Tag: real estate market
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How Cost Segregation Are Beneficial to Self Storage Owners
The act of cost segregation – separating business and personal assets for the purpose of income taxes – has been in practice for decades, since 1954 to be exact. The government put this act into place to allow property owners a more accurate way of reporting their incomes. However, recent events and complains have caused…
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Off Market Apartment Buildings For Sale By Owner
If you are an investor looking to acquire an off market apartment building or if you are a seller considering selling your apartment building by owner, there is no question the by owner real estate marketplace is still a place where hundreds or millions in sales volume take place annually. Some estimates show that nearly 1…
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Parking Garage Buyers Target Returns In Niche Investment Property Market
Parking facilities present viable commercial real estate investment opportunities. In the past, many parking-type opportunities have not appealed to institutional and pension fund investors. However, new interest has piqued for this niche real estate opportunity. This renewed enthusiasm can be attributed in great part to the relatively small amount of capital outlay required for what…
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Chicago Foreclosures & Chicago Short Sales
Chicago Foreclosures & Chicago Short Sales The Chicago real estate market still is awash with distressed properties. For savvy real estate buyers and investors this offers a tremendous opportunity. There are thousands of pre-foreclosures listed on the market but Chicago real estate buyers do have to be careful as a large percentage of these are simply…
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Commercial vs Residential Real Estate Investment
by: Robert Stec Many investors view today’s disadvantaged real estate market as a golden opportunity for investment. The old adage of “buy low, sell high” is particularly relevant to real estate today and an almost limitless supply of product is available now. Although experts do not all agree as to whether the market has begun…
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Triple Net Lease Investment Benefits
by: Robert Stec With the residential real estate market in a continued state of flux, many real estate investors are seeking reliable and profitable alternatives. Commercial real estate is a solid alternative for several reasons, particularly those properties with triple net leases in place. In a troubled economy, even large national tenants elect to save…
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Home Energy Retrofits Green Real Estate
Green Apples to Apples: A Case-by-Case or Model-Based Approach Toward Green Real Estate? By: Luke Bujarski In 2008 the Chicago Climate Action Plan set out an ambitious goal of retrofitting 400,000 residential units by 2020. As the green real estate movement picks up steam, national and local initiatives like Obama’s proposed…
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Green Real Estate Investment Trusts – Green REITs
REITs to Green Buildings: Leading the way toward a Stronger Commercial Real Estate Market? By: Luke Bujarski Active property investors might want to pay close attention to a renewed interest in “green” real estate investment trusts, also known as REITs. With the recently announced Better Buildings Initiative, President Obama has pledged new tax incentives and…
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Zoning Can Add Value to Real Estate Investment Property
Real Estate Investors & Developers often ask the question will re zoning my real estate investment add value. This question has been asked since the enabling statutes were first passed in the State. The answer to the real estate investors question is not straightforward and is dependent upon a number of variables such as (a) the timing…
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Bank Owned New Construction Homes In Chicago and Suburbs
In today’s Real Estate Market many buyers are taking advantage of builders who purchased land and started to develop property right before the bubble burst. Purchasers in Chicago and the Suburbs are finding spec homes and condos under the price of what it costs the builders to actually build today. In the height of the…