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#30 – Market Predictions for Washington, DC from the American Monetary Association
Washington DC: 6.1% Return on Investment (2011) Washington DC is another metropolitan area that represents a highly difficult environment for investors. With extremely high levels of regulation, high prices, and low rents relative to market value, it is not likely that investment properties in the nation’s capital will produce enough cash to cover their operating…
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#28 – Market Predictions for St. Robert, MO from the American Monetary Association
St. Robert, MO: 18.5% Return on Investment (2011) St. Robert is the city just outside of Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri. By the standards of many investors, St. Robert seems like an extremely small market that is hardly worth consideration by income property investors. However, the intrinsic demographics do not incorporate the impact of its…
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#27 – Market Predictions for Seattle, WA from the American Monetary Association
Seattle, WA: 2.9% Return on Investment (2011) The Seattle market experienced a significant value increase during the real estate bubble, peaking at the end of 2007 and dropping sharply during the financial crisis of 2008. Toward the end of 2009, values began to show signs of emerging stabilization. However, the correction resumed after the expiration…
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#26 – Market Predictions for San Francisco, CA from the American Monetary Association
San Francisco CA: 5.2% Return on Investment (2011) San Francisco is another major market area in the state of California that has experienced significant challenges. The rapid escalation of market prices during the real estate bubble has compressed cash flow so severely that investors are almost certain to realize a net negative cash flow for…
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Why You Should Buy The "Worst" Housing Market Ever
Maybe it's the worst housing market ever. Maybe it's not. That particular argument is not even worth the breath it takes to engage in it. Who cares if it's the worst or second worst or only in the top ten? What matters is it's a bad housing market. Very, very bad if you're a builder…
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#13 – Market Predictions for Houston, TX from the American Monetary Association
Houston, TX: 19.1% Return on Investment (2011) Houston differs from many other markets in that its values were severely depressed during the 1990’s, because of low energy prices. This led to a significant degree of value appreciation from 2000 through 2007, but a moderate contraction after the financial crisis that temporarily stabilized when the government…
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#12 – Market Predictions for Detroit, MI from the American Monetary Association
Detroit, MI: 9.7% Return on Investment (2011) Detroit is one of the most widely publicized toxic markets in the United States. Extensive financial difficulty with the auto manufacturers has crippled the primary employment base in Detroit, and plunged the market into free fall. This is compounded by burdensome taxes and regulations from the government and…
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#11 – Market Predictions for Denver, CO from the American Monetary Association
Denver, CO: 13.1% Return on Investment (2011) The Denver area has been a historically stable real estate market for both owners and investors. Market values experienced a downward correction following the financial crisis of 2008, showed signs of stabilization as 2009 transpired, but that stabilization was short-lived, as the market experienced volatility moving out of…
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#10 – Market Predictions for Dallas, TX from the American Monetary Association
Dallas, TX: 19.6% Return on Investment (2011) Dallas experienced a series of moderate appreciation followed by a gradual contraction that has resulted in much less price volatility than has been experienced by other market areas. The area is expected to hit the bottom of its mild contraction in 2011 and then resume a course of…
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#9 – Market Predictions for Columbus, OH from the American Monetary Association
Columbus, OH: 22.5% Return on Investment (2011) Columbus was far ahead of most markets in its peak and adjustment periods, realizing its value height in 2005 and moving into oscillating periods of value stability and volatility following the financial crisis of 2008. Difficulties in the automotive sector have suppressed values in the upper Midwest, but…