Sep
05
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http://kw.com Hello and welcome to This Month in Real Estate, I’m Jay Papasan
Our Top Story: a recent study reveals the most popular updates sellers made to a house prior to listing it with an agent.
But first, the numbers …
And now, our Top Story. Recent research reveals the top three updates sellers make in preparation for listing their house …
• Painting the house came in at number one
• Flooring came in at number two
• And the third most popular update was to the light fixtures
Surprisingly, sellers spend almost twice as much money updating their house while they lived in it than they do getting it ready for sale.
For more, we turn to News You Can Use.
Staging your house the right way is one of the most important things you can do to make sure your house sells. According to a recent survey, a properly staged house sells faster and for more money.
From the moment a buyer steps on your property, they are trying to envision their life in the home. So start where the buyer starts — with curb appeal. Some things you can do yourself include trimming trees and bushes, planting annual flowers, and re-painting the front door.
Inside, make sure the entryway is spacious and inviting. Your real estate agent knows that most buyers depend on their impression of the entryway, the kitchen and the master bathroom to make their decision.
Lastly, a word about depersonalization: think of your house as if it were a hotel room. When you check in, you don’t want to think of the other people who stayed there. That means putting some of your things, like personal photos, in storage. After all, you’re going to be packing up anyway when you move, so think of it as a head-start.
To learn more about the benefits of staging, talk to your local real estate professional.
That’s all for This Month in Real Estate. Thank you for joining us.
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Aug
17
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About 200 angry citizens gathered at Wayzata Country Club outside of the Twin Cities on Wednesday where they hoisted puppet versions of members of Congress members as an airplane flew overhead towing a banner that read, “Where?s our piece of the pie? JOBS NOW.? The puppet version of Michele Bachmann said she was going to play golf, but had no handicap.
house speaker John Boehner and Congresswoman Michele Bachmann were scheduled to host a $10,000-a-ticket golf outing at Spring Hill golf Club. Today the Spring Hill entrance was blocked and protesters were told of a shift in venue to Wayzata Country Club, 2 1/2 miles away. The Wayzata entrance was guarded by local police and sheriffapos;s deputies, none of whom would confirm or deny the event. A small group of peace activists were first on the scene followed by three school buses of protesters from the group Minnesotans For a Fair Economy. Boehner and Bachmann were to be joined by Congressmen Chip Cravaack, John Kline, and Erik Paulsen. Saying that radical budget cuts to healthcare and education would kill thousands of jobs for already struggling Minnesotans, the crowd called on the representatives to focus on putting Minnesotans back to work before courting high-dollar donors.!–more–
Boehner, Bachmann, Cravaack, Paulsen and Kline have voted for zero job-creation bills and have instead supported a budget that economists say will kill 2.5 million American jobs. Meanwhile, all four voted to give $2.9 trillion in tax breaks to the rich and big corporations. Puppets representing Boehner, Bachmann, Cravaack, Kline and Paulsen crashed the party by arriving in a black limousine that didnapos;t stop for the police guards and rolled into the country clubapos;s main entrance. Once the occupants were revealed, the limo left the entrance drive with the Boehner puppet appearing through the roof of the car. As the puppets walked along and mocked the crowd they were booed by the protestors. A plane appeared on the scene towing the “Piece of the pie,” banner.
Cravaack has come under fire as unemployment continues to rise in northeast Minnesota and even his wife left the state for work. He has also been criticized for pay-to-talk events in Duluth. Minnesotans for a Fair Economy spokesperson Donna Cassutt said, ?It?s shameful that Reps. Bachmann, Cravaack, Paulsen and Kline are more interested in donors willing to pay $10,000 for a round of golf in order to protect tax breaks for the wealthy and corporations, while the Twin Cities has the second highest rate of black unemployment among large metropolitan areas in the United States.”
Minnesotans for a Fair Economy is a community/labor coalition representing working families that has advocated for fair taxes and good jobs for all Minnesotans. Member groups involved include Centro de Trabajadores Unidos en Lucha (CTUL), Neighborhoods Organizing for Change (NOC), Service Employees International Union (SEIU), TakeAction Minnesota , and United Food amp; Commercial Workers Local 1189.
Note: Since no real confirmation was available, it is possible that the Boehner golf event was in fact at the exclusive Spring Hill Golf Club.
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Aug
14
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Jul
06
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David Harvey: Chinese urbanization, construction and real estate speculation is saving global capitalism – will it burst as in the US?
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May
06
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May 5 (Bloomberg) — Hessam Nadji, managing director at real estate investment brokerage Marcus & Millichap Co., talks about the outlook for the commercial real estate market in the U.S.
He speaks with Carol Massar and Matt Miller on Bloomberg Television’s “Street Smart.” (Source: Bloomberg)
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Apr
24
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With the economy still sluggish, many island golf courses said they are being squeezed, by lower prices on deals to attract more players and rising costs to keep the game going.
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Apr
02
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Each month, This Month in Real Estate provides expert opinion and analysis on real estate trends across the nation. The aim of the consumer-oriented segments is to provide real information on real estate.
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Mar
11
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http://www.reit.com In the latest edition of Word on the beach: Monthly Market Insights from Green Street Advisors, Adam Markman, managing director and head of Green Street Consulting, discussed merger activity in the REIT market and the potential for future initial public offerings.
Markman said he expects transaction activity to continue in the REIT space as companies continue to trade at significant premiums to their unlevered asset values as well as to net asset value.
“As long as this is the case, [REITs] benefit from a huge cost of capital advantage relative to other sources of real estate capital,” Markman said. “This low cost of capital is the fuel that is driving the M&A engine.”
Beyond the cost of capital advantage, Markman said some transactions are being driven by a company’s management team realizing it needs to bolster an aspect of its business. For example, he said if a company anticipates that with fundamentals improving future growth will need to involve development, it may make a deal to bring in a team with development expertise.
On the IPO front, Markman said he is not anticipating a flood of offerings. However, he said there will be some deals that get done, and they will come from three primary sources.
“The first is niche sectors of the real estate market where we don’t currently have a presence on the public company side,” Markman said. “Second, it will come from companies that were privatized in the past that are really too big to be acquired and they will need to go public. The last source will be ego-driven transactions where management has a desire to be a public company.”
Regardless of which area a potential deal comes from, Markman said it is essential that companies be prepared before trying to test the market.
“It is very important that they get the structuring aspects of their transaction that are in their control really, really right. This includes things like corporate governance, boards of directors, how they deal with conflicts of interest and how they structure their balance sheet,” he said. “The market has shown no mercy if a company has strayed from the line.”
One other area in which Markman said he is seeing demand in his consulting business is from non-traded REITs in need of assistance in adapting the best practices from the publicly traded REIT space to better align the interests of their sponsors and shareholders.
By Carisa Chappell
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Mar
07
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March 7 (Bloomberg) — Bloomberg’s Nicole Itano reports from Lisbon where century-old controls on rents and evictions are stifling investment in Portuguese real estate.
The laws have left the country with crumbling city centers as rental income fails to keep pace with maintenance costs, according to landlords and property industry groups. (Source: Bloomberg)
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