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As you read the blog, I am pretty sure you have heard of investment before and so, defined in the framework of forgone consumption of money at the current time in favor of placing the funds into investment vehicles (such as stocks, government bonds, bank fixed deposit and real estate etc.). The value of the investment vehicle increase in the future and therefore, grows the value of the invested funds.
Real estate is investment sector that has continued to grow both locally and internationally. Locally, its contribution to the country’s GDP has continued to grow for the past two decades, from 10.5% in 2000 to 13.8% in 2016, as per KNBS. The sector has also continued to be shaped by various trends such as infrastructural development, improving client preferences and tastes, a growing population as well as an expanding middle class and the continued entrance of multinational firms who act either as clients or competitors, hence shaping the industry standards. As an investment asset class, real estate has toppled other investment asset classes in terms of returns and risk involved, and as a result, more individuals and institutional investors are shifting their focus on investments to real estate.
This is attributable to factors such as:
However, real estate investing can be daunting, due to the facts that; a) it is capital intensive b) it exists in a very dynamic market and c) requires a great deal of expertise for successful investment venture. Despite these, it is possible to reap big from real estate. The following are the key measures to focus on before going into real estate:
A comprehensive execution of market research and financial analysis provide an investor with the status of the main performance indicators on real estate investments in relation to the achievement of the targeted financial objectives. Notably, one can either subscribe to a periodic real estate performance analysis report, such as Cytonn Reports or choose to carry out the analysis personally. Whichever the case, real estate research and financial performance analysis offer the platform for an investor in the sector to identify the existing investment opportunities in the various real estate themes, allocate funds to the best opportunities and maximize returns from the invested funds.
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