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Why Do We Need To Hire Real Estate Property Advisors Before Buying Properties?
Author: Real Estate Investor, Category: Real Estate Agents
Hiring real estate property advisors before buying properties is an absolute must because these advisors usually know about a wide array of opportunistic and value-added properties plus their knowledge regarding investments in real estate and assets is really helpful in making decisions regarding property investment.
But before you hire any real estate property advisor, make sure that you check his/her credentials. He or she must have hands-on real estate and capital market experience. Apart from that, it is of paramount importance that real estate property advisor has dealt with investment of real estate funds.
In an ideal scenario, overall investment strategy of your real estate property advisor would be based on exploiting the linkage between the high demand and liquidity for stabilized, core real estate assets. In case of low demand, real estate property advisor should have strong real estate skills.
An ideal real estate property advisor is the one who prepares solid plan of action so that investments can be made at an attractive cost basis. In addition, real estate property advisor increases the investment value with help of intensive operational and financial management.
The main objective of a real estate property advisor is to assist the property buyer in understanding real estate thoroughly, with help of insider’s knowledge. Furthermore, real estate property advisor will play a prominent part in letting you buy your first home or rental get a brilliant loan deal. It has been noticed that real estate property advisors also play a crucial role in finding a top-notch real estate agent. It’s the job of real estate property advisor to give you all the information regarding agents, lenders, appraisals, and rental properties.
The best real estate property advisor is the one who explains all the methods and procedures associated with real estate in simplified manner to the real estate investor. Dealing with the right kind of people is quite mandatory when buying properties. In other words, referral is the keyword in the real estate market. Taking this into account, real estate property advisors offer you the names of mortgage brokers, agents and inspectors. Read the rest of this entry »
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Real Estate Sector in India is to have $1.5 Billion Additional Investment in 2010-11
Author: Real Estate Investor, Category: Closing in your Investment Deal
Real estate sector in India is expected have $1.5 billion additional investment in 2010-11. In fact, the property sector in India is a Rs.70,000-crore industry and the new reported investment is in addition to this amount. This expected additional investment is a three-fold increase over that of the corresponding period of 2008-09. This will pump in much life-blood to the industry which has had a slump and stagnation for about 15 months in the wake of the global economic meltdown. The main collaborators of the additional fund are reportedly RedFort Capital, Xander Real Estate Partners, ICICI Prudential Infrastructure Fund, Sun Apollo and HDFC India Real Estate Fund. Most of these investments are expected to be in the metro centres and Tier 2 cities.
Of the additional $1.5 billion additional investment in the real estate sector in India in 2010-11, domestic contributors will put in to the tune of $400 million. The remaining fund of $1.2 billion is to come from international investors. In the words of Amit Goenka, national director, Kinght Frank Indian (P) Ltd: “These estimates are based on the total active domestic and international funds and their existing corpus strengths. There are some active domestic players like HDFC, ICICI Prudential Fund, IndiaREIT, Milestone and ASK who are expected to do deals in 2010. The bulk of the funds are, however, foreign, with much larger corpuses.” Nagarjuna Constructions, Parsvanath, Godrej Properties and a few others have already struck deals with these fund investors.
In the context of real estate India ,This sector has $1.5 billion additional investment in 2010-11, real estate groups in India like Emaar, MGF, Purvankara, Omaxe, Ambience, etc. are reported to be planning to enter in to private equity (PE) deals for their residential property projects. Some other real estate majors have announced qualified institutional placements (QIP) and initial public offerings (IPO). Reportedly, a number of Tier 2 developers in the Delhi NCR, Bangalore and MMR regions are in negotiations regarding PE funds for their residential units at various locations in the country. Most of the projects are located in metro centres such as Delhi NCR, Kolkata, Chennai, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Gurgaon, Ghaziabad, Faridabad, Pune, Hyderabad, Bhopal, Bhubeneswar, Jaipur, Lucknow, Goa, Chandigarh, etc. In the words of Abhishek Kiran Gupta, research head of the property consultants of global repute, Jones Lang LaSalle Meghraj (JLLM): “While abnormally large returns can be found in specific projects throughout the country, we have limited our analysis to India’s seven largest cities due to high residential demand from their large populations, relatively higher transparency levels and presence of premium regional and national developers. In order to round out our top 10 list, we have also included three additional noteworthy cities which we feel have the potential to provide significant returns to investors.”
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The Landlord Business – Managing Your Future With Investment Property
Author: Real Estate Investor, Category: Landlord Tools
So, do you think it’s a bad time to get into the investment property business and become a landlord? After all, property values aren’t literally going through the roof anymore like they were during the real estate bonanza of the past several years. Instead, the opposite scenario is currently taking place – property values have dropped (and are predicted to drop even further) in many parts of the country.
