The truth about the markets is still out there if you know where to look. Sadly, one of the most significant trends of 2020 will likely fall by the wayside for most people. It will not be discussed on the evening news, and it will not be the subject of dinner-table conversations in the average home. However, this trend has the potential to be devastating for real estate investors and
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Don’t overlook the smaller, lower-cost items that can add interest and value to your renovation. The purpose of all home renovations is to add value to a property—while adhering to some form of a budget. That’s even more true with investment related to renovations. Adding value within a budget plays a large role in the success of the venture. When planning a renovation of an investment property, many investors focus
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Is the COVID-19 pandemic beginning to have an impact on commercial real estate? First quarter sales data from First American DataTree suggests we might already be seeing a glimpse into what’s likely to be a difficult year for commercial real estate (CRE) sales in 2020. At first glance, sales volume appears relatively stable, if uninspiring. Three sectors—apartments, industrial and hotels—actually showed modest year-over-year increases in the total dollar volume of
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Standard Management Company founder Samuel K. Freshman on the post-pandemic economy Samuel K. Freshman, owner and chairman of private real estate investment and management firm Standard Management Company (SMC) and chairman emeritus of Stanford Professionals in Real Estate (SPIRE), has been in real estate since 1958. Under Freshman’s leadership, SMC has acquired and managed more than 6,000 apartment units and 5 million square feet of office, retail, mixed-use and industrial
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“Sin City” Real Estate Posts a Summer Surprise When COVID-19 locked down the U.S. in mid-March, analysts understandably warned that economies heavily reliant on tourism and hospitality would suffer the most. With national unemployment spiraling into the double digits and remaining above 13% in June, it seemed likely that Las Vegas, Nevada, would once again secure a spot on the hardest-hit lists for the latest downturn, thanks to its dominant
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Home Depot’s Culture of Honesty and Problem-solving Is On Your Side. A little over a decade ago, Home Depot entered a new facet of the real estate industry when it quietly debuted its business-to-business (B2B) service offerings. Called Renovation Services, they target real estate investors, asset managers, banks, mortgage servicers and others involved in larger-scale rehab and renovation efforts. Of course, being Home Depot, the company was not really “new”
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