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Investing in residential real estate via LLC

11/14/2016 | Real Estate Blog

When purchasing property through a limited liability ompany, many real estate investors in Pennsylvania and throughout the country enjoy a number of benefits. However, it may be more difficult to take advantage of them when it comes to residential real estate investments. However, real estate investors can still enjoy the benefits of using an LLC when the transaction is properly structured.

Why people may want alternate real estate investments

11/11/2016 | Real Estate Blog

For investors in Pennsylvania and elsewhere who are looking for the diversity of a mutual fund with the high returns of real estate, an interval fund may be worth looking into. These funds allow an investor direct access to a variety of investment types such as private real estate equity and debt. It may also be possible to invest in commercial real estate credit without having to put up as much to make the investment.

Economic turmoil abroad may help U.S. real estate market

11/7/2016 | Real Estate Blog

Commercial real estate investors in Pennsylvania might pay attention to changes in the economy that can affect real estate markets. Now that the economies of foreign countries are so interconnected, changes around the world can influence real estate markets in the U.S. Though there is a lot of global volatility right now, many real estate analysts believe that the commercial real estate market in the U.S. will stand to benefit from the economic uncertainty in other nations.

Economists and experts bullish about CRE

11/4/2016 | Real Estate Blog

The commercial property market in Pennsylvania and around the country is likely to remain active in the next few years according to a group of 51 economists and industry experts. The Urban Land Institute releases a Real Estate Consensus Forecast every two years, and the organization’s September 2016 report predicts that office, retail, industrial and apartment vacancy rates, some of which are at near historic lows, could fall even further.

Pension funds show no signs of moving away from CRE

11/3/2016 | Real Estate Blog

Commercial properties in Pennsylvania and around the country have been snapped up by institutional investors like hedge funds and insurance companies in recent years, and most financial experts expect pension funds at least to continue to buy heavily despite indications that an improving economy could impact returns in the years ahead. Commercial real estate has gone from accounting for 6 percent of the assets managed by U.S. pension funds to 7.3 percent since 2011 according to the British research firm […]