The fact that the real estate market has cooled and is coming back to reality shouldn’t discourage anyone from acquiring rental property and becoming a landlord. The truth is some very attractive buying opportunities are being created for real estate investors who can (and are willing to) take advantage of them.
As of this writing, many of the top real estate experts believe that these opportunities will peak during the next six to twelve months before they begin to fade. They’re predicted to reach levels that haven’t existed for many years. The world’s greatest investor, Warren Buffett, has long practiced his famous philosophy: “Be fearful when others are greedy, and be greedy when others are fearful.” It’s the perfect investment acumen that also applies to real estate – buy low and sell high when the opportunities exist.
With that being said and with real estate prices currently on the decline, it’s hard to know just when prices will reach rock bottom before they level off and begin to rise again. However, no matter what the pundits may advise, trying to “time” and predict the future of the real estate market is impossible without having a crystal ball. Read the rest of this entry »
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1031 Exchange: Now is the Time
Author: Real Estate Investor, Category: Closing in your Investment Deal
Amidst the turbulence of the housing market in the U.S., the easing of property prices has created some of the best investment opportunities for single-family home investments in the last 20 years. Therefore, now is the ideal time for eligible investors to capitalize on the current market conditions and build long-term wealth through acquiring high cash flow properties. But first, it is important to consider disposing of underperforming assets by utilizing a 1031 exchange (1031x).
Section 1031 of the IRS provides investors with a legal means to defer their capital gains tax liability upon the sale of an investment property. To qualify, an investor must identify a replacement property within 45 days of the sale of the relinquished property, and close escrow within 180 days with the assistance of a 1031 exchange facilitator. The favorable tax treatment enables investors to sell properties currently in their investment portfolio – which may be under-performing assets – and avoid the capital gains taxes that would otherwise be due.
Presently, housing prices have declined sharply as millions of homeowners work through the foreclosure process. As a result, this has dramatically increased the market demand for rental properties as former homeowners are forced to become renters. The good news is investors can take advantage of these conditions by exchanging into higher-performing properties without capital gains tax consequences.
The Obama administration has attempted to further stimulate the housing market by providing government incentives in the form of up to an $8,000 first-time home buyer’s tax credit. While the unit sales volumes of single family homes has risen in recent months, these additional measures should add further fuel to the fire, which will likely cause property values to rise once again. Therefore, this will provide much-needed equity appreciation, making the positive cash flow available in today’s market an even more attractive investment for 1031 exchange participants.
The current crop of performing single-family properties may permit investors to increase their cash-on-cash returns to as much as 10%-15%. Furthermore, the average rate of appreciation for single family homes has been more than 5% annually for the last 60 years, which has helped create internal rates of return of greater than 20% per year using leverage when acquiring a property. Homes that are currently not performing at these levels should be carefully analyzed to see if better returns can be created by disposing the property and utilizing a 1031x to acquire new assets.
Kevin Conlon is co-founder of Meridian Pacific Properties. Article Source:http://www.articlesbase.com/real-estate-articles/1031-exchange-now-is-the-time-1719146.html
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SARB New Lending Numbers For 3rd Quarter Show Noticeable Progress On The Long Road To Better Times
Author: Real Estate Investor, Category: Closing in your Investment Deal
Value of new residential loans granted nearing positive year-on-year growth
After a lengthy spell of non-stop year-on-year decline spanning beck to June 2007, the =month that the National Credit Act was implemented, the value of new residential mortgage loans granted is steadily nearing a return to positive year-on-year growth. In September 2009, the rate of year-on-year decline had been reduced to -13.8%, and while this still appears to be significant decline, it is significantly better than the -27.5% just one month before, and hugely better than the -62.2% rate of decline as recently as April. On a month-on-month basis, broad growth has been in progress since early-2009.
For the 3rd quarter as a whole, the year-on-year decline was -22.2%, which had more than halved on the -49.6% of the previous quarter, while the quarter-on-quarter growth rate had grown at an impressive rate of +30.3%.
The SARB numbers are beginning to show more concrete confirmation of the increased volumes that we have been feeling since earlier in the year, with September’s R18,8 bn being the highest value of residential grants this year, and more than double that of January. While improving, though, the value remains less than half of the all-time high of R39.5bn reached in May 2007.
The noticeable improvement in value of loans granted since the beginning of the year reflects the positive impact of 5 percentage points’ worth of interest rate cuts since late-2008, banks responding to better environment with some relaxation in lending criteria, and a mildly improving economic growth performance.
Commercial mortgages following a similar trend to residential
In recent years, the trend in commercial property loans granted has also taken on a similar shape over the past two years or so, having shown negative growth since earlier back in 2006, reaching an extreme rate of year-on-year of -86.9% in December 2008.
