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Why Rose City Commercial Real Estate is Bullish on Investment Real Estate
I was asked recently if the surge in multifamily construction had reduced my excitement for multifamily investments specifically, and investment real estate generally. In a word: “NO!” In a phrase: “HELL NO!” First of all, current projects in the pipeline are still below the amount of units to replace those not built during the Great Recession. ... Read More »
Real Estate Investing: These are Your Must Reads for the Week
The week’s best in commercial real estate investing news includes more numbers showing just how hot the market is, great advice on how to acquire and manage commercial property, and a how a local Portland real estate investor should be looking at a multifamily investment. Who Is Buying All These Apartment Buildings Anyway? CoStar reports commercial real estate investing... Read More »
Bond Fans: Rates Skyrocket, But Lag Far Behind Real Estate Investment Yields
Great news for you Bond Fans, or “Bondies“! (While I am a fan of spy movies…by “Bondies” I mean folks that prefer to invest in Bonds.) The current yield for 10-year T-Bills is 1.8%. Expert economists are forecasting bond rates to skyrocket by 60% to 2.85%/year by the end of Q4-2014. (Keep your champagne corked.) Remember that T-bills are... Read More »
Golden Age of Multifamily for Portland Investors?
Why do I think we may be entering a new “Golden Age of Multifamily” in Portland? Maybe we aren’t there yet, but the fundamentals are changing to create it. Nationally the peak of homeownership spiked at around 69.2% in 2004-2005…the balance was primarily renters. Now the national rate for homeownership has dropped to about 65.4%. With interest... Read More »
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