One of the most notable investment opportunities available to investors looking to enter the real estate market is a REIT (Real Estate Investment Trust). A REIT is a publicly traded company that owns, operates, or finances income-producing properties and real estate investors are able to purchase shares in them (Ranchers, Investopedia). This contrasts to direct …
COVID-19 will forever change the landscape of CRE (Commercial Real Estate), especially for firms who are used to operating almost exclusively in a brick and mortar, office environment. The aftermath of COVID-19 will almost undoubtedly include more “smart” CRE. To put it another way, as software like Zoom has become a household name – whereas …
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CrowdStreet™ is an up-and-coming type of crowdfunding website that’s tailored specifically to CRE (Commercial Real Estate) investors. Founded in 2013, the site pairs thousands of investors on their marketplace and pools their money to invest in different CRE properties. The benefits that CrowdStreet claims to provide are: low cost, institutional quality real estate investments that …
A REIG (Real Estate Investment Group) is a group of private investors who invest almost exclusively in real estate by pooling money, knowledge, and/or time to acquire properties that generate income (Brummer, Millionacres). Investment strategies for REIGs will differ based on each group’s specific strengths. A REIG is not a real estate investment trust (REIT) …