Henry Ford believed that a growing industrial economy required more than transportation. It required affordable, dependable homes that could be built at scale. In the winter of 1919, he walked through one of the least-remembered experiments of his career: a row of compact, factory-produced houses built for workers near his Michigan operations. Ford had already mastered the automobile assembly...
In today’s investment environment, portfolios demand diversification, durability, and inflation protection. Real estate has long served this role, but within it, lot-leased manufactured housing communities (MHCs) offer distinct advantages. For family offices and RIAs in particular, they represent a compelling and often overlooked real estate alternative. Manufactured Housing Communities...
Imagine a real estate investment that aims to deliver strong returns while tackling America’s housing affordability crisis. Lot-leased manufactured housing (MH) has shed its outdated “trailer park” image to emerge as a high-growth sector attracting both high-net-worth, family office, and institutional investors. Today, over 21 million Americans live in manufactured homes. Manufactured housing...
When developers raise capital for a commercial real estate (CRE) project, they rely on multiple funding sources. Understanding where your investment fits within the “capital stack” will help you assess the level of risk you are assuming. Imagine the capital stack as layers necessary to fund and operate a CRE venture. The higher your position in the stack, the lower your comparative risk....
Passive investing in commercial real estate (CRE) through top-notch sponsors provides investors with current income opportunities, diversification, and potential equity upside that is not correlated to the stock and bond markets. It may provide asset depreciation and tax-deferred exchange as well. It comes in multiple forms and offers unique benefits. One such is multifamily apartments that...
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