More Data Suggests a New Housing Boom Has Begun – By Cullen Roche

A version of this article first appeared on February 7, 2013 in the Daily Crux, published by Stansberry & Associates Investment Research, an independent investment research firm.  You can visit them at www.stansberryresearch.com. From PragCap If you’re looking for things I’ve been wrong about recently you can chalk housing up on the list  Last year…

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Something to Think About #7 – Secular Shift – By Klarise Yahya, Commercial Loan Broker, DRE: 0095710 MLO: 249261

If you’ve missed some of the prior articles, basic “beginner” guidelines on successful investing are in my book “Stairway to Wealth” available at www.LuLu.com. Arithmetic Net Operating Income (NOI) divided by Price equals Cap Rate. Ex 1: If we have an investment valued at $100,000 and it pops out a $5,000 NOI, we’re making a…

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House Prices, Real House Prices and Price-to-Rent Ratio – By Bill McBride

There is a clear seasonal pattern for house prices, and earlier this year I predicted that the Case-Shiller indexes would turn negative month-to-month in October 2012 on a Not Seasonally Adjusted (NSA) basis.  That is the normal seasonal pattern. Also I expected smaller month-to-month declines this winter than for the same months last year. Sure enough,…

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Resident Manager Laws For 2013 – By Dale Alberstone, Esq.

Hello everybody.  As you may suspect, litigation continues to be filed in record numbers by resident managers against apartment owners and management companies for  violations of wage and residency laws. The amounts managers demand are staggering. For example, in a matter I recently handled for a client, the former resident manager was demanding payment from…

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