March 2008

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03.20.08

Property checklist – before you grab that piece of land Purchase Dilligence, Real Estate in UK | (0)
Investments in real estate are done in order to secure profits. Some carve out an entire career out of this, and some other indulge in real estate as a supplement to their income. Many investors put their money in real estate with the objective of retaining the ownership of the property and leasing or renting it out for commercial usage. Whatever be the objective every property investor must perform few sets of activities as a checkpoint before taking the last leap. Know your property Visit the property you are planning to purchase during various times in a day or spread it over ...
03.16.08

Weighing the real estate value in a downhill market Purchase Dilligence, Real Estate Trends, Real Estate in US | (5)
In a tattered real estate and housing market like the current one, choosing your neighborhood is more significant than ever. Around five million Americans would be scouting for a house this year. They could the first time buyers scouting the Chicago or the California markets or a worker in the middle of his career relocation to Denver. The significant part is that they all would be contemplating the one of the most important decision of their life in times when no one is certain how low the prices would go before taking a halt. If you would be relocating in a job, ...
03.09.08

Location…Location… Location… The Most important thing in Real estate Property Valuation, Real Estate Trends, Real Estate in UK, Real Estate in US | (3)
If there’s one thing that will decide the ROI on your property, it’s the location of your real estate purchase. Everything else is secondary and should be seen as value addition to your real estate investment. The real estate prices in London are stable and moving up. But the valuations for properties in outlying areas lag behind than their counterparts in the central zone. The real estate properties lying near the areas services by the underground subway are seeing their valuations going up but the same cannot be said about areas not serviced by the underground subway. The same phenomenon is holding ...
03.05.08

Taking the FSBO route for your property Purchase Dilligence, Real Estate in US | (2)
For most of the real estate investors, buyers and sellers who have decided to go the FSBO way (For Sale By Owner) the primary objective is to save on the payments of commissions to the real estate agents. With the commission hovering in the range of 4% -6%, this also makes a lot of economic sense. The realtors and the real estate agents often argue that in order to generate interest in your property in a slow and recessionary markets like the current one, you would require their real estate agent’s services. On the other hand the investors, sellers and ...
03.02.08

Summit county Colorado real estate Real Estate Trends, Real Estate in US | (7)
The real estate market is going through volatile and turbulent times. The Colorado real estate market is no exception to the trend. For the year closing Dec 2007, a 40% jump has been reported in the foreclosures. That’s around 40,000 in absolute terms. To the director of Colorado Division of Housing, this was a setback since the expectations were hovering around 30%. If you the take the base year as 2003, that’s a straight 190% increase in foreclosures. On the other hand the foreclosure sales stand at around 25000 (in absolute figures). So, that’s a 45% YoY increase. With so ...