Education

Education Important Things To Know About Investing In Commercial Real Estate Introduction   The commercial real estate market has been generating strong returns for investors. For property owners in the right sectors, the rent checks are rolling in and property values are rising.   This is especially true in hot corners of commercial real estate…

Education Why This Is The Time to Invest in Healthcare REITs Never before in world history has such a large—and wealthy and entitled—population moved into their golden years, as presently in the United States.   Throughout world history, “old age homes” have been synonymous with straitened circumstances, or even poverty. But the 76 million people…

Education Using Debt for Real Estate Investing: Is It a Good or Bad Idea? From an early age, most people are taught that taking on too much debt is irresponsible and can result in financial ruin. Therefore, many people shy away from investing in real estate out of fear that they will become saddled with…

Education The Top 10 Cities With the Most Affordable Real Estate and Prospects for Property Appreciation It is no secret that housing is prohibitively expensive in California, but perhaps less known is the disease of exorbitant rents and mortgages has spread to nearly the entire West Coast—and is gaining footholds in some other markets, such…

Education The Different Types of Commercial Real Estate Loans Nearly all commercial real estate deals are financed using some combination of debt and equity. The nature of that debt can take many forms – ranging from traditional bank debt to hard money loans, and many alternatives in between.   The source and type of debt…

Education Four Healthcare REITS To Consider For Your Portfolio America has an aging population, and that translates into continued rising demand for all types of medical services and medical service real estate in the decades ahead.   While selecting winners and losers in a space with ever-evolving regulations and fast-moving technologies may be challenging, a…

Education 5 Reasons You Should Invest In Commercial Real Estate We won’t tell you that investing in commercial real estate is a guaranteed path to wealth. But we can say that property ownership is a proven and time-tested way to make money. Consider this: The Forbes 400 list of billionaires includes more than a few…

Education Triple Net Lease: The Pros & Cons There are many flavors of lease agreements in commercial real estate. For investors who operate commercial space for rent, the lease is a basic building block. A lease is a legally enforceable contract that specifies how much the tenant will pay to occupy a set amount of…

Education Fixed-Income Bonds vs. Real Estate Investment Investors looking for an alternative to stocks often turn their attention to bonds or real estate. Both asset classes are important pieces of a diversified portfolio, and both come with advantages and disadvantages. Here’s a breakdown that will help you better understand the pros and cons of both…

Education How to Identify Fair Market Value in CRE Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. That famous line about subjectivity applies not just at the art auction and on the dating scene but also to buyers of commercial real estate. It’s tempting to think that the fair market value of a piece of…

Education Investing in Healthcare Real Estate: The Keys to Success The healthcare industry is rapidly evolving, and in turn, demand for certain types of medical properties is changing. As a result, Healthcare real estate continues to be a valuable addition to any investor’s portfolio. This is especially true among real estate investors looking to diversify…

Education Why You Should Pay Attention to Healthcare Real Estate The healthcare industry is one of the nation’s fastest-growing industries and today compromises an estimated 20% of the national GDP. This isn’t lost on real estate investors. Once considered a niche market within the commercial real estate sector, healthcare real estate is gradually becoming a…

Education The Future of Healthcare Real Estate: Building Location and Design Trends to Watch The healthcare real estate market continues to prove its resiliency, most recently, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. There was a brief pause in transaction activity during the depths of the pandemic, but the sector continued to chug along, with…

Education Healthcare Real Estate: A Bright Outlook There’s no doubt that COVID has left its mark on the healthcare industry. There were significant disruptions to service delivery early in the pandemic, which trickled down to medical office real estate decision-making. However, as the pandemic winds down, there seems to be a light at the end…

Education Investing in Real Estate in a Bear Market   One of the most important aspects of finding success in any investment class is knowing when to strike. Market trends, projections, and forecasts are all essential parts of the process, but you don’t always have the option to play the projections. Instead, there are times…

Education What are the Best Ways to Invest in Healthcare Real Estate?   Medical office properties, once considered a commercial real estate industry niche, have moved into the spotlight in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Demand for medical offices only experienced a momentary pause before picking right back up again. All the while, rents…

