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Comment on Apartment Building Investments still attractive for 2012 says Gary Shilling. by admin

admin — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 04:54:36 +0000

More on Gary Shilling from John: Gary Shilling says, in leading off his piece on 2012 investment themes. “This year is just the first step in the long-run journey that will continue to be dominated by The Age of Deleveraging” – which also just happens to be the title of Gary’s latest book. You can find ‘The Age of Deleveraging’ right here on our Ashworth Partners website in the right-hand column under ‘On Our eReaders Now’.

Comment on Multifamily’s Future in 2012 by admin

admin — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 04:16:45 +0000

For MHN TV’s Seniors Housing 2012 Preview see also: http://bit.ly/wjmN8q

Comment on “… every MERS mortgage is defective” a NY State Supreme Court judge. by Giovanni

Giovanni — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 02:54:14 +0000

for more see: http://bit.ly/w8vTGI

Comment on Converting Cap Rates to Earnings Multiples by Giovanni

Giovanni — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 16:34:00 +0000

Apple common stock (AAPL) traded at around 15.5x earnings yesterday. If Apple was an apartment building its Cap Rate would be 6.5%.

Comment on Why are Cap Rate explanations so complicated? by Giovanni

Giovanni — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 16:18:22 +0000

For stock market investors the Earnings Yield on a common stock is the equivalent of the Cap Rate on an apartment building investment.

Comment on Converting Cap Rates to Earnings Multiples by Giovanni

Giovanni — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 16:16:32 +0000

BTW a Cap Rate on an Apartment Building is the same as the Earnings Yield on a stock.

Comment on The Apartment Building Investment Triple Opportunity Is Right Now by admin

admin — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 03:57:50 +0000

See also “Rents Could Rise 10% in Some Cities” on Yahoo Real Estate http://yhoo.it/gR9nKy

- “there’s been a shift in the American Dream. We’re learning from our surveys that a huge proportion of people are choosing to rent.” They’ve experienced the downsides of homeownership — or seen friends and family suffer — and don’t want to take the risks or pay the higher costs of homeownership.

- Apartment developers many not be able to keep up with this heightened demand, which will force prices upwards, according to Chris Macke, a real estate analyst with CoStar, which tracks multi-family housing trends. “There will be an envelope of two or three years,” said Macke, “when the rise in demand for rentals will exceed the industry’s ability to meet it.”

-Renters beware. But owners will rejoice since the value of an apartment building is essentially a multiple of the income it produces.

Comment on Why buy Multifamily in ’09? by More Positive Indications for Multifamily | Ashworth Insights

More Positive Indications for Multifamily | Ashworth Insights — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 22:46:34 +0000

[...] the end of last year (See my Dec. 28 post Why buy Multifamily in ‘09) I laid out a number of factors pointing to the opportunity to secure good returns on income [...]

Comment on “Those who fail to learn from history… by The Bank Bailout Trap | Ashworth Insights

The Bank Bailout Trap | Ashworth Insights — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:32:47 +0000

[...] 4- Glass-Steagall should be un-repealed so that banks cannot be in both commercial banking and investment banking. This is one of the most important lessons ‘unlearned’ from the banking crises that triggered the Great Depression. See my post Nov. 19 Entitled “Those Who Fail To Learn From History…“. [...]