As every child knows, bubbles are wonderful – until they burst. That’s why real estate and financial experts are keeping a wary eye on the recovering US housing market, searching or signs of a new bubble that can only burst sometime down the line. And those signs may...
After graduating college in 2009, Brian Maida moved back home to live with his parents while he worked and saved money. By 2011, with $14,000 saved up, Maida was able to purchase his first home which he immediately rented out. By 2013, he was able to afford a second...
For decades, the 30-year mortgage has been a staple of the US real estate industry, making it pp0ssoble for millions of Americans – and investors – to buy houses without draining their savings. But the good old 30-year mortgage may be a dying breed, as the government...
If you have invested in multifamily housing, then it could be time to start renting out those units and stop building more – at least if you want the apartment “boom” to continue after 2015. CoStar Group economists are warning that at present, the apartment-building...
Time was, anybody who wanted a safe and anonymous hideaway for financial assets turned to offshore banking. Swiss bank accounts and offshore havens in places like the Cayman Islands allowed depositors both legal and not so legal a way to safeguard assets from risks of...
