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#97 – Market Predictions for Washington, DC in 2011
Washington DC: 6.1% Return on Investment (2011)
Washington DC is another metropolitan area that represents a highly difficult environment for investors. With extremely high levels of regulation, high prices, and low rents relative to market value, it is not likely that investment properties in the...
#96 – Market Predictions for Tampa, FL in 2011
Tampa, FL: 12.5% Return on Investment (2011)
Moving up the Florida coast to Tampa reveals a somewhat less distressed market. This stems from the fact that Tampa did not experience the same high-rise construction boom as Miami, and did not become oversupplied with high-cost condominiums. As a result,...
#95 – Market Predictions for St. Robert, MO in 2011
St. Robert, MO: 18.5% Return on Investment (2011)
St. Robert is the city just outside of Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri. By the standards of many investors, St. Robert seems like an extremely small market that is hardly worth consideration by income property investors. However, the intrinsic demographics...
#94 – Market Predictions for Seattle, WA in 2011
Seattle, WA: 2.9% Return on Investment (2011)
The Seattle market experienced a significant value increase during the real estate bubble, peaking at the end of 2007 and dropping sharply during the financial crisis of 2008. Toward the end of 2009, values began to show signs of emerging stabilization. ...
#93 – Market Predictions for San Francisco, CA in 2011
San Francisco CA: 5.2% Return on Investment (2011)
San Francisco is another major market area in the state of California that has experienced significant challenges. The rapid escalation of market prices during the real estate bubble has compressed cash flow so severely that investors are almost certain...
#92 – Market Predictions for San Diego, CA in 2011
San Diego, CA: 5.8% Return on Investment (2011)
San Diego is experiencing many of the same fundamental problems as Los Angeles, but with a lower degree of severity. The budget problems experienced by the state of California are affecting all of the major cities in the state, but San Diego is expected...
#91 – Market Predictions for San Antonio, TX in 2011
San Antonio, TX: 16.1% Return on Investment (2011)
San Antonio experienced value stabilization in 2009, coming off a 2007 value peak. With fundamentally sound economics for the city, and a strong business environment, San Antonio is expected to resume its long-term trend of modest, steady value...
#90 – Market Predictions for Portland, OR in 2011
Portland, OR: -0.6% Return on Investment (2011)
Portland experienced a cyclical expansion of market values similar to many other areas, and saw a subsequent decline after the financial crisis of 2008. The market showed signs of stabilization in 2009, but has subsequently resumed a downward correction. ...
#89 – Market Predictions for Phoenix, AZ in 2011
Phoenix, AZ: 19.4% Return on Investment (2011)
Market values in Phoenix are currently at approximately the same level as in the year 2000. The market area experienced a tremendous run-up during the real estate bubble and a spectacular during the financial crisis. During 2010, the regression back...
#88 – Market Predictions for Orlando, FL in 2011
Orlando, FL: 22.5% Return on Investment (2011)
The city of Orlando experienced a tremendous increase in market prices from the year 2000 through 2006, and a downward correction in prices since the beginning of 2007. As 2010 concludes and 2011 unfolds, we expect to see prices stabilize and regress...