In media coverage and popular perception, one steady theme has held constant throughout the COVID pandemic: The office market is struggling, perhaps even dying.
Most urban residents know that there are literally thousands of commercial buildings in a metropolis, but perhaps beyond an occasional interaction a building superintendent or landlord, give little thought to the matter of who operates a structure.
War-clouds over Russia, soaring oil prices, domestic inflation—all that is needed is a disco beat to bring back the 1970s to America.
Here are the steps you need to know when investing in commercial real estate and some tips to get you started.
Cap rates can be an incredibly valuable tool for investors looking to establish a property’s value. The cap rate, expressed as a percentage, is calculated by dividing the property’s net operating income by its purchase price. The resulting percentage generally ranges anywhere from 3 percent to 15 percent or more.
On November 10, 2021, the US Labor Department released data indicating that the year-over-year inflation rate had reached 6.2 percent, which is the highest it has been since November 1990 and a notable increase from a rate of 5.4 percent the month before.
It’s no secret that the Fed is preparing to taper its asset purchases which have been at record highs to mitigate the economic damage caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
It’s a common refrain, and yet more fabulous than truth: Gold has an abiding and near mystic intrinsic value, and thus is the, well, gold standard for inflation protection.
Almost any news outlet you turn to today is running headlines on the impending debt ceiling crisis. Each of them is predicting the potential repercussions if the debt ceiling isn’t raised before October 18th when some estimate the Treasury will reach the end of its “extraordinary measures”.
Real estate values across the country have continued to increase for the last 10 years, with median home prices roughly doubling, according to the Freddie Mac House Price Index (FMHPI)
