Tag: cash on cash return

Condo Deconversions: Why They Won’t Pick Up On Chicago’s South Side

I’m frequently asked which neighborhoods I think are best suited for condominium deconversions, and why. Perhaps as interesting are areas that generally won’t work well, and neighb...

Interest Rates Dropped: What it means for the multifamily market

The Federal Reserve announced yesterday that interest rates had been lowered. There has been an anticipation of the Fed dropping rates, and the market was expecting a 25 basis poin...

Forbes: Buying Property? Use Your Equity, Not Your Cash

By Lee Kiser, Kiser Group When calling a successful portfolio owner for a listing, every commercial real estate broker can tell you the most common phrase they hear: “I would sell...

Things you need to know, but probably don’t, when looking at vintage condominiums

Before buying a “starter” condo, we need to explore the history of the building and how that impacts your investment. The housing bubble in the mid-2000s created a massive amount o...

Five Commercial Real Estate Trends I’m Paying Attention To In 2019

By Andy Friedman, Kiser Group It already feels like 2018 is a distant memory as we enter the second month of the new year. Reflecting on last year, I thought I’d share some ideas o...

The Condominium Conversion-Deconversion Pendulum

As we continuously examine the deconversion trend at Kiser Group, we look for as much information as we can to try to understand how much longer it will last.  We recently looked a...

Cash-On-Cash: The real measure of rate of return

By Andy Friedman Real estate investors are always drawn to cap rate as their go-to measure for potential investments. Cap rates are flawed. (More about that in a previous post.) Yo...