Jason Hartman just returned from his second real estate scouting trip to Belize and doesn’t have much to show for it in terms of cash flowing income properties. In this episode you’ll hear his discussion from the beach in Ambergris Caye, San Pedro, Belize...
The latest wave of foreign investment in US real estate comes from China. Chinese investors backed by government funds are pouring money into a variety of projects and properties around the country – and they’re being welcomed with open arms by many US sellers and...
It’s summer in Washington, and, as we’ve been reporting, housing reform is in the air. The bipartisan Corker-Warner bill and the Republican-backed PATH (Protecting American Taxpayers and Homeowners) Act are aiming to revamp government housing policy, and both bills...
As the Federal Reserve prepares to wind down its bond buying stimulus plan, policymakers in Washington are debating proposals to make drastic changes to the whole housing finance system – changes whose impact isn’t yet clearly understood. That’s why Fed Chairman...
The ups and downs of a volatile housing market create fertile ground for opportunists trying to make buck –or several – from all sides of a real estate transaction. Though not actually illegal, practices like the “pocket listing” end up putting more money into the...
