America's most overvalued – and undervalued cities- CNN   Local Market Monitor released their annual analysis of housing markets across the country and tagged eight localities as overpriced (versus 37 in mid-2006) and 15 underpriced  (six in 2006).   This goes to again prove the… Read more

Commercial loan modifications, which essentially were unheard of prior to 2009, occurred on 354 commercial properties in the first 11 months of 2010..   While commercial loan modifications tallied 354 loans in 2010 representing $15.6 billion of loans, that is less than ½ of 1… Read more

Two interesting articles from Realtor.org   Where Foreign Investors Want to Buy Real Estate   Tables Turn in 2011 on Rent vs. Own- Not one of these cities is doing really well economically speaking.  

Liquidity is finally returning to the commercial segment albeit from capital raised by REITS not wanting to miss this buying opportunity.   REVPAR (Revenue Per Available Room) up 7.1 percent in first 11 months of 2010 to $76.61   Hotel Acquisitions in Americas to Increase… Read more

I answer some common questions regarding Houston's economy and real eastate market. Read more: Ted Jones: Houston-area avoided RE roller-coaster ride | Houston Business Journal To read the full article you must subscribe to the HBJ. I'm working on getting the full article for the… Read more

Deloitte deems there are five factors impacting commercial real estate in 2011. Increasing sales (a good sign) Market still has no horizon Some banks may  never recover declines in property values before the loan comes due There remains a mass of loans coming due The… Read more

I would speculate that if you asked the typical American what the best long term investment is, many (if not at least half) would probably say “Gold.”  But the real long-term returns of gold might surprise you. If you bought gold in January 1980, as… Read more

Another Top 10 City List (But this time twofers) Top 10 Cities Where Buying, Renting Pay Off- realtor.org

The New Business Model: Lean, Liquid, Less = Nimble a.k.a. Less is More According to the National Association of Realtors Businesses Save by Cutting Space Per Worker As we struggle through this recession (and yes, I believe we have to exit the recession since we have… Read more

And if the US Government Does Not–Then Interest Rates Rise Significantly Regardless Nine in ten loans today are guaranteed by either Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac or governmental agencies according to this Wall Street Journal article.   Without some form of guaranty from the US government, interest… Read more