Lloyd Segal
Economic Update (June 22, 2020)
Economic Update
(Monday, June 22, 2020)
The recession that started in March was the sharpest downturn since the Great Depression. As it turns out, it may also be the shortest. This doesn't mean our economy is ...
Scott Szurek
How long will the current RE expansion cycle last?
I was curious about previous real estate cycles and came across this short article: "How to Use Real Estate Trends to Predict the Next Housing Bubble", by Ted Nicolais (2014).http://www.dce.harvard.edu/professional/bl...
Caroline Davis
Huntsville added more than 450 new residents per month in 2022
Great article regarding the growth in Huntsville and North Alabamahttps://hvilleblast.com/huntsv...Huntsville added more than 450 new residents per month in 2022 - Hville BlastIf you didn’t realize that Huntsville is ...
Andreea Moldovan
Commercial Property Lease Commission
Hello BP community!I am an agent representing the tenant in a commercial lease and upon agreeing verbally on a 5 year lease, the listing agent/seller wants to breakdown the lease to 2 years lease with the option to ex...
Chris Brown
Cap Rates will the stay low or increase with higher interest rate
Interest rates for multi fam loans are up about 1% since the summer. The fed wants to raise rates to 2.5-3% over the next few years. How will this impact cap rates? Will investors take the long view and suffer less ca...
Austin M.
How did you break into CRE (Investing)?
Hi all,Hope all is well. Avid reader, but first time poster. I'm wondering how some of you broke into commercial real estate investing. I believe hearing people's stories and strategies is a great way to learn - espec...
Elizabeth M Williams
Why Multifamily Housing Values Will Continue to Defy Gravity
Decent, short read in the link below. As someone who raises capital for a select few syndications, I often get questions around rising interest rates, inflation, will the market crash, etc?In my humble opinion, multif...
Casey Rolland
Small Apartment ($1M~$1.5M), Seller's market?
Hello BP Advanced Users, I am new to this world. I have several single rental homes and I am trying to purchase a small apt in the range of $1m~1.5m. Brokers tell me that it is currently a seller's market with the A...
Kim L.
Help! Time is running out
I've been a long time residential real estate broker in Texas but fell in love with teaching in 2008. One of our investments that generated a substantial income from years ago recently sold, so now I have just a few...
Laurieann Frazier-Duarte
Commercial real estate
Hey,
Is anyone out there still investing in commercial real estate? I keep hearing that it's not the best investment right now because of the downturn after COVID. I am a self-entrepreneur and know the importance o...