3 Ways To Diversify Your Real Estate Investment Portfolio
Whether it’s REITs, international markets, self-storage or residential rentals, Victoria Kennedy writes, each component adds a layer of security and opportunity to your strategy. Real estate investment is widely regarded as a potent avenue for amassing wealth. Despite this, the importance of diversification within this asset class often does not receive the attention it deserves. The wise […]
The Next Surprising Fractional Ownership Trend: Student Housing
Once considered a niche asset class, student housing is quickly becoming a darling for commercial real estate investors. Even institutional players have been eyeing dollar signs in the last several months. Last August, Blackstone Properties bet big on student housing when it completed its acquisition of American Campus Communities Inc., the largest publicly traded owner and developer […]
Can Office-to-Residential Conversions Be Done at Scale?
One of the most common things I hear these days when talking about empty office buildings from people outside of the industry is “they should just turn them into apartments.” It makes sense, why let office buildings sit with so few occupants when many cities are in the middle of a housing shortage? But for […]
The Strong Dollar is a Double-Edged Sword for Real Estate Investors
While the dollar won’t get you as much in the U.S. these days, in most other places in the world, a dollar can buy more than ever. As a result of the Federal Reserve’s hawkish stance on interest rates due to continued inflation, overseas markets in turmoil due to the war in Ukraine, and Europe’s […]
The Silver Tsunami’s Impact on Real Estate
Long considered a niche real estate investment, the need for senior housing is stronger than ever. The Baby Boomers, which have had an outsized presence both by numbers and economic might compared to previous generations, are now comfortably within their golden years, the youngest being 58 and the oldest being 76 years old. Because of […]
HOW TO DO MORE FOR YOUR CREDIT SCORE
Your credit score, also known as your FICO Score, plays an important role when you apply for a mortgage. You can get a free credit report from each of the three credit bureaus once a year at AnnualCreditReport.com. This is the only source for free credit reports, and it’s authorized by federal law. It takes […]
Why Combining Real Estate Expertise With Financial Planning Is A Winning Combination
Although my articles usually focus on business leadership and entrepreneurship, my experience in corporate America prior to joining the Navy SEAL teams and the master’s degree following my service are all in real estate finance, investment and development. As an entrepreneur and business owner, I also find it prudent to also stay apprised of the […]
Commercial Property Investors Worldwide Rethink the Value of Going Green
Best-in-class buildings now prioritize climate risk, carbon emissions and occupant health Expectations for new buildings – from amenities to environmental footprint – have increased significantly in recent years, reports global property consultant JLL. Sustainability continues to move up the corporate priority list and investors are rethinking value, making the threat of a “brown discount” more […]
Inside the Wildly Speculative World of Metaverse Real Estate
Since Facebook rebranded as Meta in October 2021, the word ‘metaverse’ has floated around more than ever, often leading to puzzled looks among non-gamers. Mark Zuckerberg’s multi-billion-dollar bet to recast the battered social media giant into the builder of the next iteration of the internet has many asking justifiable questions. The metaverse sounds like science […]
Blackstone Bets on Logistics and SFR’s to Continue Hot Streak
When the asset management group Blackstone was founded in 1985, Peter G. Peterson and Stephen A. Schwarzman originally formed a mergers and acquisitions advisory boutique. Schwarzman approached Peterson, his former boss at Lehman Brothers, about starting an investment firm, and he wanted to make private equity investing the heart of the business model. Over the […]
3 Key Differences Between Real Real Estate and Metaverse Real Estate
We’ve all heard of and understand what the metaverse is, right? Good for you if you answered yes. If you’re like me and over the age of 40 and/or not inclined to follow technology’s rapidly evolving pace, your answer was probably no. According to my extensive (not true) research (I typed in the Duck Duck […]
Florida Home Listed For $650K In Proof-Of-Concept Crypto Auction
Ownership of the home will be transferred using a unique blockchain token — known as an NFT — that can be held in a crypto wallet. An international property startup is launching a way to store U.S. home titles in a crypto wallet in the hopes that this process can be scaled to drive a […]