Saving your cash through 401(k)s and savings accounts are simple ways to build wealth, but the return isn’t as large as it could be with real estate investment. Owning property in nearly any city will eventually give you a large return during a sales transaction. Building your wealth, similar to the experience of Wes Edens, […]

Guest post by Terri Engels Since the housing crash of 2008, investing in real estate has made American millionaires lots of money. According to Morgan Stanley about 77 percent of millionaires have invested in some form of real estate, and it continues to top the investment list for the near future. Are you hoping to […]

There are so many ways a company can give back, but for those of us in the property management and asset management field, we may not realize that a new development project can be the perfect way to  help your local community. Our team knew one of our projects would be converting an existing complex […]

Happy Spring, #Multifamily!  To kick off the arrival of warmer weather, we have the honor and pleasure of welcoming guest blogger Doug Chapman of HomeDaddys.com.  Take it away, Doug! Tips To Maximize Your Property Investments No matter what your reason is for investing in property, there are many things you need to do to make […]

The American Apartment Owners Association posted an article on their blog that brings up a very relevant point in regards to leasing policies: bad policies can lead to bad tenants.  We, as landlords, must set the standard from the beginning when engaging resident-prospects.  If we are lazy with our reference checks, credit checks, rental history […]

This past year was very strong for the apartment industry here in California as well as for most other parts of the U.S.   Our company’s portfolio of apartments, HOA’s and single-family-homes saw an increase in average rent; increase in occupancy levels; and a fair amount of new acquisitions.  Will 2012 continue to lead owners, investors […]

The article below was just published on Bloomberg.com and I thought I would pass it along.  Bloomberg offers a very interesting insight into the transformation that the property management industry is experiencing as home ownership continues to stagnate and rental prices rise.  A word of caution, however, to landlords who are looking to hire a […]

This is a huge win for those of us in the Los Angeles multifamily real estate market.  See article from the Fair Housing Coalition below.  What are you thoughts on this ruling by Judge Yaffe? -Trevor The case is Barbara Darwoush vs. City of Los Angeles – 10/06/2011 A recent ruling by Judge Yaffe may […]

Are you curious about where to buy your next apartment building?  Take a look at this list that was compiled from Safeguard Financial’s blog – some of the locations and statistic are a quite surprising (eg Stockton at 16.7% unemployment!?!).  What other real estate markets should be included on this list?  What will property management […]