I was recently asked the below questions for an interview.  It had me thinking that this information would be helpful to everyone right now.  So, here we go!
What are your tips for investing in real estate, given the current economy?

Buy for cash and be patient.  CRE is a long term investment and not [...]

The Bloomberg New Energy Finance long-term forecast for the US photovoltaic market shows commercial deployment of PV systems continuing to increase faster than those in the residential market. Bloomberg predicts, however, a compounded annual growth rate for residential and commercial together to be about 22 percent through 2020.
Many may ask, “Where’s the investment going to [...]

Welcome to REFM’s Seven Elements of Successful Real Estate Investing E-Book! The Seven Elements framework is intended to give structure to and increase the potential for success of your real estate investment pursuits. The Seven Elements can be seen as steps to be executed in order, but when we are pursuing more than one investment at [...]

With the current economic downturn, homeowner’s are not only seeking the ‘right’ location, they are seeking VALUE. Value matters, because it insures security for the future, an investment that will increase its inherent worth. Homeowners want to invest in improvements that last. In addition, these home renovations – whether architectural or decorative – are a [...]

                        
Are you interested in knowing more about and being a more informed negotiator of equity joint venture partnerships? REFM is excited to announce a unique industry-wide opportunity to shine light on this area of real estate that has not had much transparency associated with it to date.
This fall, we will launch the REFM Real Deals Non-Institutional [...]

In the fall of 2007, I was six months into my first full-time, entrepreneurial venture as a residential real estate developer. I had worked up the nerve to quit my well-paying job as the Director of Acquisitions at a Washington, DC condominium developer, and had teamed up with a partner.
While I was visiting my parents at [...]

Senator Schumer helped launch Internet Week New York with a keynote speech this morning. He urged New York City Mayor, Michael Bloomberg, and Governor Andrew Cuomo to focus a working group on the challenge of surpassing Silicon Valley as a tech center by 2035. Schumer expects that this effort will be a private/public partnership that brings [...]

There have been significant changes in Visa™ and MasterCard™ regulations which affect what your business is paying in rates, surcharges and other fees. You may be paying too much. Additionally, there are many exciting opportunities with new technologies that can reduce your costs and increase efficiency.
Our mission at NXGEN is to be global advocates in the payment industry [...]

Over the last few weeks, The Washington Business Journal has been reporting on once-stalled Washington DC Metro Area speculative development projects (across product types) that are now moving forward, because capital commitments have been made. Here are a few of the notes.
Rosslyn-Ballston Corridor in Arlington - What makes it special is the proximity to the [...]

What is the basis of investing in Ulaanbaatar property?

Investment opportunities of all sizes are readily available in Ulaanbaatar. The larger proportional returns are often made by investing relatively larger amounts into the market, bearing in mind that the market is still relatively tiny.
For instance, as the influx of expats in the city keeps growing exponentially, [...]