WATCH: From firefighter to 1,500 units owned

Find out how this firefighter-turned-self-taught-investor and his business partner built and scaled their business for greater financial freedom. Continue reading

From NFTs to IPOs: The top real estate investment stories of 2021

Proptech’s banner year, a couple long-awaited IPOs, surging rent growth and more — here’s all the hot Property Portfolio news that hit the press in 2021. Continue reading

Pacaso now accepting cryptocurrency for luxury home shares

Luxury home investment platform Pacaso announced it will now allow its investors to use multiple forms of cryptocurrency. Property investors can partition their investment as well, using a digital currency as a down payment and traditional financing fo… Continue reading

How to get the most out of your real estate investment

In this new normal, rental investments are proving to be lucrative options for investors. However, there are several important factors they should consider so they make sure they don’t leave money on the table. Continue reading

5 helpful tips for choosing your first investment property

With market fluctuations and an evolving economy, investing in real estate can prove to be a profitable insurance policy for your financial future. If you’re thinking about making your first investment, here are a few things to consider. Continue reading

Blackstone CEO predicts increasing demand for urban real estate

Stephen Schwarzman shares lessons he learned from the recession and being the one-time largest owner of single-family real estate in the country. Continue reading

Going global? Watch out for these 3 pitfalls

For those familiar with highly regulated real estate markets like Canada and the U.S., it might come as a surprise that REALTOR® associations, Multiple Listing Services (MLS’s) and a competitive technology landscape are not the norm on the internationa… Continue reading

Research report: Investing in commercial real estate

In April 2019, Wisconsin-based property developer and investment firm J. Jeffers and Co. needed to find equity investors for a new office building in Milwaukee. The goal was clear: raise about $10 million in equity investment to get the project off the… Continue reading

Industrial on ice

Two-day delivery. Next day delivery. Same day delivery. The new norm for shipping standards is only getting shorter. In fact, McKinsey reported that 20-25% of the consumer market will be handled by same-day delivery service by 2025. Continue reading

When your tenants have tenants

In our soon to be published Market Views report, CrowdStreet turns an analytical eye on the commercial real estate industry. What are some of the biggest trends? What does the future hold? And how are different types of commercial real estate faring? Continue reading