Posted in Real Property on Feb 12th, 2010 No Comments »
The real estate market tends to be cyclical with some periods favoring buyers and other periods favoring sellers. As with other free markets, the pricing and availability of real estate is directly related to the forces of supply and demand. While many real estate markets in the United States are experiencing a substantial slowdown, other [...]
Posted in Real Property on Jan 24th, 2010 No Comments »
Did you know that 60% of all real property owners are over assessed by their city? And more disturbing, less than 2% of all tax payers appeal their property taxes? Of the 2% that do actually appeal 70% of them win some type of real property tax reduction.If you think you might be over assessed, [...]
Posted in Real Property on Nov 17th, 2009 No Comments »
They say bureaucracy in India can be slower than the most patient snail. So, more than seven years after the proposal was first mooted, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) came out with its draft guidelines for real estate mutual funds (MFs). This move has brought much joy and relief to the MF [...]