Tag Archive: #realestateinvesting

January 26, 2024 Economic Update

GDP (1) Real US GDP expanded at a 3.3% annualized rate during Q4 of 2023, according to the advanced estimate... View Article

Addressing High Apartment Vacancy Rates: Causes and Solutions

By Clifford Hockley, CPM, CCIM The fluctuating demand for apartment and home rentals is closely tied to economic cycles. In... View Article

Investing in Real Estate as a Group

By Cliff Hockley, CCIM, CPM Principal Broker and Senior Advisor, SVN Bluestone I have been working with investors for over... View Article

What Drives a Recession and Why is it Important to You?

By Clifford Hockley, Principal Broker In economics, a recession is a business cycle contraction when there is a general decline... View Article

Why Being Actively Involved in Your Real Estate Investments is so Important

By: Clifford Hockley, Senior Advisor and Principal Broker Active Management George owned a three-plex in... View Article

What risks should investors be aware of as they consider cannabis retail sites?

By: James Schaff, President & Cliff Hockley, CPM, CCIM, Principal Broker, and Senior Advisor Bluestone and Hockley Real Estate Services... View Article

Section 8 Housing Reform Moves Forward

Momentum is building for legislation that would increase private sector participation in the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV). On March... View Article

November Unemployment Numbers Are In

Oregon’s unemployment rate dropped to 4.2% in November, down from 4.4% in October. The U.S. unemployment rate was also 4.2%... View Article

Real Estate and Accounting: A Matched Pair

By Cliff Hockley, CPM, CCIM, Senior Advisor Bluestone and Hockley Real Estate Services SVN | Bluestone and Hockley Real Estate... View Article

Will increased inflation affect Real Estate Investors?

By Cliff Hockley, President of Bluestone and Hockley Real Estate Services Executive Director, SVN | Bluestone and Hockley Inflation is... View Article

Why is the LIBOR transition important to real estate investors?

First, what is LIBOR? For decades, the basis of the interest rates for loans— particularly for commercial real estate loans,... View Article

Investing in Real Estate for a Lifetime

By Cliff Hockley, President of Bluestone and Hockley Real Estate Services Executive Director, SVN | Bluestone and Hockley Investing in... View Article

Owning Real Estate is One of the Cornerstones of Your Plan to be Wealthy

By Cliff Hockley, President of Bluestone and Hockley Real Estate Services Executive Director, SVN | Bluestone and Hockley Ever wonder... View Article

Portland’s Apartment Market Is Picking Up Steam

Asking rents for one-bedroom apartment units in Portland, Oregon, have risen steadily since January and are now positioned above pre-pandemic levels... View Article

What Deals Can Be Made During Covid?

By Cliff Hockley, President of Bluestone and Hockley Real Estate Services Executive Director, SVN | Bluestone and Hockley We are... View Article

The Rush to Refinance Multifamily Properties Continues

As has been the case for much of the recent crisis, borrowers are continuing to try to capitalize on favorable rates to... View Article