Friday, 1 August 2014

Issues in Commercial Real Estate: 2014

Finance Transformation for the Leadership’s objectives, which helps for the companies capitalize on the CRE market drivers. So to improve the average growth, companies should come across the following issues.

Macro-Economic Fundamentals:

                Macro-Economic strategy indicates an improved economy for the increased financing and transactions. Plan for interest rates that are concerning for the industry as the economic recovery.

CRE Globalization:

            Globalization helps to gain traction for investors to chase yields and risk-averse, These investors from emerging for markets to seek security in most stable regions.

CRE Fundamentals:

            To improve the moderate pace across all property types. This demand must to increase to drive development activity with several construction activities.

Finance Transformation:

             To focus on improving the cost efficiency and the competitiveness as well as the using technology and analytics for insights.

Policy and Regulatory:

            Companies must use their time to assess the potential impact besides their business.

Talent Conundrum:


            Talent is a key for executives and boards, with competition for top talent expected to re-emerge this year, particularly across functions responsible for innovation and growth. Thank You.

Thursday, 24 July 2014

Simplest ways to invest in Real Estate

               Real Estate Investment involves in buying, selling and renting properties there are many ways to get profit in the real estate investment. As the agents one must know these ways such as,

Stocks and Mortgage Instruments in Real Estate:

                The investors invest their funds in the share market or in the Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT). This is the fund set up for managing the investments in stocks, mortgage and bonds instruments in the real estate field.

Market Value of property appreciation:

                By purchasing the property and get holding for the appreciation. In future the value for the appreciates as fast as the market value.

Price inflation of the economy:

                Sometimes the home value will not appreciates this is because of the economic inflation. If the property value is higher it is only because of the increase in recreation costs.

Cash flows:

                By purchasing the rental properties and providing for the rental which results in the cash flow in the form of rental payments. Suppose your property is on mortgage the rent will satisfy the mortgage balance.

To buy market value at low:

                You must always buy the properties below the market value which helps you to enter into an equity position while transaction.

To increase the value of the properties:

                By recreating the site and adding some of the features to enhance its beauty that makes to increase the value of the property or site.

To convert the use of property:

                Purchase the apartments at low price and convert it or remodel it into the condominiums for sale.

Create new Value:

                By promoting your sites in the urban areas in the form of experiencing renewal. Older properties are being republished in the way of future form creates the new value for your property.

Friday, 11 July 2014

Rules must be followed by a registered Real Estate Agent

Some of the steps that as a Real Estate Agents it is the first step that one must gathers the legal obligations when they conducting their own business. Some of the other minor steps are followed by

Making financial checks:

            As estate agent one must ask for  proof of identity to the sellers of a property. Similarly ask also for a buyers. It is important to make sure about their financial and other records must be clear for sell and buy.

Duty of care:

           As estate agent one should treat fairly and with courtesy in the proposed sale or purchase and the agent must always work with the best interests of the clients.

Impartial advice:

          As estate agent one must provide explanations and assistance about all of age, race, religious belief, gender, sexuality, ethnicity, or disability etc.,.

Terms of Business:

         As estate agents one must offer a written Terms and Conditions of Business with an explanation which are used. 

Fees and Charges:

         All estate agents one must inform as a written statement about their fees and fee due before his/her services begins. It must be stated clear that the fee is fixed or negligible according to the selling price.

Marketing your property: 

        Estate Agent must provide the appropriate information and does not misguide or misrepresent the details.

Emergency performance certificate:

       As Estate Agent one must be ensure about his/her details of property are appropriate or not before he/she marketing the property.

'For Sale' Board:

       "For Sale", board must be placed in a appropriated manner with the consideration of the seller. The board should be placed in the permitted area.

Offers:

      All Estate Agents must have their written copies of their offers they provide.

Services to buyers:

     If the Agent is supposed to provide services for the buyers he/she must be inform the sellers about the services by a written statement. Thank you 

Wednesday, 2 July 2014

What does the new-age property brokers do differently

QUALITY CONTROL

Brokers are often not transparent about the quality of construction. 

DISTANCE SALE

The dependence on the broker is higher when buyers and sellers are in different locations.

TRANSPARENT FEES

Brokers get a commission, which is usually a percentage of the deal value.

ONLINE ADS

Real estate websites are full of misleading listings by brokers.

BIG ADVANTAGE

According to estimates, there are around one million brokers in the country who are neither registered nor regulated. 

UNLICENSED BROKERS

More often than not, agents tend to drive their own agenda to earn higher commissions.



Sunday, 29 June 2014

Fix & Flips of Real Estate Investing

Fix & Flips of Real Estate Investing

There are several ways to make profitable investing in real estate. 

In this article, we're focusing only on fix & flip investing.

  • The investor buys a home in need of repairs and then sells it at a profit to a retail customers or another investors.  
  • Only at sometimes these homes and foreclosure properties are in need to repair and remodel work.  
  • Sometimes it may requires a lot of cosmetic work, even if there are no structural issues.
These older homes has to modernize for today's buyers or tenants. So a key factor and a challenge is to claim the ARV (After Repair Value) of the home for the planned work and repairs done.There's no other way for your costs and profits. so you can determine what you are willing to pay for the home.
There is also two different approaches that you can take for fix & flip.

  • To concentrated in more affordable area price ranges homes.
  • To move higher on the price scale and go for a more elite and higher priced buyer.
Another important aspect of fix & flip is the ability to select the best project manager and sub-contractors.
Fix & Flip is extremely profitable, infact it is the most profitable strategy for real estate investors. However, you should concentrate on challenges of the benefits and profits.  Thank you