Life on Nantucket
Nantucket vs. America
National real estate statistics are just that-national. Although the national February numbers for new construction home sales and pre-existing home sales numbers were not what…
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Nantucket Real Estate
Nantucket Real Estate Market continues to improve…
In December 2008, there were 628 total properties listed and out of those, 17 had accepted offers or were under agreement, 2.7%. In December 2009,…
Real Estate Investing
Inman Real Estate Conference and Nantucket
I just got back from the Inman Real Estate Conference in NYC and learned a ton. All in all, people think there will still be…
Real Estate Investing
Leverage and returns with Real Estate
Real estate is most often purchased using leverage. Leverage refers to the purchase of an investment with borrowed money (the mortgage). The effect of leverage…
Real Estate Investing
How to Avoid Losses in the U.S. Home-Price Bubble
June 6 (Bloomberg) — While it’s folly to predict exactly when local housing bubbles will burst, there are ways to ensure that your real-estate holdings…
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Stocks or real estate?
Measly returns on Wall Street over the last few years make the hottest housing market on record seem like a sure thing. It’s not. By…
Real Estate Investing
Real Estate Gone Wild
How Cheap Dollars And Cheap Flights Are Bringing Average Joes To A Market Near You. By Rana Foroohar Newsweek International May 2 issue – Property,…
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‘Appraisal inflation’ a worry for housing experts By Jane Wells It is often referred to as “appraisal inflation†and it could be the dirty little…
Real Estate Investing
Trading Places: Real Estate Instead of Dot-Coms
New York Times Published: March 25, 2005 By MOTOKO RICH and DAVID LEONHARDT Real estate-crazed Americans have started behaving in ways that eerily recall the…
Real Estate Investing
Real estate investing generates big tax benefits
By Robert J. Bruss Inman News Consumer Real Estate News At the 2005 International Builders Show in Orlando, Fla., economists David Seiders of the National…