Category Archives: real estate industry/economy

Real Estate, Healthcare, and Your 2013 Taxes – Some Surprises Waiting for You?

Champagne, funny hats, and the ball-drop in Times Square might not be the only significant events to mark the New Year in 2013. If you are a real estate investor or a home-seller, you could have a couple of surprises lurking in your federal taxes: The Medicare Tax and the Capital Gains Tax Continue reading

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You’re Invited: Value Hound Academy’s Webcast Interview with RealData Founder, Frank Gallinelli

I want to invite you to a webcast interview that will be broadcast Wednesday Sept. 14, 2011 at 11AM PST (2 PM EST). The folks at Value Hound Academy asked me to discuss my insights into analyzing real estate deals: … Continue reading

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The Flavor of the Month: Apartment Investing

It comes as no surprise to those of us who are a bit long in the tooth: The recent economic environment has been bad for almost everything, but it’s good for multi-family investment property. When credit flows freely, almost anyone … Continue reading

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Recovering from the Housing and Financial Crisis

Federal Reserve V.P. and senior policy advisor John Duca has just published an an exceptionally lucid article that discusses the four key “shocks” suffered by the U.S. economy during the financial crisis: As he states quite succinctly, “Home construction plunged, … Continue reading

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10 Ways Green Construction Can Improve Your Bottom Line

From tax incentives, to reduced costs, to tenant retention, to increased property value — 10 Ways Green Construction Can Improve Your Bottom Line Continue reading

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Spring Thaw for Real Estate?

The first sign of of happy news, of course, was that the stock market actually went up recently more than one day in a row. Then, on St. Patrick’s Day, Reuters reported that housing starts jumped an unexpected 22.2% in … Continue reading

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Making the Case for Your Commercial Refinance

Many of you surely have commercial property loans that are coming up for refinance during 2009.  We have a new article (actually, the first installment of a two-part piece) on realdata.com that we think you’ll find helpful. In Part One … Continue reading

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Is Now the Time To Buy Real Estate for Investment?

“Give me a one-armed economist!”  That’s what Harry Truman said as he grew weary of economic advisors who seemingly could never give a straight-out recommendation without adding, “…but on the other hand….” I believe serious investors understand that they can … Continue reading

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