From the Biz Journal:'UC Berkeley's Terner Center for Housing Innovation surveyed developers, contractors, architects and nonprofits building market-rate and affordable residential projects on why costs are so high.

Any agent that believes that the value that most of the agents provide today cannot be replaced by technology is either in denial or knows very little about the innovation happening in this area.

An "average" outcome is less likely, unless you're just buying already turnkey-ready properties at retail price with tenants already in place paying market rents (which of course would be built into a higher price), etc.With a REIT, we're out of the "hand picked" and "hands-on management" world, and into a committee/bureaucracy world where we're going to error on the conservative/safe/orthodox side with little innovation or one-off highly property-specific type solutions.

If the house needs an interior drain into a pump system, this could run $10-12k, so hopefully you can address it without the need.I had a house I bought in Nov, and put it on the market in Feb (in CT).

After dumping in nearly all my cash to my home last year, I'll need to be innovative in financing. 

Great to see him relating his innovative marketing skills with REI. 

Looks like a really innovative way to approach legal services. 

I am in the camp that certain insurance products do provide a unique and innovative way to diversify your investments.

I have a renter whose 1 yr lease is up in Nov.

They have a reputable name, they are very innovative with the technology that is available to you, they have low monthly fees ($65/month in my office at least) and they offer a lot of training (online and in-person.)