua M. Marks, Esq. | October 8, 2007

Caveat emptor is Latin for “Let the buyer beware”. A recent class-action lawsuit filed in the state of Minnesota is bringing to light a long-standing issue that affects buyers of residential real estate throughout the country—alleged steering of home buyers to affiliated title, settlement and mortgage companies by large realty brokers. This widely utilized practice [...]

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