Still transacting directly with clients on existing retail properties.If the interest rates rise to a certain point then larger properties will tend to hold and smaller properties with go to foreign investors buying all cash or 1031 buyers with very little debt to put on a property when buying.High cap rates have less down because the DSCR ratios are easier to hit for lenders.

Foreign investment entering the country inflated the real estate prices so the costs of rehab and building are too high and loans, permitting, cost od doing business cuts into profitability.

I'm a foreigner investor from Dubai looking for my first US investment.Are there any meetups or events taking place next week?

I agree foreign money is a huge factor in our market.

Are there additional cost that outweigh those benefits because I am doing business as a "foreign" entity.Looking to be as efficient as possible.

They are a title company - this isn't a foreign concept to them.

Hello,I am not a foreigner, but I think my question is relevant to this thread. 

Hello,I am looking for a tax accountant that has experience in advising foreign clients (i.e. non-citizens who will be non-residents for tax purposes (>180 days outside of the US)).  

Securities are defined by the Securities Act of 1933http://www.sec.gov/about/laws/sa33.pdfThe definition is:The term ‘‘security’’ means any note, stock, treasury stock, security future, security-based swap, bond, debenture, evidence of indebtedness, certificate of interest or participation in any profit-sharing agreement, collateral-trust certificate, preorganization certificate or subscription, transferable share, investment contract, voting-trust certificate, certificate of deposit for a security, fractional undivided interest in oil, gas, or other mineral rights, any put, call, straddle, option, or privilege on any security, certificate of deposit, or group or index of securities (including any interest therein or based on the value thereof), or any put, call, straddle, option, or privilege entered into on a national securities exchange relating to foreign currency, or, in general, any interest or instrument commonly known as a ‘‘security’’, or any certificate of interest or participation in, temporary or interim certificate for, receipt for, guarantee of, or warrant or right to subscribe to or purchase, any of the foregoingSo, are loans securities?

I’m not sure if this is a coincidence with the increase in foreign and hedge fund demand or brilliant market manipulation by the banks, but recent price increases have certainly reduced short sale losses.