Research

Here you can find articles & video with the latest news that's important to real estate investors, charts to make the information clear and papers from the best minds in the industry. Click on the headlines to open the full story.

Investing in Undervalued Housing Markets

Posted: August 22nd, 2011


CNBC, VIDEO

Southern California Home Sales and Median Price Dip in July

Posted: August 18th, 2010


ARTICLE, MDA DATAQUICK, 08.18.2010
Southland home sales saw their biggest year-over-year drop in more than two years last month as the market lost most of the boost from the federal home buyer tax credits. The median sale price dipped for the second month in a row, the result of a shaky economic recovery, continued uncertainty about jobs, and the expiring tax breaks, a real estate information service reported.

Sequoia Investment Partners, August 2010 Investor Market Summary and Forecast

Posted: August 18th, 2010


OPINION, SREP, 08.18.2010
So what does this mean for residential real estate? Modestly lower prices, as slackening demand and continued foreclosures are offset by historically low rates and available financing. Meanwhile, rents have stabilized, reflecting an improving economy (even a modest recovery translates into a stronger rental market). In short, we are finally seeing some promising investment opportunities in both the multi- and single-family markets…….

Homebuilder confidence sinks for 3rd month

Posted: August 16th, 2010


ARTICLE, ASSOCIATED PRESS, 08.16.2010
Homebuilder confidence dropped for the third straight month in August as the struggling economy and a flood of cheap foreclosed properties kept people from buying new homes.

Wall St. Hiring in Anticipation of an Economic Recovery

Posted: July 11th, 2010


ARTICLE, NY TIMES, 06.11.2010
While much of the country remains fixated on the bleak employment picture, hiring is beginning to pick up in the place that led the economy into recession — Wall Street.

White flight? Suburbs lose young whites to cities

Posted: May 10th, 2010


ARTICLE, ASSOCIATED PRESS, 05.09.2010
In a reversal, America’s suburbs are now more likely to be home to minorities, the poor and a rapidly growing older population as many younger, educated whites move to cities for jobs and shorter commutes.

Would You Have Bought It? Case Study of a Flip: 4832 2nd Ave, Los Angeles CA

Posted: May 9th, 2010


SEQUOIA STRATEGY, 05.09.2010
It’s not often an REO investment makes the front page of the Sunday edition of a national paper, but that’s exactly what happened on April 25th 2010 in the Los Angeles Times. So we thought it would be a great opportunity to do a quick case study on this particular purchase

Just when you thought it was safe: Foreclosures spike

Posted: April 20th, 2010


ARTICLE, CNN/MONEY 04.15.2010
In the first three months of 2010 foreclosure filings rose 7%, to more than 930,000, compared with the previous quarter, according to the online foreclosure marketing firm RealtyTrac. That is a 16% jump over the first three months of 2009.

“I Understand” by Tom Barrack jr. of Colony Capital

Posted: April 15th, 2010


OPINION: However, the most salient and timeless answer echoes from the soft and timid voice of Chance the Gardener, Peter Sellers’ character in the famous movie “Being There.”

UCLA Anderson Forecast, March 2010

Posted: April 12th, 2010


ARTICLE, UCLA/Anderson School of Management 3.24.2010
The UCLA Anderson Forecast renders a “bipolar” diagnosis for the national economy, referencing the dual conditions of slow-but-sure growth in the national gross domestic product, coupled with an unemployment rate predicted to remain in double digits until 2012.

Negative Equity and Foreclosure

Posted: June 6th, 2008


PAPER, FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF BOSTON, 06.05.2008
Christopher L. Foote and Paul S. Willen are senior economists and policy advisors