On average returns for direct,
unlevered real estate investments are forecast to be 10.6 percent this year, falling to 8.6 percent in 2016 and 7.7 percent in 2017.
Not exact matches
But when you can make 7 % via P2P Lending, 9 % — 12 % via
real estate crowdsourcing, 8 % — 18 % via venture debt, 6 % — 12 % in SF
real estate
unlevered, and 20 % + a year building an online business, suddenly, shooting for a ~ 5 % annual return in public equities (my estimate for a realistic return) doesn't feel that great anymore.
Rationality will return when
unlevered and lightly levered buyers, or buyers with long liability structures (looks at the actuary) hold their nose, and step up and buy with
real money, not short term debt.»
Rationality comes back to these markets when «
real money buyers» appear (pension plans, insurance companies, wealthy dudes with nose for value), and these non-traditional buyers soak up the excess supply of investments that are out of favor, and do it with equity, at prices that make the
unlevered return look pretty sweet.
Since its launch in 2016, Aperture has systematized the process of acquiring, repairing and re-selling properties and has beta tested its proprietary technology platform and methods by making
real world property investments with personal capital of its founders and management team, which has produced over 50 %
unlevered IRRs to date.