Real Estate

DIVIDENDS CONCEPT getty WACC is an acronym that stands for “weighted average cost of capital” and this is one of the most important metrics we use in the REIT sector. The WACC is similar to the required rate of return that an investor expects from his investment in a certain project. The WACC is a

Introduction Creating a financially secure life can feel like a daunting task that requires the skills of expert mapmaker and GPS programmer. You need to figure out where you are today and where you want to get to. As if that’s not a big enough lift, you’re then in charge of finding the best route

Wilshire Lane brokered the acquisition of 15 Vanderbilt Avenue in Brooklyn, which is occupied by one … [+] of its portfolio companies, MealCo. Wilshire Lane Partners As institutional landlords grapple with vacant buildings, and real estate startups fight for survival, one 31-year-old venture capitalist is betting his firm on the category bouncing back. Stealth until

Timothy Young and his family Source: Timothy Young On Monday, July 27, two days after the eviction moratorium in Maryland expired, Timothy Young, his wife, Tammy, and their two children, Hermione, 8, and Negan, 2, scrambled to move out of their duplex. They’d received their notice to vacate.  Young estimates that he’s applied to more

TOPLINE President Trump on Wednesday promised U.S. suburban residents that the value of their homes would not be impacted by crime or the construction of low-income housing after an Obama-era rule designed to limit housing segregation was ended last week, the culmination of years of deregulation effort by Trump and a reported appeal to suburban

This four-bedroom home in Truckee, CA., near Lake Tahoe, went on the market for $1.65 million and sold less than 24-hours later for $2 million. Overall and Hamilton Lake Tahoe real estate is getting snapped up at a record pace, as San Francisco tech workers flee the city in search of more space and a

Couple and receptionist at counter in hotel wearing medical masks as precaution against virus. Young … [+] couple on a business trip doing check-in at the hotel Getty Prior to the Covid pandemic, hotel occupancy rates were hitting record highs and average daily rates (ADRs) were rising. Now, with the possible exception of restaurants and

US President Donald Trump speaks as he departs the White House in Washington, DC, on July 29, 2020 en route to Texas. Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Wednesday made one of his most overt appeals so far in the campaign to White, suburban voters, saying in a

People walk past the U.S. Federal Reserve building in Washington D.C., the United States, May 21, 2020. U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Thursday said the COVID-19-induced economic downturn has inflicted acute pain across the country, noting that the burden is not evenly spread. Ting Shen | Xinhua via Getty Images Some borrowers benefit

The design duo’s latest collection for Living Spaces is chic and versatile. Living Spaces Finding beautifully designed, quality furniture at an accessible price point can be a challenge. But famed husbands and interior design duo, Nate Berkus and Jeremiah Brent just launched a new collection for Living Spaces that checks every box with chic, transitional pieces

Hasier Larrea is the Co-Founder and CEO of Ori, the creator of smart space solutions for multifamily developers. See space differently. getty As coronavirus lockdowns have stretched on, urban cores have been the target of a number of widely shared articles predicting the demise of cities. Too crowded, too cramped, suddenly unable to provide us places

Real estate agents could have their license revoked if they engage in racial discrimination on the … [+] job. getty After a newspaper investigation uncovered widespread race-based discrimination in the Long Island housing market, New York has passed a bill that puts a real estate agent or broker’s license on the line if they are

Real estate agents leave a home for sale during a broker open house in San Francisco, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Home prices continued to rise in May, albeit at a slightly slower pace than they did in April — likely due to the brief but sharp slowdown in home sales as the coronavirus

Montage Cay is a 48-acre private island in The Abacos Islands in the Bahamas. Montage Hotels & … [+] Resorts will develop 50 all-suite guest accommodations and a residential community on the island. Courtesy of Montage Cay Montage Hotels & Resorts, a global leader in luxury hotel management, will open its first resort in the

Buying real estate is one of the biggest purchases a person can make – and how you handle that purchase can make or break your future return on investment. With such high stakes, it’s easy to feel stressed about the complicated negotiation process. To relieve that burden, we turned to members of Forbes Real Estate

