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A good read for anyone buying a home

Source: WalletPop Blog

Jun 29, 2009

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Filed under: Real Estate

If you're looking for a light, personal finance read with a compelling narrative full of anecdotes about what went wrong and where the opportunities to profit from the carnage are, skip this this book.

But if you're interested in a look at the megatrends that will shape demand for real estate over the next few years, "After the Fall: Opportunities and Strategies for Real Estate Investing in the Coming Decade" is definitely worth adding to your reading list.

Veteran real estate journalist Steve Bergsman interviewed industry insiders about all facets of investment real estate, and looked at the trends likely to emerge in the office market, the industrial market, retail, multi-family, and single-family housing and condominiums.

But for the average small-time real estate investor or prospective home buyer, it's Bergman's analysis of the single-family market that is the most eye opening.

Changing demographics related to job growth and household size are likely to render homes in many nondescript, suburban towns exceptionally poor investments. S ...Read the full article

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