Much of this weakness may reflect residential development finance, but the commercial property sector has probably also played a major role, with the returns of the major 3 sub-sectors of commercial property, namely retail, industrial and office space all showing significant deteriorations in performance from 2008, as the recession started to bite.
Since the beginning of 2009, however, the year-on-year rate of decline for commercial loans granted has diminished steadily to a mere -11.6% in September, while over the third quarter its quarter-on-quarter growth rate had turned slightly positive to the tune of +5.4%.
The focus of growth has been mainly on loans on existing properties, with the numbers still reflecting tough times for new developments
Breaking new loans granted up in a different fashion, the severe weakness in the new development market, compared to the existing property market, is apparent.
The breakdown of new mortgages by loans on existing buildings, on construction of buildings, and on vacant land, lumps residential and commercial property together. (although residential property is the dominant segment in the mortgage market). Whereas the year-on-year decline in the value of mortgage loans granted on existing buildings has diminished steadily from a low of -56.9% in February 2009 to -17.2% as at September, loans granted for construction of new buildings showed a more extreme -43.4% decline as at September, while vacant land mortgage grants were -71.3% down year-on-year. The weaker state of loans on construction and vacant land confirms the lagging status of the new building market, versus that of the existing market. On the residential side at least, this has much to do with a combination of a weak “existing property” market and a surge in input cost inflation for builders in 2007 and 2008, which opened up a wider gap between new and existing home prices, making it difficult to bring competitively priced new stock to the market.
Capital repayments growth has overtaken payouts growth, which could send total Mortgage loans outstanding into negative growth soon
A noticeable feature of the mortgage market as of late has been the steady recovery in capital repayments, which showed positive year-on-year growth in value in September to the tune of 17.9%, possibly a partial reflection of a more cautious household sector determined to reduce its level of indebtedness in many instances (given that household borrowing for residential purposes is the dominant force in the mortgage market). This is in sharp contrast to mortgage payout value growth, which was still in sharp year-on-year decline at -44.2% as at September (although starting to turn for the better slowly).
The large difference in growth rates between capital repayments and payouts has meant that the value of capital repayments has been catching up to that of payouts. The bygone years of booming growth in new lending had seen the value of capital repayments as a percentage of payouts declining from a 99.7% in March 1999 all the way to 37.9% by November 2008 (although by 2008 the low percentage was more a reflection of financial stress than booming new lending)
This percentage has rebounded sharply in 2009 to record 92.4% at September 2009. The combination of negative growth in payout value and positive growth in capital repayments translates into ongoing decline in year-on-year growth in the value of total mortgage advances outstanding, registering a meagre 3.6% in October and looking increasingly likely to head into negative territory within the next few months. Such is the typical lag between new lending turnarounds and trend changes in growth in the value of outstanding mortgages, the latter being dependent on the relative performances of payouts vs capital repayments.
Outlook
The steady rise in new residential mortgage loans granted is expected to continue until at least mid-2010, where-after one may see some flattening out in the level as the positive impact of the 2009 interest rate cuts wears off. This rise in grants is starting to spill over into an improving payouts situation with something of a lag. Noticeable increase in building loans is only anticipated in the second half of 2010, once the decline in oversupply of existing properties on the market makes new developments viable on a larger scale.
However, in a generally more conservative environment compared with a few years ago, capital repayments growth looks set to outstrip new loan growth for a while, and this is expected to translate into a decline in total value of outstanding mortgage loans over the year of 2010, to the tune of around -5% year-on-year at next year’s end.
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Compassion and Cash Flow – Can They Mix?
Author: Real Estate Investor, Category: Landlord Tools
It was a cold and rainy day when I walked into the apartment. The door was unlocked and ajar. And while I shouted “hellloooo” through the crack, I already knew no one was at home. My tenant had left in the middle of the night without paying his rent. Lucky for me I had a security deposit; I’d need it to clean up the mess.
I’m a compassionate person, always trying to believe the best about people, and while I continue that philosophy, there have been times (this being one) where I was taken advantage of. There are two schools of thought; one being the tough and tenacious one, always keeping a certain distance between you and your tenant. The flip side is the compassion one, where you get to know the renter and their family (that’s the one I’d practiced in this scenario). While one will rarely allow a social interaction, the other can cause its own set of headaches.
What I’ll aim for in the future is a blend between the two. I refuse to change my philosophy about life (its keep me sane and happy) still I realize there are those who would take advantage of anyone’s kindness. In other words (as heard in political circles) “trust but verify”.
No matter whom the person is; family, friend or stranger, always get references and a security deposit. In my case, if I hadn’t had the deposit, I’d have been out the money to get the carpets cleaned, not the end of the world, but not good business either.
