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Apartments Are Winners in the Near Future

This is an interesting article published by IREM that is quite consistent with my local and regional take on the market. Vacancy rates continue to rise in most commercial sectors and are not expected to level out in most markets until the end of this year or early 2011, according to the National Association of [...]

Common 1031 Exchange Errors – Things Not to Do!

By Bob

Smart Investment Strategies for the Recession

Many investors ask us our opinion of the market, when do we feel we will be out of the recession, and what is the right kind of property to buy right now. First off, if we could predict when we will be out of this recession then we would be sitting on a beach on [...]

Real Estate Investment Strategies Part 3

By Bob Nelson Part Three:  WHAT SHOULD I DO NOW? FORMING A VIABLE REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT STRATEGY A STUDY OF “THE BASICS” My Background: My business opinions have been molded by my substantial professional education and by my 41 years of real estate brokerage expertise in the commercial-investment real estate market. I have been a [...]

Real Estate Investment Strategies Part 2

By Bob Nelson Written on 1/1/2010 Part Two: THE REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT MARKET WHERE ARE WE NOW As “Part One” summarized, the pre-2009 investment real estate was red hot, but starting to cool at a rapid rate. What had been “too many players with too much credit opportunity were driving prices ever higher. Now things [...]

Real Estate Investment Strategies Part 1

By Bob Nelson Part One: “Recession Real Estate 101” What Should I Do Now? As a real estate investment broker, “What Should I Do Now?” is a question that I hear with increasing frequency. The Principles of a Winning Strategy: My response is substantially influenced by winning concepts of the great Vince Lombardi. He stated [...]

Major Lending Changes Coming Very Soon

Fannie Mae has announced that they will implement new conventional loan guidelines starting January 1, 2010. These changes will have an impact on how much an individual will be able to borrow when seeking financing for 1-4 family units. Stay tuned for more information on the new Fannie Mae guidelines.

Why are industrial buildings a good buy in today’s economy?

The retail market is changing before our eyes. We are seeing retail center after retail center fail primarily because of web trade businesses. This makes the “Industrial Warehouse” a more solid buy now more than ever. A business that used to pay about $ 2 per square foot per month for retail space at a [...]

Residential real estate trends

Market Trends for Lane County 2009 While Pacwest specializes in commercial real estate, we feel that it’s important to keep our clients informed of the activity in the residential arena. At October’s rate of sales, the current 1,939 active residential listings would last approximately 6 months. A truly healthy market likes to see that balance [...]

Investment Trends from the CCIM Institute

The following “Investment Trends Quarterly Reports” are unquestionably the best and most current information concerning investment and value trends in the commercial real estate industry. The CCIM Institute makes this information available for CCIM’s and CCIM Candidates only for their exclusive professional use. By permission of the CCIM Institute the following ITQ Reports are available [...]

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