Investors often use different terms to refer to real estate investment strategies. Here’s what those terms mean. We’ve talked before about why you should be investing in real estate as an asset class, as well as about the pros and cons of different types of real estate investments. Even among similar types of real estate investments, though,…
Whether you’re a sponsor or an investor, pre-funding matters to you. Earlier this month, PeerRealty announced that it is introducing pre-funded real estatcrowdfunding offerings via a new credit agreement with a private family office. What does this mean, and why should sponsors and investors care? We discuss in this blog post. “Best Efforts” Crowdfunding Most…
Crowdfunding is a good way to get started in real estate. We’ve talked before about the differences between active and passive real estate investing. Unless you’re a landlord or a real estate developer, the odds are that you’re likely more interested in learning more about passive real estate investment opportunities. This article will discuss the…
Savvy real estate investors know to look beyond large cities for intriguing investment options. Many commercial real estate investment opportunities can be found in medium-size cities (which for the purposes of this article, we’ll definite as cities with populations between 100,000 and 500,000), especially in areas with strong job growth. Here is our list of…
Crowdfunding can help address our nation’s housing shortage. Here’s how. An NPR report last week discussed the rental property shortages throughout the United States. Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman appeared on the program and addressed a recent Commerce Department report finding that rental prices have reached historic highs. Kelman attributed the high rental prices to a lack of…
One month into 2016, how do the recent moves by the Fed look? The spectacle was there for all to witness. December’s hawks became January’s doves – it took only a month for the Federal Reserve to pull back its aggressive stance on inflation. Did cooler heads prevail, or did the world change under our…
Crowdfunding may be a new term, but the concept itself goes back centuries. Note: The following is an excerpt from David M. Freedman’s recent book, Equity Crowdfunding for Investors: A Guide to Risks, Returns, Regulations, Funding Portals, Due Diligence, and Deal Terms (Wiley & Sons, 2015). The book is an authoritative guide to the social…
Growth in millennial homeownership and low interest rates helped shape the real estate environment. 2015 was a great year for real estate, catapulted by the growth in millennial homeownership. We also saw interest rates stay low until the end of the year, and healthy development throughout the country. Let’s take a closer look at the…
As tax season approaches, here are some general guidelines for crowdfunding investors. In previous articles, we’ve looked closely at the benefits of real estate crowdfunding, including low minimum investments ($5,000 for PeerRealty investors), the ability to pick individual properties in which to invest (in contrast to REITs), access to rental income and/or capital gains without hands-on participation, and the…
This excerpt from our webinar series discusses larger institutional real estate transactions. Note: The following is a brief excerpt from Episode 2 of Real Estate Investing 101, PeerRealty’s on-demand webinar series. In this episode, PeerRealty Head of Investment Jeff Rothbart discusses concepts like private placement memorandums, preferred returns, and the “promote.” You can sign up for…