Posts Tagged ‘fundamentals’
Is Farmland an Attractive Investment?
March 11th, 2010 | 
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I’ve become increasingly interested in agricultural investments. Although Farmland makes up only about 1% of institutional real estate investments, it is an asset class that has strong fundamentals. According to research by UBS Agrivest[1], agriculture investments provide:
- Competitive returns with a strong income component
- Low return variability
- Diversification benefits
- Effective hedge against inflation
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Fast Clickers to High Tickers
What is the one real estate sector that is the hottest right now? Despite the availability of capital through Fannie and Freddie, its not multi-family. Despite the rising age of baby boomers, it is not senior living. Despite the immense growth in the healthcare sector, it is not medical office. So what is it? Data Centers. Last year, I wrote about data centers in this post. Yet, seemingly nobody in the real estate sector has caught on. So before I go on, let me get you all up to speed. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: baby boomers, bandwidth, commercial real estate, data center, Digital Realty Trust, DuPont Fabros, facebook, Fannie, Freddie, fundamentals, healthcare real estate, lender, lending platform, medical office, Multi-Family, REIT, senior living, Youtbe | 
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