Topic 4 Post 2

http://www.realestateprojectfinancing.com/index.html

This company claims to be able to get irregular financing for real estate investments. This would be a source for people to finance real estate investments when they can not get a loan from a normal bank. I would imagine that their are many downsides to using this companies financing options unless it was necessary.

Topic 4 Post 1

http://www.askmen.com/money/investing_200/243_investing.html

This article talks about real estate investing and the different ways to finance them. It mentions many different financing methods starting with the traditional bank loan.

Topic 3 Post 2

https://www.rbccm.com/realestategroup/cid-206664.html

This article is about RBC which is the largest real estate finance company in Canada. This is their website and provides a lot of information about the different aspects of their company and real estate finance.

Topic 3 Post 1

http://jobs.efinancialcareers.com/Real_Estate.htm

This website has a listing of job opportunities across the nation in real estate finance. As you can see from the different job opportunities across the nation, real estate finance is a very diverse field with lots of available jobs.

Topic 2 Post 2

http://homebuying.about.com/od/financingadvice/qt/053107LowApprsl.htm

This article is about receiving a low appraisal and how to deal with it. It is a good article for people that recently received a lower than expected appraisal. It is not the end of the world if that happens. It shows you the steps that you can take to mitigate the low appraisal.

Topic #2 Post 1

http://homebuying.about.com/cs/appraisals/a/real_estate.htm

This article is about the process of residential real estate appraisal. It is very helpful for getting the basics of the process for new and potential home owners.

Topic #1 Post 2

http://www.azcentral.com/business/realestate/articles/20110415Real-estate-appraisers-Low-pay-imperils-industry.html

This article talks about the lower than average wages that Arizona real estate appraisers face. If the trend continues, they may seek work in other states leaving Arizona with a shortage of appraisers. This will lead to more problems down the road.

Topic #1 Link 1

http://www.wikihow.com/Become-a-Real-Estate-Appraiser

This article is very helpful on understanding the steps involved in becoming a real estate appraiser.

Topic #4 Post #2 9/16/2012

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tahoe_Regional_Planning_Agency

 

This article is over the TRPA, Tahoe Regional Planning Agency. This agency was created by Nevada and California to protect Lake Tahoe. This authority regulates how people around that area can use their property. This is a very controversial government restriction agency because of this. They try to protect the wildlife and land by placing building use restrictions on the land. Some areas are only able to cover 1% of their property with buildings or concrete and up to 30%. I can understand why this is controversial as I would imagine it would lower the land value significantly if you can only build on 1% of the land.

Topic #4 Post 1 9/16/2012

http://www.freeadvice.com/law/real-estate-law/real-estate-law/real_property_restricitons.htm

 

This article is about the common types of government restrictions on real estate. The three most common types of restrictions are zoning regulations, environmental hazards, and public easement/right of way. Zoning means that the land may only be used for certain types of things such as residential, industrial, or commercial. You cannot store hazardous materials on property without the proper authority from the government. You have to give people access to their land with easements if your property is the only way for them to get to their land. This would also apply for people walking a beach front or trying to get to a body of water. These restrictions can affect the value of property depending on where it is and what type of zoning it is in. So the government can really hurt your property value if you are not careful.