3 Things REIT Investors Can Expect In This New Decade
Dividend investors love real estate investment trusts, or REITs, and with good reason. In fact, I’d ask who doesn’t love them… out of everyone who actually knows they exist and what they can do, that is. Equity REITs – those that directly acquire physical property – have been shown to be the easiest and most […]
Here’s what Wall Street bonus season means for real estate this year
Wall Street bonus season is the stuff of New York City home sellers’ dreams, as they picture eager buyers armed with hefty bonus checks and willing to pay top price. But in a buyer’s market with sluggish sales and a glut of high-end units, that vision may be more like a mirage, according to residential […]
Real Estate Investment Trusts led gains on Wednesday
Real estate investment trusts led daily gains during trading in a battered market on Wednesday. Twice as many stocks declined than advanced. Sagicor X Fund which operates a series of hotels in Jamaica and the US led gains up 14 per cent to $8.81. The climb while substantial represents a recovery from above $10 in […]
Returning Residents Enter Real Estate Market With St Mary Project
BEVERLY SALU grew up in the taxi business. Her late mother, Icolyn Chung, owned and operated Yellow and Checker Cabs, two of the earliest taxi businesses in Jamaica. In the 1990s, Salu and her Nigeria-born husband Yomi Salu operated their own taxi business in Kingston before migrating in 2003 to the United States, where they invested […]
Inside the coronavirus epidemic’s impact on US real estate
When real estate broker Sunanne Zhu brought a group of Chinese clients to visit a Manhattan luxury apartment tower last week, the building’s staff had some concerns. In the wake of the Chinese government’s decision to put the central city of Wuhan on lockdown, and following reports of coronavirus cases in Seattle and Chicago, many […]
3 of the Best Industrial REITs
The industrial sector of commercial real estate (CRE) is doing incredibly well these days. As online shopping increases, the demand for sites to manufacture products and store goods is higher than ever. Real estate investment trusts (REITs) let investors with less capital and time participate in the potential gains of industrial CRE right now. Let’s take a look […]
Real estate startup Curbio expands to Seattle, aims to speed up home renovation projects
Another day, another real estate tech startup comes to Seattle. Curbio co-founder Matt Siegal. (Curbio Photo) This time it’s Curbio, which bills itself as the “only turnkey pre-sale renovation technology company on the market.” The startup is a licensed general contractor that partners with realtors to renovate houses that homeowners are preparing to sell. It handles […]
Outlook for REITs in 2020, and 2 Companies Backed by Gurus
The U.S. property market has provided stellar returns to investors throughout history. Investors, analysts and economists keep a close eye on this industry to gauge a measure of the level of economic activity. While there are many ways to invest in this sector, including directly purchasing properties, real estate investment trusts (REITs) have gained in […]
REIT Investing 101: How a REIT Works
Most real estate investors likely have some familiarity with real estate investment trusts (REITs). They know that a REIT is a company that holds a portfolio of income-producing real estate, which allows most REITs to pay attractive dividends to investors. However, there is a lot more to REITs than that. Investors also need to know […]
Turks and Caicos Has a Roaring Real Estate Market
The real estate market in Turks and Caicos is seeing record-breaking performance, according to the newest report from Turks and Caicos Sotheby’s International Realty. Indeed, Turks and Caicos real estate hit a record $334.7 million in sales volume in 2019, according to the report, itself an increase of almost $76 million compared to 2018. The […]
