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Diversification is a term we most often associate with financial planners and stockbrokers. You almost never hear it when visiting with real estate investors. The goal of diversification, regardless of the investment, is to reduce the investor’s overall risk.
Walter who recently passed away, but she played my mother lucille. and she was on house arrest. and she couldn't smoke in her apartment. and so she got me, her son buster, to -- when she smoked -- to inhale the smoke from her mouth and then exhale it outside on the balcony, like a baby bird feeding from its mother. and it was just such a picture of dysfunction, and that was just one of many twisted plot lines. >> so, listen, on top of everything else, you've done all this incredible work. and you manage asthma, right? you have asthma, which is something you deal with every day, and you're work...
The last year has been quite a ride for residential real estate.
Lot Lines: The state of hospitality J. David Chapman The hospitality industry is very important to the commercial real estate sector. Whether it is hotels, restaurants, or local attractions, they occupy our buildings, create amenities, and provide “place” that is so vital in our communities. We recognize the risk in leasing to hospitality tenants, but appreciate the wonderful tenant-mix they provide. I got a firsthand view of the hospitality industry Memorial Day weekend traveling to the Grand Canyon on a family vacation. Starting in Oklahoma, traveling through Texas and New Mexico, and w...
Lot Lines: Whose rights are those property rights? J. David Chapman The National Association of Realtors is one of the largest lobbying organizations in the U.S. One of its most important platforms is preserving citizens’ property rights. On the surface, this is something, it seems, everyone would support. It is not that simple. In fact, it is very complex. The Constitution protects property rights through the Fifth and 14th Amendments’ Due Process Clauses and, more directly, through the Fifth Amendment’s Takings Clause: “nor shall private property be taken for public use without just...