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Governments spend billions to stimulate economic activity but sometimes they cluelessly create great opportunities for entrepreneurs without spending a dime.

Take Florida for example.

From the 2006 South Florida Condo Crash to the present, with brief period of recovery 18 months ago, Florida has been the poster child state of the foreclosure crisis.  Initially its foreclosures resulted from the national recession, which hit ...

The multifamily industry suffers from a boom-bust cycle that’s more predictable than any other in real estate.  I believe it’s a function of the time it takes to put up an apartment building compared to single family housing.  The next bust is on its way and it could mean lower rents and higher vacancies for investors owning single family rentals in ...

Has the Foreclosure Era boom in small-time real estate investing peaked and begun its decline?

Will the seven million investors, both those who buy and sell properties for a living and those who are largely landlords, slowly sell off their assets as they cash their ...

How quickly conditions can change in real estate these days.  Just a few months ago, all the experts were predicting a banner year for single family rents and apartment rents.  Now, only one quarter into the new year, the green light for rent rates has turned yellow and in many of the biggest single family rental markets, rents may not rise at ...

Last week the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals called on lawmakers in Congress and government officials to reverse investor-favored policies that have created an imbalance in housing inventory and unfavorable conditions for Hispanics and other first-time homebuyers.

Executives of NAHREP specifically cited Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac REO to Rental programs that eliminate affordable housing stock from the market ...

Thirty-eight real estate markets have been tagged as “dangerous” for investors looking to make money on buying homes as rental properties in new quarterly data compiled by HomeVestors of America (known as the “We Buy Ugly Houses®” company) and Local Market Monitor.

The list categorizes markets according to different investor risk preferences and assigns a numerical score from ...

Last month the New Republic published a provocative article by former TV producer David Dayen on hedge funds and real estate investing (Your New Landlord Works on Wall Street).  He said out loud what many people have been whispering.

Dayen argued that Wall Street hedge funds, backed by billions from wealthy investors, are turning the once sleepy business of renting and managing ...