Real Estate

Past The Real Estate Market Bottom With Brighter Days Ahead

In this episode, I interview Ben Miller, the CEO of Fundrise, discussing his revised perspective on the real estate market for 2024 and beyond. I’ll then share my follow up interview with Ben for his outlook on 2025. Financial Samurai is an investor in Fundrise and Fundrise is a long-time sponsor of Financial Samurai.  The […]

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How To Prepare For Upcoming Bidding Wars When Buying A Home

Anticipating future trends can lead to smart investments. Drawing from my 23 years of real estate investing experience, I expect bidding wars to resurge in the housing market. The main reasons for the return of bidding wars in the housing market are as follows: If you believe the real estate market will strengthen, as I

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Real Estate Collusion Revealed! Misaligned Commission Incentives

As a real estate investor since 2003, I’ve been disappointed by the real estate buying and selling process for a long time. While transaction costs have declined to zero or near zero for every industry due to technology, real estate commissions have remained stubbornly high. Could real estate collusion be involved? After I sold a rental

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