They are talking about REITs and commercial properties, but an interesting parallel to what we see over on the residential side – the trophy properties are hot, and the inferior houses/locations are not:
Trophy vs. Distressed
by Jim the Realtor | Nov 5, 2010 | Market Conditions, Thinking of Buying? | 1 comment
Coincidental timing of the video post as last week we began the securities filing process for a new California property offering.
The story mirrors what we’re seeing on the ground in commercial as well. We have been effectively on the sidelines for 4 years waiting to start edging back in until we found good cash flow with little if any debt.
We wanted to let as much of the peak period leases (2005-2007) begin to rollover at lower levels so we could layer a higher cap rate onto the effective lower market rents. This has caused our valuations to be 40%+ lower than the peak values.