Fortaleza has become very expansive, I'd say on par with Miami if not more, just from my observation.

And like the dot com, energy, and housing bubble before, because of the 'rush to the new' among their purveyors and purchasers alike - and , because of its sheer mass and lack of oversight, this sector again has the potential to tank the economy - taking with it our basic fundamental strengths:  legitimate investment funding, business expansion, jobs; and leaving general economic wreckage in its wake - unemployment, massive and increasing debt, rising government welfare and other social remedy costs,  and yes - tanked home construction and ownership.

He informed me that in his opinion it would only add value to the building but I would like to hear a second opinion on whether University expansion is always a good thing or if it has ever brought negative results for local home owners?

Expansion is forcing people to the "burbs" so expansion is happening in smaller towns outside of raleigh (garner, apex, holly springs, wendell, knightdale, wake forest, rolesville, etc).

There is continued expansion to the 429 toll road network, the "Wekiva Parkway" that will eventually be a direct shot connecting I4 at the 417 down through Apopka to Disney, the turnpike, airport, etc.

Once I have a lender relationship that is a good fit, I will be looking to rapidly continue my expansion within the Atlanta market.

I love city life; growth and expansion, new residential construction (multi and single family market), networking groups galore (plenty of places to meet new people everyday to add to your network) and a neverending stomping ground for business.You can carve a niche in a big city.

There is almost no expansion room in desirable areas so urban sprawl is almost non-existent in Las Vegas.• Job quantity and quality - The value of a property is no better than the jobs around it.

If you have a business and expansion mindset, you can always grow from being simply a real estate agent, to owning a real estate business that can make many times what you can by yourself.  

And mind you, I only bought it for $95k, so $40k in appreciation on that is pretty hefty.Now, to be clear though...I bought in Atlanta when it was at it's infancy stage of the expansion cycle, so that amount of appreciation stemmed from that.