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Market Data

Investment Property Outlook Through 2030

January 8, 2010
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I wrote an article recently about which property investments were looking good based on analyst outlooks. Income property was definitely at the top of the heap.
Higher mortgage rates are coming, and with them opportunities for landlords.
After writing that, I read another good article by Peter Giardini on BiggerPockets.com, where the impact of 10-year treasuries on [...]

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Prospering in “The Great Depression Ahead”

November 20, 2009
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I‘ve been reading a book titled “The Great Depression Ahead” by Harry Dent. It’s really dry and a boring read, but has some interesting insight based on his work into where the opportunities lie ahead in real estate, so I’ve pulled the most interesting forecasts out for you.
First, a golden rule for investors to heed… [...]

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Real Estate Market Predictions for 2010 and 2011

October 25, 2009
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Everybody wants to know where the market’s going. My last prediction was an increase by year end as people try to get their rebate, then more downward pressure, possibly a lot more, still to come. That looks to be the case, which is fine if you know what to expect.
As for knowing what to expect, [...]

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Home Prices Update – Second Quarter 2009

August 12, 2009
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The national median home price fell a record 15.6% during the second quarter of 2009. We will likely see a rebound as buyers try to get the rebate before the year ends, but plan for more pricing decline. Here’s what the individual markets did according to the National Association of Realtors:

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Latest S&P Real Estate Values for Top 20 Markets

February 24, 2009
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The S&P Home Price Indices came out today, and has the latest numbers from the top 20 markets.
No surprise, the report shows that most of the nation continues its downward pricing trend.
We are now almost 27% off our peak in 2006, which puts our prices back to 2003 levels.
The year-over-year declines in the Sunbelt states [...]

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Real Estate Market Turmoil – Good Article…

September 26, 2008

Just a quick article recommendation. One of my mentors, Richard Roop, just updated a good article he wrote last year with his market predictions. You can check it out at:
http://www.roopdoran.com/thrive
Richard’s a very sharp guy, and adds some insightful commentary to the doom-n-gloom news. There’s lots of interesting data and charts (I’m a sucker for trend [...]

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Top 10 Markets for Wholesalers

February 27, 2008

I get asked a lot of questions regarding market conditions, how to choose a market, and where the hot markets are, and will be.
Now I don’t have a crystal ball, and just because I think a market has great potential doesn’t mean you have to pick up and move. Plenty of investors choose to find [...]

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