The past few days have been interesting. Home construction is up, but new home sizes are much smaller now. I expect this is the new normal. Rates have dipped below 5% at least briefly. This should give new momentum to the resale and new construction market but is likely to wane as rates rise. At the same time foreclosures are surging, short sales are surging, and affordability has never been better for investment.



On the economic front corporate profits are surging, consumer debt… Continue

Construction is up. Construction is down. Housing prices are falling (or not). Who know where business is headed? For our part, we believe that residential real estate is on a course of sustained demand. We are less clear about implications for value and construction, but demand is bound to go upward with the demographic pressure we see as long as the economy doesn't implode.

• Boomers are entering a period of increased rentership.
• Lending requirements are…

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Did you know that condo prices have fallen to a point you can earn sure fire returns investing in this space. Learn about this and more at… Continue

I'm building a real estate investing association (www.irreia.org) and looking for group sponsors. Many of you have networks with many appropriate contacts for this association. Will you

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Do you have ideas about how we should develop sponsors?





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