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Article by, Joel Kotkin, Contributor Forbes Since the housing crash of 2007, the decline of the Sun Belt and dispersed, low-density cities has been trumpeted by the national media and by pundits who believe America’s future lies in compact, crowded, mostly coastal and northern, cities. But apparently, most Americans have not gotten the memo — they seem to be accelerating their push into less dense regions of the Sun Belt. An analysis of population data by demographer Wendell Cox, including the Census report for the most recent year released late last week, shows that since 2000, virtually all the 10 fastest-growing metropolitan areas in the United States are located in Sun Belt states. The population of the Raleigh, N.C., metropolitan statistical area has expanded a remarkable 47.8% since 2000, tops among the nation’s 52 metro areas with over 1 million residents. That is more than three times the overall 12.7% growth of those 52 metro areas. Austin, Texas, and Las Vegas also expanded more than 40%, putting them second and third on our list. The populations of the other metro areas in the top 10 all expanded by at least 25%, or twice the national average. This jibes nicely with domestic migration trends and growth in the foreign-born population, both of which have been strongest in many of these same cities. The most recent numbers, covering July 2011 to July 2012, also reveal some subtle changes in the Sun Belt pecking order. Over the 2000-2012 period, the growth winners included places like Las Vegas, Riverside-San Bernardino and Phoenix, all of which suffered grievously in the housing bust. Although they all clocked population growth better than the national average over the past year, none, besides Phoenix, ranked in the updated top 10. Growth momentum has shifted decidedly toward Texas. Austin’s population expanded a remarkable 3% last year, tops among the nation’s 52 largest metro areas. Three other Lone Star metropolitan areas — Houston, San Antonio and Dallas-Ft. Worth — ranked in the top six and all expanded at roughly twice the national average. The other fastest-growing metros over the past year include Raleigh, Orlando, Phoenix, Charlotte and Nashville. One unexpected fast-growth area has been Oklahoma City, which ranked 20th between 2000 and 2012, but notched the 12th spot last year, with a growth rate 60%...
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“It’s Official…The REAL ESTATE recovery has begun!” So how does the every day investor take advantage of one of the greatest investment opportunities of a lifetime? Check out this FREE Video on The Individual Investors Guide to Investing in Commercial Real Estate! Don’t Be Left Behind…..! Article by Jean Folger Forbes Real estate has long been regarded as a sound investment. Wholesaling and property management of commercial and residential property are just a few of the ways investors can profit from real estate, but it takes a little savvy to become successful in this competitive arena. While certain universities do offer coursework and programs that specifically benefit real estate investors, such as the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School’s Master of Science in Real Estate, a degree is not necessarily a prerequisite to profitable real estate investing. Whether an investor has a degree or not, there are certain characteristics that top real estate investors commonly possess. Successful real estate investors: Treat Investments as Businesses It is important for real estate investors to approach their real estate activities as a business in order to establish and achieve short- and long-term goals. A business plan allows real estate investors to not only identify objectives, but also determine a viable course of action toward their attainment. A business plan also allows investors to visualize the big picture, which helps maintain focus on the goals rather than on any minor setback. Real estate investing can be complicated and demanding, and a solid plan can keep investors organized and on task. Know Their Markets Effective real estate investors acquire an in-depth knowledge of their selected market(s). The more an investor understands a particular market, the more qualified he or she will be to make sound business decisions. Keeping abreast of current trends, including any changes in consumer spending habits, mortgage rates and the unemployment rate, to name a few, enables savvy real estate investors to acknowledge current conditions, and plan for the future. Being familiar with specific markets allows investors to predict when trends are going to change, creating potentially beneficial opportunities for the prepared investor. Maintain High Ethical Standards Realtors are bound to act according to a code of ethics and standards...
