The state of the global economy continues to pressure residential property markets around the world, with global home prices declining on a year-over-year basis in Q1 2012.
Up to this point, we’ve explored how to develop a real estate empire by examining the principles behind real estate as an investment, what conditions are necessary to get started, and what you need to know about real estate investing in order to build your own portfolio.
In part one of this series, we asked a few questions to help decide whether or not direct ownership of hard asset real estate was the right fit for your client. If you’ve considered those questions and decided that it’s something they have the capacity to pursue, read on to learn the next steps.
Whatever you think about their politics or private lives, deep down, we all want to invest like a Kennedy.
In part one, we asked a few questions to see if your clients were prepared to participate in direct ownership real estate. Presumably your answers were “yes” to all of them. Let’s look closer at why those questions were so important.
Clients want returns, yet fixed-income isn't delivering, and many are frightened of equities. Many advisors, as a result, are turning to real estate to round out portfolios.
Private real estate can be suitable for clients looking to offset the volatility of stock markets. But as an asset class, it’s not without risk, and it is governed by a complex set of rules.
The majority of Canadians feel now is a good time to buy a house. Except that they won’t take the leap.
There are signs of a recovery in the U.S. housing market, as homebuilder Lennar posted a first-quarter profit of 8 cents a share, well above analyst consensus.
Demographics and rising house prices have pounded Canada’s RRSP contribution rates back to levels last seen in 1970, according to the RBC Economics 2012 RRSP Report.