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New, New Real Estate Crowdfunding Platform
Cityvest Opens Up Institutional Investment Funds To Individual Investors. When you see prominent investors such as George Soros, Larry Silverstein and Goldman Sachs participating in the real estate crowdfunding business – it means something. So, let’s follow the smart money.
CityVest Provides Access To Institutional Real Estate Funds
Institutional investors long ago moved away from the old 60/40 - stock/bond allocation model and now focus a substantial portion of their portfolios on alternative investments, including hedge funds, private equity and real estate. In fact, the famous “Yale Model” which has outperformed traditional stock and bond allocations for decades, now allocates up to 20% of capital to real estate.
Why Real Estate Investors Win With The 2018 Tax Bill
Commercial real estate and its investors stand to be the biggest beneficiaries of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, effective January 1, 2018. Being the first tax cut since the Tax Reform Act of 1986, right out of the gates there is great promise to the commercial real estate sector.
4 Reasons to Invest in Real Estate Crowdfunding
Real Estate Crowdfunding has disrupted traditional methods for financing real estate funds. How? By redefining the financial supply chain and processes of raising capital for multitudes of projects in real estate. Crowdfunding platforms like CityVest provide detailed documentation on all fund operating partners, their historical performance record and biographies.
3 Ways to Make Money through Real Estate
For some, real estate investments are conceptually the simplest investments to grasp. They involve a fair exchange and if you play your cards right, you’re return could be well worth the risk.
What is Crowdfunding Anyway?
There is no doubt that we live in a technological world. With a click of a mouse we can transfer large amounts of money, or purchase expensive items remotely, from our phones, tablets or computers. Even investment opportunities are now accessible from the comfort of our homes.
Benefits of Investing in Real Estate
When we hear the word investment we almost always think about risk factors before we think about benefits. Focusing specifically on the real estate investment market, there are a few key benefits that make this arena a dependable option for those looking to invest.
How to Start Investing in Real Estate
You know that you want to invest in real estate, but you are not sure what kind of investment you want to pursue. You have come to the right place! To start, there are two major approaches when tiptoeing into the real state investment arena.
Real Estate Investing in 2017 and 3 Reasons to Act Now
The real estate industry has yielded promising trends so far throughout 2017. Interest in real estate, especially among Millennials, seems to have made a significant impact in overall stock market investing.
Guide to Passive Real Estate Investing
The real estate transaction market is huge, with $11 trillion invested in real estate. Each year there are around $250 billion of commercial real estate transactions. A study of individual’s wealth reveals that huge fortunes have been attained and, importantly, maintained through investments in real estate. There are many good reasons why there is so much interest in real estate:
Choosing the Right Real Estate Investment
There are several key factors that make for a successful real estate investment. For first-time or seasoned investors the goal is almost always static: execute good investment opportunities and grow wealth.
Benefits of Investing Through CityVest
CityVest makes it easy for accredited investors to participate in professional real estate offerings across the United States. We provide insider access to curated investments that were previously limited to a select few investors. Our team of experienced real estate professionals and advisors spend countless hours sourcing and vetting real estate opportunities so that you can achieve higher rates of return on your money. Here are some of the benefits of investing through CityVest.
Benefits of Owning Commercial Real Estate
While the stock market continues to exhibit significant volatility and less risky asset classes such as treasuries offer little to no return, commercial real estate continues to provide an excellent risk/reward profile to investors. The three main advantages of real estate investing are as follows: consistent income stream, lower volatility/lower risk, and portfolio diversification.
Introduction to Real Estate Investing
Real estate is a progressive and alluring industry. Totaling up a multi trillion-dollar market today, real estate continues to grow and be a vital part of life.
How to Calculate Risk & Return
We have all heard the expression “the higher the risk, the higher the reward”, but do we really understand the depth of this statement when it comes to large sum investments? Becoming a good investor means confronting, analyzing and determining the level of risk associated with an investment.
Interest Rates 101
Interest rates are an absolute critical component in any real estate investment opportunity. They have a significant impact on the value of income a property could produce which impacts the present value of future cash flows.
3 Major Phases of Real Estate
Think about the different steps that go into constructing a building from the ground up. A project this big requires team work, collaboration, extreme organization and a will to execute. Essentially, there are three major phases of when investing in real estate: development, value-add, and stabilization.
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