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Saving For A Cold Winters Day |
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Mixed Year in U.S. Office Market |
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Working with Bill and Sara |
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What Commercial Real Estate Investors
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I hope everyone is having a great start to
the New Year. Although we are just a few weeks into 2008, much has
happened, in politics and the economy, which has impacted both oil and
gas and the real estate markets. For those of you who own either of
these assets 2008 is looking like it will be an interesting year.
In regards to the TIC
market, things have been a bit soft. Credit issues have affected lending
which, in turn... Read More
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At Madison Capital Investments, we are very fortunate to be
able to work with a number of fine people and help them transition their
properties, through a 1031 Exchange, into a variety of properties that
offer no daily management. Bill and Sara of Austin, Texas are two such
clients.
When Bill and
Sara came to us they were owners of ten properties around the University
of Texas... Read More |
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OIL AND GAS |
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The price of a
gallon of gasoline
increased +31% in calendar year 2007 vs. a +57% increase in the price of a
barrel of oil.
Both dropped in January 2008, with the price of gasoline
down 2%
while the price of oil
fell 4%
(source: AAA, NYMEX).
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THANKS A LOT |
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The
16th Amendment
to the US Constitution (which created our country’s
federal income
tax)
was ratified by Congress
95 years ago
yesterday (2/03/1913). The highest
marginal tax bracket
in the tax code’s first year of existence was 7%
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GAS GUZZLERS |
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The US consumes 20.9 million barrels of oil a day, of
which 43% of that total is converted into gasoline used by autos and
light trucks (source: White House, Wall Street
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IT DID NOT DROP |
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56 economists that were surveyed in mid-January 2007
predicted that the average price of oil would be $58 a barrel
in the 4th quarter 2007, down $3 a barrel from its $61.05 price of
12/31/06. However the price of oil did not fall but rather rose +57%
during 2007, closing last year at $95.98 a barrel
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(Recommended Reading Titles)
Understanding Today's Natural Gas Business (Paperback)
by
Bob Shively
by John Ferrare
www.amazon.com
Out of Gas: The End
of the Age Of Oil (Paperback)
by David Goodstein
www.amazon.com
Stomp the IRS Out
of Your Capital Gains (Paperback)
by Dirk Todd
www.lulu.com
Money in the
Ground-Insider's Guide to Oil and Gas Deals
(4th Ed.) (Paperback)
by John Orban
www.amazon.com |
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“Obstacles are
things a person sees when he takes his eyes off his goals.”
~ E. Joseph Cossman |
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Oil Through Fingers
Criticism of a recent major review on the world’s remaining oil
supply is hot on the plate for many scientists who adamantly maintain the end
of (the world) oil availability is coming sooner than many are prepared to
acknowledge. Read More
Saving For A Cold Winters Day
Natural gas, like
most other commodities, can be stored for an indefinite period of time. The
exploration, production, and transportation of natural gas takes time, and
the natural gas that reaches its destination is not always needed right
away, so it is injected into underground storage facilities. These storage
facilities can be located near market centers that do not have a ready
supply of locally produced...
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NATURAL GAS RATES |
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Mixed Year In U.S.
Office Market
Absorption down by
20%, but Rents Increased and Vacancies held their own
With the economy coming closer to a recession at the end of 2007 by
way of the U.S.
housing market, commercial real estate has only been modestly impacted. Read
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What Commercial Real Estate Investors Should Know about
CAP Rates
by
David V. Tran
CAP rate or capitalization rate is the ratio of annual rental income
of the property over the purchase price. This number is often shown on
commercial property listings. So you must know this jargon if you want to
invest in commercial real estate. It’s commonly a number between... Read More |
