Longtime U.S. property owners are testing the sales market amid uncertainty over the status of the Bush-era tax cuts, setting the stage for a surge in transactions followed by a decline.
U.S. commercial property transactions will increase as much as 40% in 2011 from this year as the economy expands, according to
Jones Lang LaSalle Inc.
Transferring assets to your children in order to qualify for government
benefits is a fairly standard practice these days, but the move can
cause problems if it's not done properly.
by
Ray Fazzi
Real estate investment trusts have been on a tear this year with leading REIT indexes trouncing equities, according to
NAREIT.
Home to more foreclosures than 47 U.S. states, Florida sought to clear
out its backlog with a system of special court hearings that dispensed
with cases quickly, sometimes in less than a minute.
by Marla Brill
REIT ETFs have staged a strong rebound after a nearly two-year drubbing of real estate stocks that drove prices down by as much as 60%.
by
Dorothy Hinchcliff
The SEC has charged an advisor
with fraud for taking $6.9 million in
client money and investing it in promissory notes of a real estate
company that buys and renovates distressed properties.
Reverse mortgages might be more appealing to some clients now that fees have fallen substantially in recent months. Borrowing limits have been reduced, however.
"Strategic defaults" are on the rise as more
borrowers who are underwater on their home loans decide it's not worth
it to stay current on their payments each month.
by Jerilyn Klein Bier
From retrofits to energy-generating endeavors and more, some
existing REITs aren't waiting for an economic rebound to step up
sustainability initiatives.
by Caren Chesler
More REITs are once again able to raise capital and are buying depressed assets.
by Gail Liberman
State and federal regulators challenge tenant-in-common investments.
Investors still see green in farmland, as a growing number are investing millions of dollars in
high quality land in states like Iowa, Illinois and Nebraska.
by Caren Chesler
Investors tell how their dreams of making money went from bad to worse when they started renting their properties.
One in five housing markets entered a second leg of home-price declines
in late 2009, after showing price increases for nearly half of last
year, according to Zillow.com, a
real-estate Web site.
by James Picerno
There are no easy answers for asset allocation, but at least there's a practical starting point.
The proportion of U.S. homeowners who owe more on their mortgages than the properties are worth has swelled to about 23%, threatening prospects for a sustained housing recovery.
by Jeff Schlegel
Some companies are now tapping investment advisory clients to invest in raw land.
by
Ray Fazzi
Ameriprise Financial has settled charges
that it received millions of dollars in undisclosed incentive payments
to sell certain REITs to its brokerage customers, according to the SEC.
Invesco Aim Launches Balanced-Risk Fund
Invesco Aim, an independent global investment management company based in Houston, is launching the AIM Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund...
