The annual outlook on emerging real
estate trends says the move downtown, which has emerged in the past few years, will continue as more Canadians decide to stay in or move back to urban cores.
A new report on real
estate trends says foreign investors may start looking beyond Toronto and Vancouver and begin targeting markets in Montreal and Saskatoon in the coming year.
Not exact matches
Usually, recreational real
estate follows the
trend of urban markets, as homeowners take advantage of their growing equity to buy a second place — «the ripples spread out,»
says Jurock.
My intrigue stems back to my earlier comments that the long term
trends in appreciation in real
estate are simply not very competitive versus equities, despite what Robert Kiyosaki had to
say in his book, Rich Dad, Poor Dad.
«Right now, industrial is the cream of the commercial real
estate crop, and the
trends driving the sector — including e-retail, cloud computing and legalized cannabis — show no signs of abating,»
says Peter Muoio, chief economist at Ten - X.
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Now filled with new local businesses, entrepreneurs and ideas, Nick Sinatra, owner and founder of Sinatra & Company Real
Estate (the building's owner)
says, «EXPO was inspired by the communal table
trend we're seeing in some bigger cities, like Chelsea Market or Gotham West in New York, where people are opting for a more social dining experience.»
«On a pure timing basis, Houston is the only place in the U.S. you want to buy right now,»
says Campbell, who has spent 35 years following real
estate trends in the U.S..
She sees benefit in the recent availability of
trended data and
says the real
estate finance community should gravitate toward alternative credit scoring models.
In its latest housing affordability report, RBC
says trends continued to vary widely between the country's various real
estate markets in the fourth quarter of last year.
Housing Reporter presents Housing Market Equilibrium Case Study posted at Tallahassee Real
Estate Blog,
saying, «Suppose we were to take what we know (Census data + housing data) and then apply what we've measured (growth
trends and inventory
trends) in order to forecast a likely future for the Tallahassee housing market?
«My best advice ever for real
estate investors would be to not chase a
trend,» Ben
said.
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«I don't see any
trends pushing standards in the opposite direction,» Czajka
said, adding that the average loan - to - value ratio in Preferred's $ 1.3 billion - asset commercial real
estate portfolio is 56 %.
The
trend is an apparent contradiction to one of the tried - and - true rules of the real
estate business, experts
say.
«We think this is part of a very long - term
trend for single - family homes to become more acceptable and the consolidation of what is now a mom - and - pops business to a more professional business,»
says Broadstone Real
Estate CEO, Amy Tait.
If financial stability is a cornerstone of the American dream, ownership offers a clear advantage,
says David K. Stark, president of Stark Co., Realtors ®, in Fitchburg, Wis., and author of the South Central Wisconsin Real
Estate Blog, which focuses on national and local real estate market t
Estate Blog, which focuses on national and local real
estate market t
estate market
trends.
«The idea that midsize companies can't do well in today's marketplace is dead wrong,»
says Peterson of the
trend toward large or small real
estate companies.
«The biggest
trend in recreational land is multiuse opportunities, including farming, timber, and habitat development,»
says Derrick Volchoff, manager of Cabela's Trophy Properties, a network of more than 250 independent real
estate affiliates based in Sidney, Neb..
«The creation of this new organization is a direct response to [subscriber] demands that the MLS break down market barriers and provide real
estate professionals with expanded property information that exceeds what consumers can get from publicly available websites,»
TREND MLS
said in a statement.
«The recent
trend,»
says lawyer Jeffrey Lem, of Heenan Blaikie Lawyers, «is that if you're not in the real
estate business, get out of real
estate.
«While still a growing
trend, smart home enhancements have the potential to increase savings, safety, and resale value,» Charlie Young, president and CEO of ERA Real
Estate,
said in a statement about the franchise's survey findings.
In their 1998 book, Boomernomics: The Future of Your Money in the Upcoming Generational Warfare (published by the Library of Contemporary Thought), the two men
say, «What's predictable is that the underlying
trend in real
estate prices will be generally unfavorable, and that home prices may have trouble keeping up with inflation after the boomers begin to retire in large numbers.»
The event at Hamilton's Liuna Station «will inform real
estate business strategies in 2018 by identifying investment opportunities, consumer housing preferences and how economic, geographic and demographic variables influence housing market
trends in the greater Hamilton - Burlington area,»
says the board.
All this leads me to
say that as a real
estate company, regardless of your location, you can not afford to ignore the demographic
trends that are changing our country, and our industry.
Public opinion polling will be conducted among Ontario consumers twice a year to explore opinions of the real
estate market, the value of home ownership, intentions to buy and sell real
estate, housing
trends and more, the association
says.