Education Volatility in Real Estate   Every investment class is prone to experience some levels of volatility, and real estate is certainly no different. Volatility refers to a given investment’s price increasing and decreasing over a particular period. When the price of a given asset increases, investors are happy, but the fact remains that prices…

Education Why Investors Are Interested in Medical Office Buildings Introduction With the stock market at or near all-time highs, more investors are looking to mitigate risk by diversifying their portfolios through some combination of alternative investments. Commercial real estate, which often tends to have a low correlation with the stock market, has caught the attention…

Education The Ultimate Guide to Investing in Medical Office Buildings Introduction Real estate has long been considered a great way for investors to diversify their portfolios and mitigate against the risk of stocks, bonds, and more traditional equities. Yet the medical office is often overlooked by real estate investors. Historically, the sector has had high…

Education 5 Important Things to Know about Medical Office Building Investments Introduction Medical office building investments are similar to the purchase and sale of most other income producing commercial properties. What differentiates medical office buildings is these properties have special attributes and features tailored toward physicians and other healthcare providers. It is often said, Medical…

Education Investing in Commercial Real Estate: The Pros and Cons Introduction It is hard to turn on the TV or scroll through your social media feed and not see something about real estate. Whether it is flipping houses, being a landlord, wholesaling homes, or investing in real estate investment trusts (REITs), ETFs or crowdfunded deals,…

Education Medical Office Real Estate: Why Competition Is Increasing The past year and a half have been enlightening for several reasons. One lesson learned: there’s no better time to own medical office real estate than during, and emerging from, a global pandemic.   Despite an otherwise dramatic shock to the global economy, medical office real…

Education What Are the Different Types of Commercial Real Estate? Commercial real estate is a term that covers a broad spectrum of asset types, classes, locations, and markets. It is an industry that institutional investors have had access to for some 30 years or so, that high net worth individuals have been investing in for…

Education Medical Office Buildings: What You Need To Know Introduction Medical office real estate was once considered so highly specialized that few individual investors wanted to add it to their portfolios. It only took a global pandemic for people to reconsider. Today, the medical office has emerged as a darling among commercial real estate asset…

Education Should You Own a Medical Office Building? What To Consider Yield-seeking investors, or those otherwise looking to diversify their real estate holdings, will certainly want to consider opportunities in the medical office space. Medical office, an otherwise niche market, has proven itself to be a “steady eddy,” both over the years and during periods…

Education Are Medical Office Spaces Recession Resistant? Introduction Real estate investors looking to diversify their portfolios are increasingly considering medical office properties. Once considered a relatively niche sector, medical office buildings (or “MOBs”) have drawn interest from a new pool of investors. Some have seen, yet again, that the sector holds its value even during…

Education The 9 Biggest Mistakes You Can Make When Investing in Medical Office December 20, 2021/Education   With cap rates compressing among other property types, a growing number of real estate investors are turning to medical office in search of yield. Indeed, there are many reasons to be bullish about the sector, from supportive demographics…

Education What is residual value and how to calculate it Introduction In real estate, it is not uncommon to see two developers offer to pay two wildly different sums for the same exact property. How can one justify the price compared to the other? A lot of this has to do with how the developer…

Education The Medical Office Building Market: Trends Both Past and Present   Medical office buildings are an often overlooked asset because most real estate investors simply do not understand the nuances of this property type. A little homework helps to demystify these buildings and in doing so, investors will find that medical office space can…

Education 5 Things to Know When Investing in a Medical Office Building | Alliance   The COVID-19 pandemic has brought a heightened awareness of the importance of America’s healthcare system. In turn, many investors are paying closer attention to medical office real estate investments. Medical office, once perceived by some as a niche submarket, is…

Education Medical Offices: Why Should They Be in Your Portfolio | Alliance Introduction   Cap rates may be compressing among certain real estate product types, but that has not kept investors on the sidelines. Instead, more investors are looking for alternative ways to invest in commercial real estate. Many are finding medical office buildings to…

Education How the Pandemic Has Changed the Senior Housing Business What Issues Did Senior Housing Face Prior to the Pandemic?   The senior housing industry was already facing several changes ahead of the COVID-19 pandemic. Some of these challenges would go on to become even more pronounced as a result of the pandemic. The primary…