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Understanding the Different Types of Real Estate Investments (e.g., rental properties, commercial properties, REITs)

Posted on Mon, Feb 20, 2023 8:45 AM by SAMUEL O. LAO, REB, MM-REM in Tips and Advice

Understanding the Different Types of Real Estate Investments (e.g., rental properties, commercial properties, REITs)     Real estate investing is a popular way for people to build wealth, generate passive income, and diversify their investment portfolios. However, not all real estate investments are the same, and it is essential to understand the different types of real estate i...

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Making The Most Of Real Estate Limited Partnerships

Posted on Tue, Oct 18, 2022 3:35 PM by SAMUEL O. LAO, REB, MM-REM in Real Estate News

Bob Mangat and CEO & Founder of the 1440 Group, a real estate investment and development firm in Vancouver, BC Canada. For individuals who want to invest in commercial real estate, but may lack the stomach to go all-in individually, or even to have the bulk of liability for a new entity, a real estate limited partnership may offer the right risk-reward ratio—keeping mor...

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Green, secure, affordable power: Ricky Razon’s MORE taps clean energy from EDC

Posted on Sat, Jul 2, 2022 11:28 AM by SAMUEL O. LAO, REB, MM-REM in Real Estate News

Iloilo City residents will soon enjoy a stable source of clean energy with ultra bilyonaryo Enrique Razon-led More Electric and Power Corp. signing a 20-megawatt (MW) mid-merit supply from Energy Development Corp. The five-year power supply deal, which starts on July 25, will come from EDC’s Unified Leyte Geothermal Power Plant, one of the company’s most extensive geothermal facilit...

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Fast facts about REIT

Posted on Fri, Mar 19, 2021 10:32 AM by SAMUEL O. LAO, REB, MM-REM in Real Estate News

A Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) is a corporation that: • is listed on a public stock exchange with at least 33 percent of its outstanding shares owned by the investing public; • must invest 75 percent of its total assets in income-generating real property; • must distribute 90 percent of its unretained earnings to its shareholders; and • must have a minimum pa...

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