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I found an article on Bloomberg this morning about charter school investments and became intrigued with the market prediction that these public schools with private board are an up and coming commercial real estate investment strategy. Here’s the synopsis. I definitely recommend you check out the article for all the details. The Strategy: Convert Commercial [...]

We’ve been talking a lot about commercial investing and the market. Today, we’re talking building appearances and how they affect your investing strategy. According to an article in the Arizona Business Gazette, it’s the hip, young and trendy retail and office buildings that will “enjoy the full effects of economic recovery in the foreseeable future.” [...]

I admit that I’m not a huge fan of using LoopNet to source commercial properties to buy but I think it’s an AWESOME research tool. LoopNet has a new feature that is in “beta” right now called LoopNet Answers. It’s billed as the place “where the commercial real estate community shares what they know to [...]

Good news for commercial real estate investors… National property prices on commercial real estate dropped 9.1% in June from last year, according to Moody’s commercial property price index. The rate declined 0.9% over the first half of 2010, and while prices remain 4.2% above the current recession low of October, they are down 41.4% from [...]