Redwood Investments

  One of the biggest challenges I’ve been facing this year while investing in real estate has been the shortage of inventory. It’s one thing to sense this shortage in the daily bidding process or by looking at pure statistics, but nothing really hits home like a good old graph from the Commerce Department. As […]

Timing the housing market is probably one of the hardest forms of investing due to the illiquid nature of real estate and data lag that is associated with it. With the recent run up in real estate prices, many people have been bemoaning the fact that they missed the market bottom. Well, according tho this […]

Perhaps one of the more unique aspects of this recent housing slowdown was the entry of investment funds entering the market and buying up inventory. It looks like despite the price rise, these funds still see either good returns and/or good potential for capital gains in the US market. For the full story on Blackstone […]

These blog posts are meant to share my findings, adventures, needs etc while seeking out real estate in Orange County, California. They are in no way meant as a source of advice, financial or otherwise or a solicitation of funds. If you are in the market to buy or sell real estate or trying to […]

In many casual conversations I’ve had over the last year, a common complaint many people have brought up is their feeling of being trapped because they owe more than their house is worth. If you’re one of those, check again, because there is a high chance that you might not be anymore. According to recent […]