Real estate agents and real estate brokers, on average, earn higher salaries than the national … [+] average for all occupations, $53,490. getty Last year, we took a look at how much real estate agents earn on average in all 50 states based on data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ (BLS) 2018 Occupational Employment

The vast living room has a custom curved stairs EITAN GAMLIELY Academy Award-winning actor Susan Sarandon was born in New York City, and she makes her home there. Now that her three children are grown and she requires less space, the five-bedroom Chelsea loft she purchased in 1991 is on the market. It is a

A family is evicted from their Longmont, Colorado, home in September 2011. John Moore | Getty Images News | Getty Images An unprecedented eviction crisis will soon hit the U.S.  On Friday, the federal moratorium on evictions in properties with federally backed mortgages and for tenants who receive government-assisted housing expired. The Urban Institute estimated that provision

Gary Sinise channeled his paraplegic Lt. Dan character from Forrest Gump into a foundation that … [+] builds accessible homes for wounded warriors. Gary Sinise Foundation If you’re a wheelchair user or have other physical conditions that impact your use of public and commercial spaces, July 26 is a date worth celebrating. Thirty years ago

When owners and tenants negotiate a lease amendment, they have to be careful about some concerns … [+] that are not obvious. ranjan samarakone Owners, tenants, and their attorneys and other advisers have lately spent a lot of time renegotiating leases to give tenants some breathing room in today’s virus-driven shutdowns. Those negotiations tend to

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JULY 22: A woman waits in line as food is distributed at the Ebenezer … [+] Seventh-day Adventist church on July 22, 2020 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Getty Images On March 27, the CARES Act was signed into law and included a moratorium through July 24 on evictions for those

getty Homebuilder stocks DR Horton, KB Home, Lennar, PulteGroup and Toll Brothers are not cheap after rising 141% to 237% from lows set between March 18 to March 23. DR Horton and Lennar set all-time intraday highs on Thursday, July 23. Longer-term homebuilders are a buy when their P/E ratios are 8% and lower. Today

The estate is located in backcountry Greenwich, which is becoming a popular refuge for New Yorkers. Compass The Connecticut estate of late fashion designer Vince Camuto will be auctioned off online next month. Camuto, a shoe designer and executive who co-founded Nine West and is known for his eponymous shoe brand, restored the Greenwich estate, called Chateau Ridge,

The CEO of Bloomin’ Brands, the parent company of restaurant chains such as Outback Steakhouse and Bonefish Grill, told CNBC on Friday that it is not experiencing rising food costs, rather that beef and seafood costs have “been an opportunity” during the pandemic.  “There was some concern about the supply chain. That did not materialize like we

Openpath President James Segil (left) and CEO Alex Kazerani (right) Openpath I’m a strong believer - as we’ve explored several times over the past few months – that the current COVID-19 pandemic, though devastating for society and the economy, is motivating real estate industry stakeholders to fully embrace proptech and the value it can deliver now

Blake Nissen | The Boston Globe via Getty Images If there is an upside to all the pandemic-induced uncertainty in the economy, it’s the rock-bottom mortgage rate bonus for homeowners and homebuyers. The average rate on the popular 30-year fixed just fell to another record low — 2.87%, according to Mortgage News Daily. That is

View from a luxury rental at West Half, overlooking Nationals Park, Washington, D.C. Pat Pugliese | CNBC WASHINGTON — When Dr. Anthony Fauci throws out the ceremonial first pitch of this truncated baseball season Thursday night, players, coaches and umpires will see it in person at Nationals Park. But no fans will be in attendance,

Which are the best markets for real estate investment? The cute answer is that you can make a good investment in any market; for each of the 200 markets we follow on a regular basis, there’s an investment strategy that best suits the local economic circumstances. But aside from that broad advice, if you have

Millennials surveyed have shifted away from real estate and toward stocks as the preferred way to … [+] invest over the long-term. getty In the age of a coronvirus pandemic, it might be tempting to hide your money under a mattress and accept uncertainty about the economy, employment and finances. But, as it turns out,

Peopleimages | E+ | Getty Images Financing a home might be more accessible than you think. You’ve probably heard of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, two entities created by Congress that buy and guarantee mortgages through the secondary mortgage market to expand opportunities for homeownership and affordable rental housing. “Those are the biggest chunk [of home