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March 31, 2022

Why We Continue to See Opportunity in Multi-Family Real Estate Investments in 2022

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As the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, inflation concerns, and the war in Ukraine illustrate, it can be difficult to decide where and how to invest money in volatile environments. As we like to say, we don’t have a crystal ball to predict the future; instead, we focus on the bigger picture to help us identify opportunities. We believe that the multi-family sector – long a bedrock of our real estate investment strategies – deserves investors’ attention in 2022.

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August 18, 2021

Multi-Family Real Estate Investing, COVID-19, and Other Considerations

Insights News 1031 Exchange COVID-19 Coronavirus Due Diligence

In our previous blog, we covered the phenomenon of how a macro real estate bull market erupted from the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, as we (hopefully) begin to come out the other side, the question becomes: how should an investor approach this environment?

Across the board, real estate prices have been increasing, and multi-family assets are no exception. These higher prices have investors looking at low purchase cap rates. Certainly, these factors need to be considered; however, we also believe they should be put into context with what may be on the horizon for multi-family assets.   

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August 04, 2021

COVID-19's Impact on Housing Prices

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The fallout from a Black Swan event, like the COVID-19 pandemic, can manifest itself in counter-intuitive ways. The economic devastation seen throughout the world in 2020 is undeniable; yet, amidst the havoc, we also witnessed one of the biggest booms in housing prices in U.S. history. According to the Case-Shiller National Home Price Index, which tracks price changes of single-family homes, housing prices rose 9.5% from November 2019 to November 2020. How does this happen while we’re simultaneously dealing with the worst pandemic in 100 years?

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June 08, 2020

The Increased Role of Due Diligence During COVID-19

DST 1031 Exchange Delaware Statutory Trust COVID-19 Due Diligence

In times of increased risk and uncertainty, it’s smart for a business to put an even sharper focus on its core competencies. At Chicagoland 1031 Exchange, we put the protection of our client’s interests first rather than simply approving every replacement property offering available on the market. If you’re a new client sitting down with us to explore your exchange options, you can be sure that any property we’re showing you has been vetted on a number of different levels. We truly pride ourselves on the amount of due diligence that goes into choosing the Delaware Statutory Trusts (DSTs) that make it onto our platform.

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