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“It’s Official…The REAL ESTATE recovery has begun!” So how does the every day investor take advantage of one of the greatest investment opportunities of a lifetime? Check out this FREE Video on The Individual Investors Guide to Investing in Commercial Real Estate! Don’t Be Left Behind…..! By Ronald Kimmons, Demand Media Real estate development is the act of purchasing real estate, making improvements to the buildings on it or constructing new buildings and selling the real estate again. Real estate developers are professionals who specialize in this type of work. Real estate development can be a highly lucrative business but can also result in heavy losses as well. To succeed as a real estate developer, you must recognize potentially lucrative opportunities and predict market trends. Step 1 Obtain an education relevant to real estate development. Earn a degree in finance, business administration, construction management or urban development. Take the necessary classes and assessments to get a real estate license for your state. Step 2 Work for an employer in the real estate business. Find a job that gives you the opportunity to deal in either the buying, development or selling of real estate. Try to absorb as much information about the industry as you can while working in this capacity. During this period, build your personal savings and credit score to help you finance your own real estate development business in the future. Step 3 Establish a legal identity for your business. As the real estate business can present high financial risks, form a business entity that provides you with liability protection, such as a corporation or a limited liability company. Forming such an entity can mean higher fees and more accounting issues than you would have for a sole proprietorship or simple partnership, but these matters are nothing compared with the personal cost you could face as a result of a sudden downturn in the real estate market. Step 4 Work with construction firms or professional contractors to construct new buildings or make improvements on your properties. Build relationships with such construction professionals to ensure that you can rely on them for timely and quality work in the future. Step 5 Research market trends to project...
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Sometimes you can do everything right but still find yourself in a cash-flow bind. If the unexpected should happen, there are some things you can do to bridge the gap. Reviewing your credit, working the relationships you already have with your vendors and making an extra sale can help see you through the...
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“Want to Know Who is Actually Putting Capital Out?” Get access to a simple to use fully customizable database of over 5,100 Private Equity Funds, Venture Capital Sources and Angel Investors, including 15,000 individual contacts with their email address and phone number… Article by, Kara Ohngren When looking for financing to take your business to the next level, you can increase your chances of success by setting your sights far beyond the traditional business loan. Here, we examine the pros and cons of five funding sources, from angel investors to...
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“It’s Official…The REAL ESTATE recovery has begun!” So how does the every day investor take advantage of one of the greatest investment opportunities of a lifetime? Check out this FREE Video on The Individual Investors Guide to Investing in Commercial Real Estate! Don’t Be Left Behind…..! This article appears in the June 25, 2012 Investment Guide issue of FORBES magazine with the headline, “Go Rogue With Your IRA.” Sidney Harth, an acclaimed violinist and conductor, died last year at the age of 85, leaving $5 million in assets, including musical instruments, a New YorkCity apartment and $2 million in retirement accounts to his daughter, Laura Harth Rodriguez, a pianist in her mid-50s. She decided to use part of her inheritance to buy a historic three-story building in an up-and-coming section of Pittsburgh’s East End. “My father’s investments were tied to the stock market, and it’s been so volatile,” Rodriguez says. But she worried that to swing the $595,000 purchase—an all-cash deal—she’d have to take money out of the inherited IRA, paying income tax immediately on whatever she withdrew. Then her lawyer suggested an alternative: Leave the money in the tax-deferred retirement wrapper and have the IRA itself buy the property. The deal closed in February. Yep, an IRA can legally own real estate and a lot of other alternative investments, too, ranging from private equity and promissory notes to gold, oil and gas and cattle. (It can’t own insurance, collectibles or stock in S corporations.) Interested? The big financial institutions that act as custodians for most IRAs generally limit investments to publicly traded stock, bonds, mutual funds and bank CDs. So you’ll first need to move your IRA to one of about two dozen smaller custodians offering “self-directed IRAs.” This is still a niche business. As of May 2011 only $94 billion (2% of total IRA assets) was in self-directed IRAs, according to the Investment Company Institute, the mutual funds trade group. Some belong to the very wealthy—Mitt Romney’s holds offshore investments, including one worth between $5 million and $25 million in a Cayman Islands entity, according to his financial disclosure forms. But ordinary folks have gotten into the act, too. John Mitchell, a manufacturer’s rep for software companies, is investing $50,000...
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