CEP Partner Spotlight: Tom Hoban
Together with his brother Shawn, CEO, Tom has led the Coast Group from a very modest start in 1987 to a diversified group of commercial real estate services companies offering property management, facilities maintenance, specialized construction, and advisory and transaction services to private and institutional owners throughout the Pacific Northwest the United States.
Enhanced Tax Benefits of Investing in Multifamily Properties
Investing in multifamily properties offers a wide variety of advantages for sophisticated investors. Leverage, cash flow, appreciation, equity growth, and, often overlooked, tax savings are all financial features of a sound multifamily real estate investment.
Questions to Ask Yourself Before Investing in Commercial Real Estate
Although Commercial Real Estate (CRE) is a proven wealth building strategy, until recently, relatively few investors had access to investments in this asset class. While its many advantages are clear, CRE can be a complex investment and one you should carefully...
REBRAND ANNOUNCEMENT
This move to in-house management – and a truly vertically-integrated business model – better positions CEP for future growth and provides us the perfect opportunity to rebrand ourselves to the market in a way that better reflects our focus and the services we offer our customers.
What Is Private Equity Real Estate Investing?
The term “Private Equity” might not be something you associate with real estate but it is a broad class of investments which consists of capital that is not listed on a public exchange. Private Equity investments run the gamut from real estate, to angel investing, and even to things like corporate buyouts.
How Real Estate Investments Can Reduce Your Taxes
Being able to greatly reduce your tax liability while maintaining returns and diversifying your investment portfolio is one of the best reasons to dive into real estate investing. So how do these tax reductions work?
Net Operating Income: Evaluating Commercial Real Estate Investments
When evaluating real estate investment opportunities, it is critical to fully understand the importance of Net Operating Income (NOI).NOI is a profitability formula often used in real estate to measure a commercial property’s profit potential and financial health by...
What is a Real Estate Sponsor?
Every industry has its own jargon, and the business of investing in real estate is no exception. Terms like real estate sponsor, promote, preferred returns, ladders, waterfalls, GP, LP, and IRR are tossed around routinely in the deal room but may sound like a foreign...
The Lifecycle of a Commercial Real Estate Investment : Acquisition, Operation, Disposition
All commercial real estate investments progress through three distinct stages, which together make up the asset ownership lifecycle. So, what are the three phases of a commercial real estate investment? We differentiate them as acquisition, operation, and disposition...
Where Can You Go to Find Yield in Today’s Market?
The effects of COVID-19 can be felt across all aspects of our economy leaving some investors wondering where they should go next. With the challenging environment of “lower for longer” interest rates greatly impacting asset allocation and little expected upside...