A leading outdoor media specialist and exhibition stand builder, 24 GROUP, is establishing a permanent exhibition center for real estate players in the UAE and the Middle East to showcase their projects all year-round."This is a very timely undertaking as the UAE and the entire Middle East region continue their unabated property development boom," said Fady Mohammed, Managing Director of 24 GROUP.
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Biggest real estate finance provider in the UAE, Tamweel PJSC, announced its monetary report card for the third quarter of 2008. Firm’s net profits for the first nine months of 2008 touched Dh 573 million, a jump of 135 per cent compared to Dh 244 million for the first nine months of last year, Sheikh Khaled bin Zayed bin Saqer Al-Nehayan, Chairman of Tamweel, said.
ALDAR Properties , Abu Dhabi’s premier real estate development, management and investment company, has reported a very strong financial performance during the first 3 quarters of 2008 with a 137.9% growth in net profit and a 111.9% rise in net asset value compared to the same period last year.
SYDNEY: Australian business conditions fell sharply in the third quarter on lower sales and profits, a National Australia Bank (NAB) survey released Tuesday showed.
The NAB said while business confidence rose one point to -7 points for the September quarter, conditions plummeted 11 points to -4 points.
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SINGAPORE: Singapore’s economy, which is already in a technical recession, will remain weak in 2009 on projections the global economic outlook will deteriorate further, the central bank said Tuesday.
As a financial crisis evolves to impact economic activity worldwide, the city-state is likely to be hammered given its heavy exposure to external demand, the Monetary Authority (MAS) said in its Macro Economic Review.
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The registration system is the next stage in the government of Dubai's efforts to increase the levels of transparency in the local real estate market, ...
The Age - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
Global real estate investment trusts continue to deliver attractive distribution yields, as other asset classes face ongoing volatility, funds manager ING ...
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Banks: A number of small, medium and large banks have failed, many of them because of weakness in their portfolio of residential and commercial real estate ...
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REAL ESTATE MARKET CONTINUES TO SOFTEN
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THE REAL ESTATE BOARD SAYS THERE WERE MORE PROPERTIES FOR SALE ON THE MULTIPLE LISTING SYSTEM LAST MONTH THAN AT ANY OTHER TIME SINCE 1996. ...
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Bulgaria Real Estate Market Shows Trends of Becoming Buyers' Market
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Bulgaria Real Estate Market Shows Trends of Becoming Buyers’ Market: The current supply of real estate properties in Bulgaria is much higher than the demand ...
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Analyst of Uus Maa Kinnisvarabüroo Annika Jakobson stated in the overview of the real estate market that during the summer the market was quiet in Tallinn ...
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JPM Evaded Subprime, But Not Construction Loans [Housing Tracker]
Seeking Alpha - New York,NY,USA
“Having tried shopping its troubled real-estate holdings, Lehman knows what the market thinks they are really worth… Lehman (LEH) [could] share losses on ...
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HDC: Housing market stable
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She said inflation was a problem and explained there was indeed a slow down in the real estate market, as opposed to the construction sector which was quite ...
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The property was not listed way below the standard Las Vegas Real Estate Market as is sometimes seen. The Ballen Group of Coldwell Banker Las Vegas ...
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Simon Says
Wall Street Journal - USA
Bernard J. Haddigan, managing director at brokerage Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Services Inc., estimates the stake could fetch $1 billion to ...
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CapitaLand to seize potential in real estate market
Malaysia Star - Malaysia
By ANGIE NG SINGAPORE: CapitaLand Ltd sees potential to expand its foothold in Malaysia’s real estate market in line with long-term plans to build its ...
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Given that scarcely a day has gone by this summer without some bad news about the housing market – another month-on-month or year-on-year fall in prices, ...
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 | Dubai claims record for world's tallest building Times Online, UK - 8 hours ago Developers in Dubai have claimed a new record for the tallest building in the world, saying that the Burj Dubai skyscraper has now topped 688 metres (2257 ... |
| Developer: Dubai Tower at 'new record height' The Associated Press - 10 hours ago DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The developer of a Dubai skyscraper set to become the world's tallest building says the rising tower now stands at a "new ... |
| Dubai tower claims to be tallest The Herald, UK - 1 hour ago The developer of a Dubai skyscraper set to become the world's tallest building says the tower stands at a "new record height" of 2257ft. ... |
| Burj Dubai becomes the tallest building on earth Thaindian.com, Thailand - 7 hours ago Dubai, Sep 1 (IANS) Burj Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is now the world’s tallest man-made structure, after reaching a record height of 688 metres ... |
| Skyscraper is record breaker The Sun, UK - 8 hours ago By SARA NELSON A DUBAI skyscraper is set to become the tallest building in the world – with more than 160 storeys. Developers say the building – known as ... |
 | Burj Dubai real estate attains a record high of 688 meters Gowealthy.com, United Arab Emirates - 13 hours ago Burj Dubai, the most-talked about property in the UAE, being developed by Emaar Properties PJSC, has attained a new height of 688 meters (2257.2 ft). ... |
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There are no other investments available to the average investor that offers the combination of outstanding benefits that are available to real estate investors who invest in real estate.
In this article, let’s look at what makes real estate such a good investment and consider the four different ways to make money (returns) it offers real estate investors.
Cash Flow This is the gross spendable income (money before tax consequences) you have to spend at the end of the year after all the operating expenses and mortgage payments have been made.
Equity Income This is income derived from the principal reduction on the mortgage. Each time a mortgage payment is made, a portion is for the interest charged by the lender and the remainder reduces the balance on the loan. This income cannot be spent annually, but in a real estate investment this equity income can become a sizable amount you will receive when you sell the property. It’s like putting money in the bank.
Tax Shelter The advantage of owning an investment that produces a “paper loss” which the IRS may allow you to write off against other real estate income is a real advantage to making a real estate investment.
Appreciation The ability for real estate to become more valuable over time is why real estate has been dubbed “the only hedge against inflation”. Why does real estate appreciate? Because the supply of land is becoming limited and demand for investment real estate, whether single-family homes, apartment buildings, commercial or industrial, is on the rise.
Is real estate a good investment, absolutely. In fact, it’s because banks and life insurance companies recognize this fact that they invest in real estate (with your money) and are making 10 to 20 percent on it.
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