Archive for October, 2009

Investing in Commercial Real Estate

Friday, October 30th, 2009

Investing in commercial real estate is treated as capital budgeting by using state of the art investment analysis, which integrates the flow of income it will generate and the associated risk adjustments. Any investment of this kind essentially depends on the risks associated with it. Investing in commercial real estate can be attractive if viewed as a business opportunity and can also turn out to be a splendid option for the investors.

 

The actual magic of investing in commercial real estate is derived from the perceptions of the risks inherent in the process. The time and effort the investors are willing to devote to their investing in commercial real estate can greatly affect the types of properties they should evaluate for acquisition. A commercial property includes office properties, retail centers and multi family properties.

 

Investing in commercial real estate can generate rental income, using it as collateral to secure a loan for a business venture, to offset otherwise taxable income through cash savings on tax deductible interest rate losses, or simply from the profits garnered from its resale. Basically, there are two principal ways for accomplishing exposure to commercial real estates:

 

- Direct investment in commercial properties as a self guided investor either individually or through small partnerships or tenants in common arrangements.

 

- Indirect investing in commercial real estate by purchasing shares of publicly listed and traded REIT (Real Estate Investment Trust).

 

Small time investors can invest directly in a variety of commercial real estate properties, such as free standing retail locations, apartments, small office buildings, mobile homes and parks. National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts or in short NAREIT offers information about investing in REIT on their website and tracks various REIT index and the performance of individual REIT stocks across the retail, office, industrial, apartment and other less traditional sectors. Loopnet is also a good starting point for seeing what properties are available in markets for investing in commercial real estate.

 

Real Estate Guide to Buy or Rent Whangarei Northland and Coastal Property in New Zealand

Thursday, October 29th, 2009

Real Estate Investment in Whangarei New Zealand

Real estate business may be focused in so many aspects as an investment and as a method to earn money from. You can be a real estate agent and enjoy earning money while on the other hand, there are those who have the capital to earn being an investor in the buy and sell arena for a real estate business. In Whangarei New Zealand, however, there is a lot of available real estate business investment that you can get in to if you want to earn a significant amount of income from it.

Whangarei Real Estate Agent Marketing Tips

A Whangarei real estate agent in New Zealand may earn through real estate business by selling real estate property in so many ways and methods but so far, there are a few tips that I would like to give you to be able to earn good in this business. To be able to market a real estate property, you have to know where you can make such move or where to post your for sale property using the internet because we all know that the internet is the best medium there is if you are selling anything today. A few good ways to seek refuge for your product are forums and classifieds. Today there are a lot of free classifieds that you can post your for sale product. Forums can also be a good way to sell real estate. You can also try to market your real estate property using social media sites where you can post to multiple people who might just be interested to buy a real estate property in Whangarei. So far these are just a few ways and I know that there are a lot out there.

Different Real Estate Property Investment and Sale

In a real estate investment, there are a lot of different types that you can sell for interest of those who might be looking for the perfect type of property. Different people have different preferences for a real estate property that they wan to buy or rent or even lease for a period of time so to be able to allow your target clients to get a glimpse of what is there in the real estate industry in Whangarei Nez Zealand, you must have access to the different types of real estate properties being sold in the market today and make a list of them all. This is for the purpose of having each type under your profile just in case you have to present a client the different types of real estate property that you sell for choosing.

To get you an idea of what is in store if you are looking to sell real estate these are a few types. Coastal real estate, farmland real estate, northland real estate, beach real estate, resort real estate, ridge real estate and more. So far these are just a few but always feel free to make it more appealing and diverse for your clients. We all know that selling a real estate property either if it is for rent, lease or total sale depends on the choices that you can offer for your clients.

Arizona real estate listings

Wednesday, October 28th, 2009

Arizona Real Estate Listings

Are Enticing  Purchasers

Arizona real estate listings are disappearing like never before! Back in  the month of January of 2001, at the height of the real estate bubble, there were 114,402 Arizona real estate listings. The following year, as builders kept  making new upscale residences, that number had  risen to 125,738. Over the next few years, housing stock fluctuated: up to 133,424 in 2003, back down to 127,625 in 2004, up to 143,988 in 2005, up to 173,363 in 2006 and down to 165,615 in 2007 and 162,181 in 2008. Then, in 2009, something  strange  occurred : Arizona real estate listings  dropped sharply to an  amazing 62,653! Despite the recession and all the tales of “doom and gloom” across the  nation, the Phoenix MLS was reporting nonstop house sales. From January to February, 1,095 homes sold. Housing inventory began  to creep back up from February to March, but March to April  witnessed more than 3,000 Arizona real estate listings disappear! The latest  figures from June  exhibit that houses are still moving by the hundreds.

So what gives?  What makes  Arizona real estate listings and Phoenix real estate listings such hot commodities? One would logically assume  that builders and sellers are simply slashing  prices to  easily  entice buyers  into foreclosed properties. However, the Arizona Real Estate Multiple Listing Service reports that prices have remained stable. In March 2009, the average price of new listings in the Phoenix MLS was $247,507 and in April 2009, the average Arizona real estate listings price had actually gone up  to $251,019! By May, the average price had dropped back down  to $247,508, which shows  that surely list price cannot be the primary motivator for these  unbelievable sales. (Although it should be noted, the prices have come down a modest $18,102 since 2001.)

Despite  the list prices, the average sales price of Arizona real estate listings have been  tardily, but steadily,  rising since the March low of $159,080. In April, sale prices crept to $159,681 and in May, they skipped up to $163,486, which  shows a market on the rebound. The majority of houses in the Phoenix MLS are selling between $150,000 and $350,000, indicating  a balanced market.

There are many  possible reasons for the   rise in sales of Arizona real estate listings. One is the low mortgage interest rates, which are well below historic averages,  alluring  purchasers to “get in while the getting’s good.” Another reason  is that big home auctions are getting desirable properties into the public’s eye. Thirdly, in April, Arizona received  $121 million in funding to  aid bolster its housing market, renegotiate mortgage loans and stop real estate foreclosures. The Phoenix real estate listings region received  the most cash, with $39.4 million going to aid  homeowners. Some homeowners are saving as much as $20,000 off the price of their Arizona real estate listings through a program called   “Your Way Home AZ.” Lastly, the $8,000 First-Time Homebuyer Tax Credit offered through the federal government until December 2009 is exciting new homeowners. Arizonans are realizing  that Phoenix real estate listings offer  stable prices, fair market values and  excellent opportunities.