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7 Ways You Can Invest in Commercial Real Estate Online
7 Ways You Can Invest in Commercial Real Estate Online According to the research site, Statista, commercial real estate development in the United States has been steadily growing since 2010. Meanwhile, vacancy rates for these properties have been declining. What that tells us is there is continued demand for commercial property, and that new space is…
Read MoreHow will Blockchain Change Real Estate Investing?
How will Blockchain Change Real Estate Investing? There has been a lot of chatter about “cryptocurrency” in recent years, with terms like “Bitcoin” making real estate and financial headlines. Most people still do not understand the basics of cryptocurrency. Indeed, it is a somewhat opaque and foreign concept. Fewer still understand how cryptocurrency will change…
Read MoreYour Ultimate Guide to Real Estate Waterfalls
Your Ultimate Guide to Real Estate Waterfalls When investing in a real estate project as a passive partner, cash distributions are calculated and made using what is called a ‘waterfall,’ most of which are structured according to reasonably uniform standards, and some of which are more creative. Real estate syndications use these ‘waterfalls’ to…
Read MoreThe Role of Foreign Investors in US Commercial Real Estate
The Role of Foreign Investors in US Commercial Real Estate By Adam Gower Ph.D. How and why investors from other countries choose to invest in the US should be of interest to every American commercial real estate investor. It is no secret that foreign individuals and companies often compete for the very same deals many…
Read MoreHow to Recognize a Housing Bubble
How to Recognize a Housing Bubble By Adam Gower Ph.D. Past performance is not a guarantee for future results. This boilerplate disclaimer is standard wording for just about any financial investment we might make, but when it comes to buying a home it is often disregarded. Home-buyers tend to be driven by the idea that…
Read MorePreferred Equity in Real Estate: What Sponsors Need to Know
Preferred Equity in Real Estate: What Sponsors Need to Know By Adam Gower Ph.D. Preferred equity in real estate is an investment that sits between senior debt and common equity in the capital stack, receiving priority distributions (typically 10-15% returns) before common equity but after all debt obligations. Unlike mezzanine debt, preferred equity is structured…
Read MoreBenefits of Self-Directed IRAs for Real Estate
Benefits of Using Self-Directed IRAs For Real Estate Alternative Assets Recent research indicates that including alternative investments in a portfolio increases risk-adjusted returns. These “out of the norm” investments range from real estate to market funds, such as lending platforms or other less tread investment paths. Institutional investors have embraced alternative assets to the…
Read MoreWhat is a REIT?
What is a REIT? By Adam Gower Ph.D. A common question that arises when investors first discover the option of investing in syndications via online crowdfunding websites is how they differ from Real Estate Investment Trusts or REITs. One of the best comparisons to a REIT is a mutual fund; specifically, an equity mutual…
Read MoreReal Estate Waterfalls – White Paper
[White Paper] The Waterfall In Real Estate Syndications By Adam Gower Ph.D. Real estate syndications use ‘waterfalls’ to make payments from a project to the developer and their investors in a pre-arranged hierarchical fashion, by structuring the way cash available for distribution from operations and sale or refinance cascades through a series of calculations. …
Read MoreWhen is a Value Added Property a Good Real Estate Investment?
When is a Value Add Property a Good Real Estate Investment? Value-add real estate properties are properties that have yet to reach their full potential. These properties are unable to realize their actual market value for any number of reasons, including poor management, capital-intensive repair requirements, dropping demand for what the property offers tenants, and…
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