In this article It’s been generally accepted in real estate that a “balanced market” has about six months of inventory. In other words, the sales for that month equal one-sixth of the number of listed properties, so, all things being equal,...

In this article Several days ago, the Wall Street Journal published an article about real estate syndicator Applesway Investment Group (owned by real estate entrepreneur Jay Gajavelli), which lost more than 3,000 apartments across four rental complexes that went into foreclosure.  What...

In this article Institutional investors (those who own 1,000 or more homes) have been selling off their inventory in 2023. These big investors have reduced their buying activity by nearly 80% from Q4 of 2022 compared to Q4 of 2021, according...

In this article If you were to ask most investors who they thought the biggest player in the real estate industry would be, the name Sam Zell would be many’s first thought. The legendary real estate investor and entrepreneur passed away...

In this article For decades, when investment advisors talked about “diversifying your portfolio to include real estate,” they typically meant adding REITs to your stock portfolio. Don’t get me wrong, real estate investment trusts (REITs) have their advantages. They’re extremely liquid and easy to...

In this article The residential real estate market is doing better than most had expected after interest rates more than doubled last year. Prices declined nationally each month from July 2022 to January 2023 (although never by more than 1% per...

In this article Every great empire that has come before the United States has eventually fallen. Some have fallen at least somewhat gracefully, like Great Britain. Others, like ancient Rome, well, not so much.  As I write these words, more and more...

In this article It goes without saying that investors of all stripes have been spooked by the recent collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, as well as the Swiss National Bank facilitating UBS’ $3.2 billion purchase of Credit Suisse, First Republic Bank’s...

In this article I know what you’re thinking. This guy is trying to stretch the SVB headlines into a multifamily real estate investing story. It must be clickbait.  I get it. But I hope you’ll give me a moment to tell you...

In this article Are you listening to the advice of the world’s greatest investors? More importantly, are you acting on that advice?  If it isn’t clear already, the latest swing banking failures show that risky bets are capable of producing devasting results....