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The Lion's Den

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At the Lion's Den, we offer readers our perspective on real estate issues, which range from being an investor to managing properties. We discsuss national and locally related estate issues.

• Added on: Nov 21st, 2008
• Country: United States
• Language: English

• Author: Jay Raman
• Listed in: Real Estate Business
• Tags: real estate property investing investors buying renting

Recent Posts

• 2010- What can we expect in real estate?

  Posted on Thursday December 17th, 2009 at 17:17 in real estate, property, Interest rates, contractors, sales, Economy, investors, realtors, property management, renting, buying property, houston real estate

  It is so difficult to sort through the mixed news that we have about the industry. First, there are reports that sales have increased, and the rate of foreclosures are decreasing. However, we have reports that now we are facing a new crisis that coul...

• Why does it feel like the economy took one step forward and one step back?

  Posted on Thursday October 29th, 2009 at 15:15 in real estate, growth, Economy, deficit, recession, stimulus plan, real estate general

  I have been reading some various economic indicator that indicate mixed signals. Officially, our economic output as measured by GDP grew, but we also experienced around a 4% decrease in new home sales as well. With all of these mixed economic indicat...

• 1st Time Home Buyers Market- Pot of Gold for buyers especially till November 30th

  Posted on Monday October 12th, 2009 at 12:20 in real estate, Economy, homes, buying property, houston real estate, tax credit, real estate general

  I know it has been a while since I posted on the site, but it has been a hectic time in my personal life. However, I am definitely going to make a more pronounced effort to keep my viewers more informed about my random insights of real estate (now th...

• New Home sales are down 33% from prior year, and there could be a silver lining!

  Posted on Wednesday June 24th, 2009 at 22:40 in real estate, property, home, investing, mortgages, Economy, selling, investors, property management, buying, lending, buying property

  We are in the longest recession since WWII, and yet our real estate industry has only been knocked down 33%. I was not alive in WWII or a historical economist, but from what I learned in class; WWII nearly brought the US to a stand still. This means ...

• Appraisers are doing their job, and its hurting sales

  Posted on Thursday June 18th, 2009 at 11:50 in texas, real estate, property, investing, appraisal, selling, homes, houston, buying, rental, real estate general

  The Houston Chronicle did a story about appraisals are killing home sales, but I wonder why it is such a bad thing?...

• I Bought A Property Cheap, But Can I afford to Repair it?

  Posted on Wednesday June 10th, 2009 at 23:23 in real estate, property, Economy, Rentals, real estate investing, houston, investors, property management, renting, real estate investors, buying property, houston real estate

  Ownership of investment property is a great thing, but owners must strive to understand the business of real estate. Nothing is free. Proper perspective will only help investors and future homeowner make wise decisions with their money. ...

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