Real Estate Journal
Summer 2017
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The Fog of War
5. NREIA Legislative Update: What Makes an Ideal Client?
6. The Power of Paint: Easy Updates for Investment Properties
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ach Weaver is a Managing Member of Mosaic Properties LLC, an Ohio based real estate investment company, based in Northeast Ohio. They provide quality housing in a variety of desirable markets as well as consulting services to investors looking to break into the real estate investing world, and those who are looking to improve profits from current investment properties. He is a member of the Great Lakes Real Estate Investors Association, in Northeastern Ohio.
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The Summer of Cautious Optimism
Please tell us a little about who By Chris Kuehl, Ph.D. you are and what you did before getting into real estate investing: or the most part analysts have I am a husband and father of three. been dismissing the low first I love spending time with my family quarter growth numbers as and helping to raise our kids (ages just another example of the slow 6, 4, & 2 years old). Family is very start that has been appearing continued on page 10 almost every year for the last few. It now seems the Fed shares that assessment as they have described the 0.7% growth notched last quarter as an anomaly and have declared they have no intention of reversing their position regarding interest rates. There had been some that saw this weakness as more serious and assumed the Fed would elect to slow down but these PRSRT STD US Postage P A I D Sound Publishing Inc 98204
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analysts have been in the minority. The Fed statements make it clear they see the economy gaining strength through the rest of the year. This will mean the interest rates will rise at least twice more this year and there remains an outside chance they will go up three times. For now the rates will be staying between .75 and 1.0. Growth estimates have been all over the place of late. There are still many factors pushing greater growth but there are just as many that are triggering cautious response. The Fed remarks are splitting the
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difference as they point out the strengths and warn a bit about the weakness. As has been commented on four months, much of the current growth has been rooted in expectation. Consumers have been expressing confidence but retail sales have not been keeping pace and the auto sector has been seeing sales decline for four straight months. Are the consumers really as confident as they assert they are? If so, why aren’t they spending? There is doubt that their confidence is real –it may simply continued on page 18