If you are leasing commercial real estate, you may have wondered whether or not converting from a lease to owning the property outright is a good idea. Every business is different and there is no doubt the economic difficulties of the past couple of years have had an impact on profits. Some businesses seem to [...]
When you invest in real estate, money is made or lost behind the scenes, not when the final deal is made. For example, you may have turned a $10,000 profit on the sale price after one month, but if you paid an attorney $1,000, your contractors $5,000, and your real estate agent $5,000, you lost [...]
Interest rates on 15 and 30 year mortgages are at record lows this week yet buyers seem to be leaving the market in droves. One reason for this is the increase in those looking to refinance rather than buy. It’s a catch 22 since fewer buyers lead to fewer sales, and a dropping in real [...]
There have been several reports around of late that seem to indicate that real estate in Maryland is approaching neutral territory – or an equilibrium. In layman terms, this is a point where there is less than six months worth of stock on the market (real estate for sale) and where demand is relatively flat, [...]
Unfortunately, none of us have crystal balls and this makes it impossible to know where markets will go at any given time. Real estate has long been considered one of the most stable forms of investment. This reputation has a little mud on it following the economic problems in recent years. However, real estate has [...]
