Tag Archives: Hedge Funds

Home Builder Stocks Soar as Housing Battles Back

Posted on April 10, 2013 by sheri

But not all are bullish on the builders, especially those that concentrate in the formerly hard hit housing markets like Arizona and California. Inventories are low in these states and prices are surging largely because of huge investor demand for … Continue reading →

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Beyond the Numbers, Confidence Returns to Housing

Posted on March 27, 2013 by sheri

While first-timers are getting more interested, current homeowners are getting less interested, according to the Campbell survey. Meanwhile investor interest in housing rose to a four-month high, accompanied by a rise in sales of distressed properties. Investors, who largely buy … Continue reading →

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Defying Gravity: Miami Condos Flying High Again

Posted on March 20, 2013 by sheri

These cash-heavy buyers are allowing developers to require anywhere from 20 to 80 percent down, which appeases bank and private lenders alike. “It’s much smaller inventory, which is holding the price point, and further, the deposit structure is much more … Continue reading →

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Pircher, Nichols & Meeks Promotes Three New Partners

Posted on February 12, 2013 by sheri

Torrance, CA – February 11, 2013 – (RealEstateRama) — The national real estate law firm Pircher, Nichols Meeks has promoted Robert J. Cooper, Daniel B. Guggenheim and Michael D. Soejoto to partner. The new partners all practice within the firm’s … Continue reading →

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Home Builders Turn to Rental Apartments

Posted on January 25, 2013 by sheri

“This increase in new construction is congruous with the strength in market fundamentals – strong performance is serving as a catalyst for new development,” said Ryan Severino of Reis Inc. “If anything the amount of new completions that have been … Continue reading →

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How Rising Home Prices May Actually Stall the Recovery

Posted on December 1, 2012 by sheri

Home prices have been rising steadily for the past several months, but some fear the rapid increase could actually start hurting the housing recovery. The reason is that the rise in prices is mainly due to investors, mostly large hedge … Continue reading →

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Property Flippers Are Back as Housing’s New Middle Men

Posted on October 16, 2012 by sheri

Who can forget the heady days of the housing boom when property flippers would follow condo developers around like hungry wolves, waiting to pounce on new projects before one grain of earth had moved? Property auctions for single family homes … Continue reading →

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Mercury News interview: Geraldine Barry, president and founder, SJ Real Estate …

Posted on August 11, 2012 by sheri

Click photo to enlarge Geraldine Barry’s organization of independent real estate investors has grown in a dozen years from a handful of like-minded people to the more than 400 members of San Jose Real Estate Investors — SJREI — which … Continue reading →

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A surge in housing demand

Posted on June 22, 2012 by sheri

The newest problem for the slowly improving housing market isn’t a shortage of serious buyers, it’s a shortage of good homes. Would-be buyers are packing open houses and scrambling to make offers on properties before they are even listed. Bidding … Continue reading →

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Buy Foreclosures With Your IRA

Posted on March 13, 2012 by sheri

While home prices still haven’t hit bottom nationally, demand is starting to grow, especially for distressed properties on the low end of the market. Large scale investors, like hedge funds and other private equity firms are rushing in with cash … Continue reading →

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