Here’s the policy I’ve adapted and while sometimes difficult, it’s kept me out of financial trouble and it’s really pretty simply. Be upfront with the renter and tell them what you expect. Is the rent due on the 1st? Then make certain they know you expect payment on or before that date. Do you give grace periods? If you do, then expect them to be used. Do you charge late fees; again make that fact known in the beginning. If you’ll do this, then it will be you who sets the rules and there will be no misunderstandings later.
Now this next one is very important and probably (depending on your personality) the most difficult. Stand behind what you say; if you charge late fees, then charge them, don’t let it slide. No one likes to pay extra. For example, when you get your bill from the electric or gas company, have you noticed if you pay you bill on time it’s one number, and if you pay after a certain date, the figure is higher. They are letting you know, emphatically, exactly what you owe and what you’ll save by paying timely. Read the rest of this entry »
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Real Estate Marketing Techniques
Author: Real Estate Investor, Category: Closing in your Investment Deal
Powerful real estate marketing ideas are always needed, particularly during those times when the housing market is sluggish and when the economic situation is not so good. Gaining the trust of your prospect is arguably one of your most vital tasks when you are selling real estate or even other services and products. Therefore, it is essential that you are able to create the impression in your prospective customers that they can depend on you to provide them with quality service that you have the knowledge required to offer them the best deal. Related to this, is the need to show that you are enthusiastic about the properties that you are selling and this can be shown through nonverbal clues like the tone of voice, the volume of your voice, your rate of speech, your facial expressions, your inflection, eye contact, and your listening skills.
Another essential real estate marketing method is to enhance the awareness of people regarding your unique selling points, you name and your company. You can apply online adverting and the usual print advertising methods to do this. Another important method is to eliminate doubt in the minds of potential customers through references, testimonials by clients, and becoming a member of respected professional organizations.
Ensuring that marketing is one of your uppermost priorities that should be acted upon everyday is another important real estate marketing idea. Failure to do something about marketing for one day can allow your competition to get ahead of you and may result into the loss of potential customers. If you do not have a daily marketing plan, your present clients and potential customers may be looking at the offerings of your competitors through a brochure, a sales letter, a door hanger, a blog post, a phone call, a postcard mailing, an exhibit in a trade show, and a press release.
Still another important real estate marketing technique is to begin a blog that is connected to your niche or expertise. It is vital that this blog should contain information on solving or preventing the problems of people. You may then invite prospects and current clients to read your blog posts. What blogging can do for you is that the readers will gradually consider you to be an expert in the topic that you have chosen to focus on. The effect is to ensure that your name and your company will be foremost in their minds when they encounter a problem that could be solved by what your are selling. Just remember to set aside a regular time to post your blogs because you could lose your loyal readers if it takes too long before you post your next blog.
Are you interested in getting the scoop on reo properties then check out the latest Real Estate News and keep yourself informed and up to date. Article Source:http://www.articlesbase.com/real-estate-articles/real-estate-marketing-techniques-1686921.html
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What You Need to Know Before Purchasing a Real Estate in Carmel, CA
Author: Real Estate Investor, Category: Closing in your Investment Deal
Everyone has dreamt of owning a house. When that happens, for sure you will savor your new home just like you would a piece of cake, aesthetically appreciating everything that makes it special to you. So when looking for a real estate to make it possible, it should be in a place that is equally enticing.
Carmel in Monterey, CA. is definitely one of the most-sought after town in the United States as of late. One reason for its appeal is the majestic scenery of the location. If your ideal real estate property is somewhere with a rich history regarding arts.Carmel certainly has class like no other.
Situated on the Pacific Coast, Carmel in Monterey, CA is home to notable artists such as actor and director Clint Eastwood, who was once the Mayor of the town for one term. In fact, the dominance of arts in the area paved way for a full-length feature of Carmel’s artists, writers and poets in the San Francisco Call in 1906.
Buying a property in Carmel demands careful weighing of all the factors that would affect your decision. Before anything else, you might want to consider the following aspects before settling to the idea that Carmel is the best place for you – the schools within the town, Carmel’s public services and available mortgages. You can consult the Website of Monterey County, CA for this purpose.
Once you’re done checking the background of the mentioned factors, you can now proceed to having a free mortgage pre-qualification to know the range of your financial capabilities. Also, it would help if you will research first the types of mortgages you can avail of before making any further deals.
The town of Carmel in Monterey, CA is one of those places one would want to settle down. Just like purchasing Carmel real estate in any other areas, it also demands careful planning. Article Source:http://www.articlesbase.com/real-estate-articles/what-you-need-to-know-before-purchasing-a-real-estate-in-carmel-ca-1676468.html
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