Category: Growth Markets

Sometimes the grass truly is greener on the other side of the fence.  The financial turmoil of the past few years certainly lends credence to that notion, as the Great Recession’s disproportionate impact on local economies spawned a 24-point unemployment …Read more  »

When most of us think of investments we think of the stock market, maybe our retirement fund, and maybe that “business opportunity” last year with a colleague.  It is easy to describe investments one-dimensionally; something we invest money in today …Read more  »

Single-family homes now comprise 35% of all rentals and 11% of all households. What's driving demand? From 2005 to 2012, single-family rental homes grew 1.7% per year, primarily due to: Low Confidence:  Many households do not yet have the confidence …Read more  »

A lot of people ask, “When should I buy?  What part of the real estate cycle should I buy in?  Should I buy in a down market?  Are the values going to keep going down?  When should I buy and …Read more  »

This article is Part 4 of a four-part series on Land Trusts.  You can find Part 1 here: Understanding Land Trusts In the previous installment of the Understanding Land Trusts series, we discussed the Due-on-Sale Clause and how the land …Read more  »

Before I break down the risks of investing, one of the most important things you need to look at is; what is the risk of not investing? Whether in businesses, real estate, stocks or mutual funds - what's the risk …Read more  »

Money may not buy love, but it appears to buy years. Economist Barry Bosworth at the Brookings Institution crunched the numbers and found that the richer you are, the longer you’ll live.  And it’s a gap that is widening, particularly …Read more  »

Housing is local again!  Our partners, consultants and clients see vastly different housing markets all across the country.  I categorize them into three groups (booming, busting, and muddling) in this article and provide anecdotes from our team members -- but …Read more  »

This article is Part 3 of a four-part series on Land Trusts.  You can find Part 1 here: Understanding Land Trusts Now you may be asking — how is the land trust going to help me with my lender? The …Read more  »