Investment in international real estate offers diversification, distributing risk among multiple markets and potentially optimizing returns.

International Real Estate Investment: What Investors Should Know 

It’s easy to take for granted the scope of “international real estate,” which lumps all the real estate markets of the world—193 countries, to be exact—into a single category of three words. While we recognize that a detailed guide to investing in international real estate could easily fill a book...   read more

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  Antiques as an Investment: In with the Old?
  Most people probably don’t associate antiques as investments, but let's look at one example, a carved Bellamy eagle which was valued at $35,000 to $45,000 when appraised on "Antiques Road Show" in June 2005.  Within a year the value had skyrocketed to as much as $160,000. That certainly... read more
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  Fed Auctions $75 Billion in Loans to Banks
  The Federal Reserve auctioned off $75 billion in short-term loans to commercial banks Monday through its Term Auction Facility, with the results of the auction announced Tuesday. "The awarded loans will settle on May 8, 2008, and will mature on June 5, 2008," according to a press release... read more
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  Rare Homes: Not Just Antiques and Custom-Built Mansions
  Real estate investors should know exactly how common their type of home is in their market area. To answer this question, investors have to start by identifying and understanding the differentiating characteristics of the total inventory of existing area homes. Then they should pick a... read more
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  The Foreclosure Tax Credit: Blessing or Curse?
  The Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008 (H.R. 3221) was passed April 10 by the U.S. Senate with a vote of 84 in favor, 12 opposed and four present/not voting. The bill includes a $7,000 tax credit for buyers of foreclosed properties, but whether the foreclosure tax credit will ultimately be helpful or... read more