Every day we all face our own set of challenges. Sometimes, it may feel like real estate agents have an extra set of obstacles on their plate. From finding and converting leads to keeping clients happy and running their own business, sometimes it feels like quite the uphill climb. Throughout…

If you lived through the recent real estate and economic recessions, the very headline of this article might cause you some emotional pain. Less than ten years ago, the country was swept with an economic crisis the likes of which our generation had never seen. I personally remember driving down…

Prior to the 1980s, commercial real estate (CRE) assets were rarely prioritized by institutional investors — entities that hire financial professionals to manage pooled investment funds. CRE did become slightly more popular during the ’80s and ’90s, but it never accounted for more than 4 percent of institutional investors’ aggregate…

Do I rent or do I buy? It’s an eternal question, one that can’t be solved with economics alone. This is particularly fraught time to make such a seemingly monumental decision. Interest rates are rising, which means mortgage payments are going up as well. Lock in those rates now or…

I recently spoke with an investor who told me that he has $500,000 in cash and is looking for the right investment property to acquire. As usual, I asked my standard set of questions: What are your goals, time horizon, risk tolerance and experience level? His responses were stable cash…

Millennials are changing the housing market. When we look at the 2018 buyer and seller trends report published by the National Association of Realtors, we find the 18-to-35-year-old demographic was the largest group of homebuyers, making up 36% of the market over the last few years. For 65% of this…

Earlier this week, someone reportedly paid $215,000 for a 126-parcel estate. It sounds like a steal, except in terms of “location, location, location”, which in this case is … virtual, and gives new meaning to the idea of cryptocurrency’s use in real estate. Welcome to Decentraland, an Ethereum-based VR platform…

High-end real estate does not always play by the same set of rules as other sectors of the market. The wealth of investors who purchase luxury properties protects them, to an extent, from the economic fluctuations that influence the buying and selling decisions of ordinary homeowners. “At the luxury end,…

More Americans are using real estate agents to buy and sell their home than ever before, even among the younger generations. A new Harris Insights housing consumer study, which was underwritten by the California Association of Realtors, The CE Shop and REAL Trends, shows a full 90% of consumers use…