
Wednesday, November 29, 2023
There’s No Place Like Home For the Holidays: A Look At The Multifamily Market

Monday, October 30, 2023
Industrial Real Estate: A Normal Market for a Somewhat Normal Time
Thursday, September 28, 2023
Unlocking Retirement Wealth: A Senior’s Blueprint to House Flipping Success
By Sharon Wagner
Please enjoy this article from guest author, Sharon Wagner. TRET will return next month with another article continuing its series on property types.
Navigating the world of house flipping can be an exciting and
profitable journey for seniors who are seeking an active and rewarding
retirement. While the venture promises lucrative gains, it also calls for
strategic planning, unwavering dedication, and tactical execution.
The following are indispensable guidelines aimed at assisting mature adults in carving out a successful career in the house-flipping arena, while also enjoying a balanced lifestyle. The Real Estate Think Tank explores these crucial facets in detail.
Thursday, August 17, 2023
TRET the Podcast Episode 16: Interest Rates
Join TRET for it's 16th episode, as Stephon discusses the effects of current interest rate activity on the real estate market.
Friday, July 21, 2023
Is the American Office Market Dead?
The necessity of office space was at one point unquestioned and tenants were readily available. Space considerations were for the most part limited to whether the location was large enough and had enough amenities or services to meet the tenants needs. Leases were easy to enter, easy to renew and easy to understand. For owners, office properties offered many of the benefits of owning a commercial property with fewer of the complexities that come with other property types.
Tuesday, August 31, 2021
The End of Summer
Stephon Martin
Wednesday, July 14, 2021
Press ‘Home’ — Selling Properties With Smart Tech
Please enjoy this article from guest author Suzie Wilson of Happierhome.net
There are many advantages to home automation:
ease of use, better accessibility, and let’s face it — there’s something cool
about a fireplace that starts up when you clap. What you may not have foreseen,
however, are the benefits that technology provides when selling a property.
The Role of Tech
Wednesday, June 30, 2021
Foreclosures and the Moratorium
An increase in residential foreclosures and evictions is certainly bad news for affected homeowners and tenants, who will have to find new living arrangements, undergo costly moves in short timeframes, uproot their lifestyles and, in some instances, face long term financial effects. Increasing foreclosures will also serve as a market correction in the real estate market, which is currently driven by inventory scarcity. Amidst the market change and its social implications, many real estate investors can be left wondering which strategy to employ. The answer is simple—any or all of them.
Tuesday, December 29, 2020
The End of 2020: Now What?
2020 has been a life-changing year for everyone, literally everyone. From the global pandemic, to the fluctuating economy, not to mention the seismic shift in the perception of "going to work," it is safe to say that the world is different place than it was 12 months ago. Now what?
Sunday, August 16, 2020
Lesson From the Pandemic For Residential Landlords
Considered rationally, the need for all of the social safety nets put in place for renters is obvious. The only way to truly survive a global disaster is to band together and implement a series of solutions. Radical measures had to be taken to mitigate the global pandemic. “We’re all in this together,” is not just a motto, it’s a reality. As a society, we are tasked with taking care of our most vulnerable populations, because the repercussions of not doing so are far more expensive than the costs of their protection. In this instance in particular, increased homelessness and/or a wave of relocations due to a rise in home displacement would only serve to exacerbate infection rates around the nation. That said, here are some clear lessons that residential landlords can learn in the wake of this global event.
Friday, June 26, 2020
Real Estate in the Time of Pandemic
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Friday, June 12, 2020
Social Justice Real Estate
Tuesday, July 31, 2018
Change Is A Coming: How Current Economic Conditions Should Affect Real Estate Investment

Sunday, January 22, 2017
In the Weeds: How a Multidisciplinary Approach to Real Estate Can Lead to Increased Success

Thursday, September 8, 2016
My How Local Lending Has Changed!

Sunday, May 8, 2016
Why Historical Beta Does Not Always Work For Real Estate

Tuesday, February 16, 2016
From Property to Liens and Back

Thursday, February 4, 2016
Buy Low, Sell High
Friday, January 29, 2016
Same Mechanism, Different Crisis
The political affiliation of both former heads of the FDIC is tangential to my point, however, I mention it to make two observations. The first observation is that both Mr. Seidman and Ms. Bair are linked by political party. The second is that the economic climate forced them to participate in the goverment takeover of private companies and their assets, an idea that is antithetical to most Republican ideology.
Although one of the chief duties of the FDIC is to close failing institutions and liquidate their assets, under most normal economic circumstances, this duty of the FDIC is either carried out infrequently or confined to a certain sector of the market. Both the S&L crisis of early 1990's and the Great Recession of the late first decade 2000's, however, forced the FDIC and other government agencies to either take ownership an stake or fully national financial institutions in a large, systemic manner.