Has the housing market really hit bottom?
Assuming that housing is at the latter end of its correction means buying now might yield returns of 20 to 30 percent or even more over the next seven to 10 years
Real Estate Insights and Advice
Lease arrangements in a 'tenant's market'
“The building is vacant, so why won’t they accept my low offer?” This is a commonly asked question by prospective tenants who struggle to negotiate a lease for commercial space in a market that everyone agrees is a “tenant’s market.”…
The Scanlon Report: Misery, opportunity: opposite sides of the same coin
My practice includes tracking what is going on in the private real estate investment world, especially retail. In broad terms, privately held investment real estate includes properties with a value of between $1 million and $10 million. These days, I…
The Scanlon Report: Is your investment real estate properly insured?
A client recently sought some advice on the types of insurance that should be in place for a cash-flow investment property, and it occurred to me that it could be a good time to review the basics. Keep in mind…
The Scanlon Report: Is it time to sell your investment real estate?
We are often asked by investors we work with whether it’s a good time to be selling. This question usually gets an “it depends” answer, because the particular facts and circumstances of each situation are so different that the answer…
The Scanlon Report: Leases — the lifeblood of real estate investments
Let’s take a look at why leases are so important to the value of investment real estate. It really doesn’t matter whether we’re talking about one or many tenants — the same principles apply. Investors want to know the bottom…
