By Sol Zimmerman, RESA, and Aninda Dhar, RESA When an overseas buyer contemplates purchasing U.S. real estate, there are many factors that are often considered. However one thing that is commonly overlooked can have adverse effects. It is important for a foreign investor of U.S. real property to be mindful...
Multifamily property investors and lenders are seeing an increased demand for Green building initiatives by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the Federal Housing Administration, especially when acquiring or refinancing older properties, according to Randy Ward, Managing Director of Agency & Multifamily Services at CBRE Assessment & Consulting Services. In response...
The majority of real estate investors in the Americas intend to increase their property acquisitions in 2016,. And Los Angeles is the top target market ahead of New York City and Dallas/Ft. Worth, according to the CBRE Americas Investor Intentions Survey 2016. The 2016 survey results reveal that investment sentiment...
Airbnb, the short-term apartment rental service, has long sold itself as a way for struggling tenants to make money on the side, exchanging free space in their apartments for some rent relief. While the majority of “hosts” on the website still fit this description, some professional investors are starting to...
Over the past few years, Chinese investors have been aggressive in commandeering New York City real estate. In 2014, the country accounted for about $6 billion in investments in US properties. Out of that total, about three-fourths flowed towards Manhattan. Even a stock market plunge has not been able to...
Millennial investors are more conservative and less trusting of financial advisors than baby-boom and Gen X investors, according to an Accenture survey of more than 1,000 high-income, digitally savvy U.S. investors. The survey also revealed that millennials — those aged 21-30) are the most determined of the three generations to learn how to invest and pass along wealth to their families.