Investing, to grow wealth, whether it’s to bring in additional income, or to save for retirement comes with a variety of risks. Since real estate is a tangible asset, which almost always tends to rise in value, real estate investing may allow you to safely pursue relatively low-risk investment while still gaining substantial income and/or […]

The Pacific Northwest housing market is still white hot, with an average 10% increase in sales since last year! As 2022 is upon us, you might have heard the rumors of a market crash. Even if that isn’t a concern you have, you may be wondering about the trends and forecasts for the Pacific Northwest’s housing […]

The global real estate crowdfunding market reached $8.3 billion in 2020 and is steadily becoming an increasingly popular platform for real estate funding and investing. For an investor, it’s an easier, more democratized source of investment options. Where once access to large, profitable, shared real estate investments were reserved for the wealthy and connected, now anyone […]

Cryptocurrency has been taking the world by storm and grabbing the attention of the masses this past year or two. While hot new crypto coins and tokens seem to be emerging every other day, the latest obsession in the crypto space is currently related to  NFTs (aka Non-Fungible Tokens). For example, in March 2021, a […]

While the stock market can take you on a roller coaster ride, real estate tends to be a very stable asset class that helps people to build wealth. Property values have been increasing dramatically over the past few years, e.g., the average real estate appreciation in 2021 was 14.5%. However, you don’t even need to […]

As the cryptocurrency and blockchain markets have grown over the years, so have the variety of asset classes these technologies enable. A couple of examples are Security Tokens (STOs) and Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs), both of which offer a unique approach to digital asset ownership. But what are these fungible and non-fungible assets, and how do they […]

The way we work, live, and spend money is transforming. Coupled with a changing economic climate (aka: whispers of an impending recession – more on that in a bit), 2023 will usher in an abundance of commercial real estate investing opportunities that are promising to yield high returns for investors savvy enough to spot and […]

Do you ever hear about blockchain and cryptocurrency in the news but wonder what those terms mean? It can be tricky to decipher their differences, particularly since many headlines lump these two concepts together. Blockchain technology has vastly changed how we interact with digital data worldwide. In contrast, cryptocurrencies have impacted finance and investment immensely  […]

Student housing projects are a type of real estate investment that specifically caters to the housing needs of college students. These living spaces are typically located near colleges and universities and offer a range of options, such as dormitories, apartments, and shared living spaces. Unlike traditional real estate investments, student housing projects include features  to […]

Technology is rapidly changing how people interact with the world and the playing field in the global real estate market. Technology advances have given traditional real estate agents/brokers, property managers, housing developers, and investors various new tools to understand and leverage. Examples, Social Media Platforms, Virtual Tours, 3D Tours, Data Analytics and AI/Machine Learning, Property […]