Future of Real Estate Technology

Predicting Future Disruptive Trends in Real Estate Abraham Lincoln once said, “The best way to predict the future is to create it”. And there is no industry where that is truer than in the real estate industry. After all, you can control the location, the asset class, the architect, the general contractor, the target market,…

benefits of opportunity zone

The Benefits of an Opportunity Zone

The benefits of an opportunity zone Over the years, cities, states and the federal government have created incentive programs that were designed to stimulate investment in disadvantaged, or economically challenged areas. Some incentive programs were structured as tax credits, some were low interest rate loans, while others were direct cash incentives or grants. Regardless of…

Value-add Investments in the Real Estate Industry

Value-add investments in the real estate industry Written by Aly Hashim Value-Add Overview You may have heard the term “value-add investment” before when referring to real estate, but what exactly is this concept? How does it work? What are some of the tools you need to be successful?   Value-add investments are an innovative process…

The New Frontier of Senior Housing

WRAPPING UP THE FUTURE OF DEVELOPMENT Written by: Inara Khan It is often said that “what comes around … goes around.” That phrase not only applies to clothing, hair styles and karma, it can also translate to construction and architectural styles of development. Many times people admire new buildings from afar and comment about the…

Interesting Times Calls for Creative Capital

Interesting Times Calls for CREATIVE CAPITAL Introduction If improvement or repairs are needed to a property that is related to any form of green energy initiatives, what are the finance options? Traditionally the answer to this question came in the form of equity, tax credits, public incentives, vendor financing, mezzanine debt or other costly financing…

Wrapping Up The Future Of Development

WRAPPING UP THE FUTURE OF DEVELOPMENT Written by: Inara Khan It is often said that “what comes around … goes around.” That phrase not only applies to clothing, hair styles and karma, it can also translate to construction and architectural styles of development. Many times people admire new buildings from afar and comment about the…