Where are interest rates and mortgage originations going in 2022?
According to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s annual forecast, they predict rising interest rates will significantly impact refinance demand in 2022. With the average interest rate on a 30-year fixed...
View ArticleWill increased inflation affect Real Estate Investors?
By Cliff Hockley, President of Bluestone and Hockley Real Estate Services Executive Director, SVN | Bluestone and Hockley Inflation is up and is more persistent than expected. The path of inflation...
View ArticleReal Estate and Accounting: A Matched Pair
By Cliff Hockley, CPM, CCIM, Senior Advisor Bluestone and Hockley Real Estate Services SVN | Bluestone and Hockley Real Estate investors forget how important accounting is to their investment success....
View ArticleFed will aggressively dial back its bond buying, sees three rate hikes next year
The Federal Reserve provided multiple indications Wednesday that its run of ultra-easy policy since the beginning of the Covid pandemic is coming to a close, making aggressive policy moves in response...
View ArticleCriteria Properties merges with Bluestone & Hockley Real Estate Services
James SchaffCriteria Properties/Bluestone & Hockley Real Estate Services503.968.6638 or 503.222.3800Info@CriteriaProperties.com Portland, Oregon: On December 1, 2021, Criteria Properties, based in...
View ArticleDrywell Permitting Becomes More Formalized and it Affects Most Real Estate...
By Cliff Hockley, CPM, CCIM, Principal Broker and Senior Advisor Bluestone and Hockley Real Estate ServicesSVN | Bluestone and Hockley The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is...
View ArticleTime to trade your multifamily property into a commercial or NNN investment?
Many real estate investors are transitioning from Multifamily investments to commercial and NNN investments. Why are they doing this? Because they are tired of dealing with the day-to-day challenges...
View ArticleCost Segregation Studies Generate Savings for Real Estate Investors
By Cliff Hockley, CPM, CCIM, Principal Broker and Senior Advisor Bluestone and Hockley Real Estate ServicesSVN | Bluestone and Hockley Cost segregation studies are a very effective way to generate...
View ArticleWhat risks should investors be aware of as they consider cannabis retail sites?
By: James Schaff, President & Cliff Hockley, CPM, CCIM, Principal Broker, and Senior Advisor Bluestone and Hockley Real Estate ServicesSVN | Bluestone and Hockley Are cannabis grows, or cannabis...
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