Existing-home sales1, which are completed transactions that include single-family, townhomes, condominiums and co-ops, dropped 9.6 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.88 million in February from an upwardly revised 5.40 million in January, and are 2.8 percent below the 5.02 million pace in February 2010.Lawrence Yun NAR chief economist, expects an uneven recovery.

Thanks John Racine I have checked into this for some of my smaller apartment complexes and it didn't seem to make sense to me, even with the bonus depreciation that was given recently.

Some foreigners, though, don't like the laws here in real estate, particularly that which states that foreigners are not allowed to own any real property here (except a condominium).

I'd like to take a stab at the macroeconomic impacts on the US economy--this is really complex with many primary and secondary affects, but I'll trace the effects through the FOREX, the Real Goods Market, and the Real Loanable Funds Markets...get ready for "boring"... 1.

I know politicians constantly tout how complex it is and the more unusual your income stream is the more ponderous it can get.

That normally means simple deals that are not too fancy, complex or large.

And finding out its a pretty complex beast that attracts all sorts.

Because I would like to hire a management company, I would like to start with apartment complexes.

I have looked at big apartment complexes (34) units.

If the map for instance shows a heavy crime pattern centered around your complex but the area isn't that bad you need to clean house on the property.