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  As part of a new government innovation program aptly named the Mayors Project, New York City Mayor and billionaire philanthropist Michael Bloomberg is doling out a combined $24 million in grants to five of his colleagues around the country.  The grants will go to the mayors of Memphis, Tenn; At...
08/07/2011
  Clear Capital’s latest Home Data Index monthly Market Report named Memphis, Tennessee as one of the top 10 performing markets in the first half of 2011.  The following is the complete list of high performing major markets based on data from January to June:       Washington D.C.-Arlington, VA. ...
08/01/2011
               With historically low mortgage interest rates accompanying super-low prices and a considerable supply of homes on the market, there is no better time to buy a home.  In order to be successful it is essential to not think simply in terms of a shifting real estate market, but an evol...
07/22/2011
There has been major debate lately regarding the financial stability of the banks. Given the large bail out of the banks coming from taxpayer money and the massive under capitalization of some of the major banks it is apparent that there is a huge need for change in some of the bank’s capital res...
07/14/2011
Most of the population still believes in old financial philosophies that are no longer relevant and reliable. The vast majority of the working public thinks investing is risky and you should invest in mutual funds, diversify in stocks and bonds and hand your money over to a money manager. That is...
07/05/2011
People constantly ask me how to choose a market to invest in and what factors must be considered before investing This is a very important question as real estate is very much market specific. It is crucial to analyze the market you are interested in. Job, population growth expectations, market a...
06/01/2011
There is a common argument in the investment community between people that invest in lump sum pay outs or those that focus on cash flow returns. I believe there are many reasons to concentrate on investments that produce cash flow on a monthly or quarterly basis. Essentially, if your goal is to m...
05/23/2011
(1) CONTROL - Many money managers will advise you to diversify your investments in paper assets such as mutual funds and cd's. Yet as investors search for investments with lower risk, they increase the level of risk for themselves by investing mainly in mutual funds. The problem being you have no...
05/16/2011
There is so much positive information going around about the Memphis Tennessee real estate market lately its staggering. From the influx of Electrolux, the appliance manufacturing company, to Mitsubishi opening a manufacturing plant in Tennessee bringing thousands of jobs, to Pass Pro building th...
05/01/2011
When I talk to people about California real estate prices and what their opinion is of the market I get a few typical answers. - The California market is going to be great in the long run. It always goes up in value. - California real estate is going to be great again, people will move here becau...
04/27/2011
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