Not exact matches
Just as most investors have
to buy a REIT listed on a stock market
to get
exposure to expensive
real estate assets,
so too must they buy a publicly listed private equity company
to get access
to private businesses.
In the Great Recession, banks and other financial institutions became insolvent or nearly
so because of direct and indirect
exposure to real -
estate values.
For example, the
real estate sector has returned on average 6 percent for every one percent of GDP growth but has very little foreign revenue
exposure,
so may be a strong sector
to overweight for both diversification
to international equity
exposure and for upside potential with U.S. economic growth.
I'm not currently invested in anything like this,
so I have no experiences
to share, but it does sound like a valid alternative for those who don't want
to own actual properties, yet still get
exposure to real estate, as Tom mentioned.
The idea here is that you get
exposure to three different asset classes; stocks, bonds and
real estate so your risk is spread out.
I've already got a 3.4 % holding in Sirius
Real Estate (SRE: LN), which I may increase,
so that somewhat limits my additional
exposure to German property.
Lawyers from our three practice areas (banking and finance, tax transactions, and
real estate) also invite summer associates
to regular group meetings, training sessions and client calls,
so you'll be able
to gain valuable
exposure and build your network at the same time.
As far as the MLS system, I believe that the basic goal of the MLS system was
to share listing information between brokers
so that member brokers could sell that much more
real estate because of the increased
exposure between brokers.
CAP rates are a crummy way
to value residential
real estate and an equally crummy measure of financial performance for all of the reasons mentioned above and more... you may disagree, but since the only other person out there that regularly disagreed with you on this was kicked off this site for doing
so, and just about every other turnkey operator seem
to be in the business of perpetuating it as a metric
to try
to artificially pump up the attractiveness of their offerings and scam newbies, please forgive me if I try
to offer some counterbalance and perspective
to other new investors who would otherwise not have any other
exposure to such radical ideas as using CAP rates the way they were designed
to be used by the professionals who use them.
To ensure that edge, LeadingRE is also investing in Moderne Ventures, an investment fund focused on early - stage technology companies in the real estate space, so that its members have firsthand exposure to the next, best tools for clients and agent
To ensure that edge, LeadingRE is also investing in Moderne Ventures, an investment fund focused on early - stage technology companies in the
real estate space,
so that its members have firsthand
exposure to the next, best tools for clients and agent
to the next, best tools for clients and agents.
Since I only work with
real estate professionals, I am up -
to - date on the latest technology, marketing ideas, software programs, campaigns and on - line programs
so that you can get the maximum
exposure out of your business.