Posts with tag real estate investors

By Jeff Brown What type of investment property should you buy -- a condo or single-family home? Until recently, that was a trick question, as real estate was too risky and illiquid for most investors. But growing evidence of a rebound in the housing market reduces the risk your investment property would lose value. Rising... Continue Reading »

By Maureen Farrell Investors are betting big on the housing recovery. Hedge funds and private equity firms have been rushing in to buy up companies and assets in every part of the housing supply chain, including undeveloped land, homebuilders, foreclosed homes, and building parts manufacturers. One of the most notable... Continue Reading »

By Nin-Hai Tseng After witnessing one too many false starts in the recovery of America's housing market, it's hard not to be a little skeptical about what kind of recovery we should expect. Will it improve steadily, or experience choppy stops and starts? One way to determine that is by looking at who is driving home... Continue Reading »

By Jerry Kronenberg Rental properties in college towns can offer great returns to real estate investors and parents of university students alike, a Realtor.com study finds. "College towns have a natural cycle of tenant flow," Realtor.com's Jennifer DuBois said. "You know [a student] is going to be in town for four years... Continue Reading »

Want to know who bought that house up the street? Chances are, it was an investor. Real estate investors are buying three homes for every one house bought by someone for their personal use, according to a Move.com study released today. And it's a pattern that's likely to continue in the next two years. Today's investors... Continue Reading »