Britain’s Building Bailout Balls Up
As the world embarks upon what is no doubt set to be a turbulent financial year, the latest pomp and spin from the UK government is its poorly titled "Get…
Mixed Outlook for Commercial Property in 2012
The UK commercial property market is likely to see mixed fortunes in 2012, according to a new report. Jones Lang LaSalle's latest Property Predictions publication suggests this year will be…
Chinese House Prices Drop Again
House prices in China fell for the fourth month in a row in December 2011, new figures have revealed. Statistics compiled by China Real Estate Index System and SouFun Holdings…
Germany’s Property Market – Riding Out the Economic Storm
The economic difficulties experienced by eurozone nations during 2011 have been well documented, with countries such as Spain, Portugal and Ireland seeing their property markets take a significant hit. Germany…
House Prices Rise in Most UK Regions
Many UK regions saw rises in house prices during 2011, according to a new report. Figures from Nationwide show values rose by 0.3 per cent on average across the board…
A Self-Directed SEP or 401K – Which Might be Better for the Self-Employed Individual?
Let’s get something out of the way from the beginning…..both of these plans are good….self-directed or not. But, for someone who wishes to maximize their contributions into a qualified retirement…
Time: The Costs of Hesitation
There are many unnoted costs in our lives. One of the biggest is procrastination. In personal finance you see it often. You most often see it in making a decision…
When You Think You Know the Rules – the Rules Change
For six years the IRS has been working on new rules for repairs, supplies, and capitalization. Twice over this period they have issued proposed changes giving us some insight into…
It’s a New Year – Coming Attractions For Real Estate Investors
I apologize for the sparse posting lately. The holiday season and it’s predictably fun logistics have made it somewhat, um, challenging for me and the other contributors. However, since the…
Wanna Work For Wal-Mart ‘Til You Keel Over? Do This
Attention: Rant Alert There are times when a buddy, a reader, or family member sends me a link, or tells me about some real estate investment they read about online.…