«Home design
trends in some areas, including ours, are returning to historical architectural ideas from small town life,»
says real
estate professional Michael Gonzalez of ERA Evergreen Real Estate Co. in Hilton Head, S.C. Consequently, home construction plans include awnings as part of the character of the
estate professional Michael Gonzalez of ERA Evergreen Real
Estate Co. in Hilton Head, S.C. Consequently, home construction plans include awnings as part of the character of the
Estate Co. in Hilton Head, S.C. Consequently, home construction plans include awnings as part of the character of the home.
Expect this
trend to increase,
says Scott Taylor, real
estate commissioner for the state of Oregon and former president of the Association of Real Estate License Law Offi
estate commissioner for the state of Oregon and former president of the Association of Real
Estate License Law Offi
Estate License Law Officials.
«The primary
trend in GSA's real
estate right now is space reduction and consolidation,»
says Test.
«The
trend will almost certainly grow in the short term,»
says Mark Dotzour, chief economist at the Real
Estate Center at Texas A&M University.
Fard
says having access to important current and historical real
estate data allows for the innovation of all kinds of technology tools that can provide the consumer with real time insights and detailed examinations for their research — especially when it comes to predicting
trends.
Now's the time to get on top of technology
trends, as you're likely in the 64 percent of real
estate practitioners who
say customers are asking for smart features more than they were two to five years ago, according to a Coldwell Banker survey.
Michael Abelson, a real
estate consultant based in College Station, Texas, who tracks industry
trends,
says he believes the lawsuit against Sposito illustrates that real
estate businesses today are operating more like corporations.
The Gen Blue News skill provides the latest company news and real
estate industry
trends when users
say, «Alexa, open Gen Blue News.»
Cameron Muir, chief economist with the British Columbia Real
Estate Association,
says the VIREB Buyer Profile reveals interesting demographic
trends.
The inspirational keynote speakers, market experts and valuable peer - to - peer networking opportunities provide a forum focused on timely issues and
trends affecting brokers and their businesses,»
said NAR President William E. Brown, a Realtor ® from Alamo, California and founder of Investment Properties, a division of his family real
estate business.
Scott Humphreys, self - storage acquisitions director at Austin, Texas - based Virtus Real
Estate Capital,
says a new
trend in the industry being employed by many of the REITs and larger regional players is purchasing sites in construction or shortly after they open.
Seventy - three percent of Coldwell Banker real
estate professionals surveyed
said they see a significant number of investors buying homes near campus and renting them to people in the community, with only 21 % seeing a decrease in this
trend over the past five years.
«The luxury homebuyer is an important contingent of today's real
estate market, as luxury homes tend to drive
trends throughout the entire balance of the marketplace,»
said Barbara O'Connor, chief marketing officer for Move, Inc. «We are seeing large portions of buyers throughout the country — from 23 percent in the Northeast region and 23 percent in the South Atlantic — eyeing luxury homes.
«NAR Tech Edge introduces Realtors ® to the latest technology
trends and products that can benefit their business and clients,»
said NAR President Tom Salomone, broker - owner of Real
Estate II Inc. in Coral Springs, Florida.
As economist John Tuccilllo recently
said, the number one
trend in America right now is skepticism and the result has been an increased degree of speculation in all types of decision making... including selecting a real
estate agent or company to work with.
This population
trend will provide unprecedented opportunities for the real
estate industry,
says Stan Ross, E&Y vice chairman and managing partner of E&Y Kenneth Leventhal, the real
estate arm of Ernst & Young.
But there's a silver - lining: «When we compare past studies, an interesting
trend emerges: Executives and broker - owners are less confident in the global economy and far more confident in their local economies at the end of each year than they were at the beginning,»
says Renwick Congdon, CEO of Imprev, an automated marketing service for real
estate.
With baby boomers deep into their peak earning years at the same time that their aging parents are turning over much of their assets to their children, the market for timeshares is huge,
says Stroman, who chairs the National Association of REALTORS ® Resort Real
Estate Forum, a panel launched last year to help REALTORS ® stay on top of resort
trends.
Dietz, speaking at the same forum on residential issues and
trends,
said the renter population has been the big growth story in real
estate since the economic recovery began several years ago.
«Our data indicates that prices are above their 40 - year
trend, but not significantly so as they were in 2007,»
says Eli Beracha, a creator of the Index and associate professor at FIU's Hollo School of Real
Estate.
«As we continue to expand our network around the world, there is incredible value in coming together as a community, as we explore global real
estate trends and learn alongside the remarkable professionals who comprise our network,»
says LeadingRE president / CEO Pam O'Connor.
Sale - leaseback financing principles fit in with the
trend for corporations to outsource not only human resources but also real
estate, LaPuma
said.
Vancouver lawyer Richard Bell, whose firm Bell Alliance deals mainly with real
estate law and property purchase law,
says there is a growing
trend for homeowners who have illegal suites to get them licensed before selling the house.
A new report by Statistics Canada
says total revenues reported by real
estate agents, brokers, appraisers and other real
estate industries increased sharply in 2004, reflecting the continued upward
trend in residential real
estate markets.