On the final 3rd day of the 37th Ryder Cup hosted in the USA at Valhalla Golf Club in Kentucky, the Ryder Cup victory returns to Team USA for the first time after nearly 10 years. The celebrated golf tournament got off to a stormy start with the famous golf course catching the force of a watered down hurricane Ike at the weekend. Television towers were blown over, trees were uprooted and there was general mayhem in the hospitality area which saw the roof ripped off many tents and debris strewn across the hallowed turf. It seems the USA property market is in a vulnerable position not only as a result of the credit crunch and currency fluctuations but despite the full force of Mother Nature, Kentucky property owners close to the golf course were cashing in on their investment enjoying some lucrative rental returns.

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If you want to get a real feel for what is happening with US home prices, this video is probably one of the best pictorial representations of the current state of the US property market!

US Home prices adjusted for inflation plotted as a roller coaster

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The global credit crunch is no secret and America’s housing crisis is common knowledge but if you are looking to profit from the property downturn and buy an real investment property, a new foreclosure-home tour bus in Orlando might be just the ticket.

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It seems that solar power is finally registered on the US property radar, with the announcement of a further 12 new “solar cities” to bring the total of official Solar America Cities located throughout the USA up to 25.

While the total figure is largely irrelevant in the overall picture of the US, it does offer an interesting option for those looking seeking US property markets set for future growth as these 25 cities are set to receive additional funding to achieve their solar goals and a greater profile within the market place if all goes to plan.

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The latest podcast in the Nubricks Property Podcast series tackles the US property market and the property investment hotspots that many real estate investors may have overlooked. In edition 29, Adam Samuel is joined by Robert Shemin, a real estate investor and best selling Business Book author of “How Come That Idiot’s Rich and I’m Not?” and Danny Silver, partner in Property Direct America, agents who specialise in US Go Zone Areas.

In the last year, the US property has been headline news with doom and gloom and the sub prime market being the feature of many a news story. The US has a diverse property market and should really be treated as 51 different countries with many sub markets within those. The real estate bashing has led to many property investors being put off this real estate giant, but as many savvy investors know when a market is in a downturn its often the right time to buy. It is going to be hard (not impossible) to make significant short term returns in the much talked about areas of California, Las Vegas, New York and Florida. Many investors buy in these areas because they are safe have been marketed well by many organisations, but if everyone buys in these places then supply will outstrip demand. Robert Shemin, an experienced investor who has made his fortune buying and selling real estate tells us that you have to find properties that cash flow and have a market where demand is high. Speculators have been burnt as the properties they buy do not cash flow and they rely solely on capital appreciation. Continue reading ‘US Property Podcast With Best Selling Real Estate Author Robert Shemin’

Property auctions have been around for sometime. Just a quick visit to web’s best known auctioneer Ebay, lists a myriad of real estate available to buy through auction online. It is often perceived as a marketing gimmick used by desperate sellers hoping that by auctioning rather than selling, it might spark enough interest in their property to finally close a sale. Florida developers it seems are no different, in these tough times, the US credit crunch calls for desperate measures and not one but two of Florida’s top real estate developers are putting scores of their properties on auction with NO reserve on January 19th.

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It may be all doom and gloom in the American housing market right now, but environmentally friendly property buyers are laughing all the way to the bank, especially if they live in California.
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Photo courtesy of David Swales 

The news relating to the property market in America is bleak at the moment as foreclosures rise, prices drop and building slows, but the reality is that all these factors add up to good news for foreign buyers – particularly investors buying in a currency other than the dollar and looking to hold for the medium to long term.  Continue reading ‘A Guide to Property Investment in USA’