Cincinnati Real Estate: Buyer’s and Tenant’s Market

With the continuing housing slump and overall low growth economic conditions, commercial real estate nationwide isn’t expected to begin to turn prices around until 2011 but the local conditions in Cincinnati may have a brighter outlook. According to a recent article in the Kentucky Post: “If the market hasn’t bottomed out [in Cincinnati], it’s very [...]

Cincinnati Real Estate Consultant Comments on Recent Listing in U.S. News report “Top 10 Cities for Real Estate Steals”

A recent article in US News and World Report ranking cities where there is potential for “real estate steals” prompted a discussion of the Cincinnati housing market and its prospects with Real Estate Development Consultant Andrew Howe of Cranewoods Development. Cincinnati, OH (PRWEB) February 25, 2010 — Andrew Howe of Cranewoods Development gives local confirmation [...]

Cincinnati Makes List Of Top 10 Cities For Real Estate Steals

Cincinnati Ohio Real Estate has been recognized by U.S. News & World Report as one of the top ten markets for healthy real estate development investment and even potential “steals” (USNews). In an article from February 12, 2010 entitled “10 Cities for Real Estate Steals”, U.S. News surveyed information primarily compiled by Moody’s Economy.com to [...]

Receivers and Receivership

Here’s a good resource if your real estate development or investment runs into some trouble and you or your lender think you may need a court appointed receiver. A court appoints a receiver only after both sides of the litigation are given an apportunity to give input upon the specific receiver and the goals of [...]

The VA Purchase Loan Has Many Advantages

Buying a house but not sure what you’re going to use to finance the purchase given today’s climate in the mortgage market? If you’re a veteran or active duty military, then you must consider a VA Loan, a benefit thanks to your service to the United States. A VA Loan is a great option for [...]

Prices to bottom, rates to raise but still a Buyer’s Market

Real Estate is seeing historically low prices, especially in the luxury and near luxury market.  Prices are at or extremely near the lowest they will ever be but mortgage rates are beginning to rise and aren’t expected to return to the low rates we’ve seen over the last few years. Here is a very good article [...]

$8,000 First Time Homebuyer Tax Credit Explained

The first-time homebuyer credit is a new tax credit included in the recently enacted Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008. For homes purchased in 2008, the credit operates like an interest-free loan because it must be repaid over a 15-year period. The credit was expanded in 2009 for homes purchased in 2009, increasing the [...]

The Tax Loss Carry Back and what it means to Real Estate Investors and Buyers

The Tax Loss Carry Back attached to the Unemployment Benefits Bill recently passed by congress and signed by the president has gotten little press but it may have great impact. First off, it will have the intended influence on stabilizing the Commercial Real Estate (CRE) market by helping potentially tens of thousands of mid level [...]

Investing in Real Estate through 1031 Exchange

Keeping Your Real Estate Equity In Tact During a Sale With 1031 Exchanges presents a wide variety of opportunities from taking advantage of the 1031 exchange technique provided by the real estate code. In a 1031 tax free exchange a real estate investor can sell an appreciated property and invest the sale proceeds in a [...]