Archive for January, 2009

What is Real Estate?

1.jpgReal property like land, buildings and land improvements that are utilized by businesses to produce income are considered real estate. Real property in contrast to personal property is held for the purpose of investments. Typically, the increasing value of real estate exceeds the inflation rate but real estate uses an inflation hedge which differs in each locality.

In real estate, there is also leverage because of the high percentage of the investment which can be made with the use of debt funds with down payments usually less than 25 percent. Real estate also provides for capital appreciation and depreciation however, with a large capital investment.

Types of Real Estates

post1.jpgReal estate is an investment. As an investment, it is expected to bring you returns either in the form of revenues or to increase its market value. In looking at the return of investment, it is important that you understand the characteristic of the real estate property you invested in.

Knowing what type of property you purchased would give you a better picture of how it would perform in the future for you. It will help you to understand the potential of your property to increase in market value. Here are the typical types of real estate on the market:
1. Income and Non-Income Producing
2. Office Spaces
3. Retail Property
4. Industrial Property
5. Multi-family Residential

CONSIDERING YOUR HOUSE LOCATION

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By: MJ

Considering the best house location is very important to the buyers and the ones selling it. It determines customer satisfaction and the value of the property being sold. Here, the author shall cite different areas that may imply a negative and unsatisfactory effect on the sellers and buyers.

The following are enumerated examples of bad locations for a house: (The author shall later select a number of items to discuss cons of the area chosen.)

• Railroad tracks
• Main roads prone to traffic
• Industrial and commercial properties
• Apartment buildings
• Utility structures like waste or nuclear power plants
• Cemeteries
• Government housing
• Noise pollution from nearby freeways