The Real Estate Blog with a Twist

The COVID pandemic has caused a lot of us to think differently about “risk”— which, as investors, is a concept many of us are very familiar with. Risk is a part of all our lives; we take risks any time we decide to leave the house or make a decision that will impact our lives, and other people’s lives, in some way.

Another epidemic has emerged, but this time, it’s a digital one.  Have you heard about the increase in online scamming?

We’ve written more than once lately about how the coastal markets, namely California and New York, are sinking while the rest of the country is starting to rise.

Another epidemic has emerged, but this time, it’s a digital one.  Have you heard about the increase in online scamming?

I was recently talking to a friend about trusts when I remembered this interview we conducted with Jason Morris back at our InvestX event in 2017.  Trusts are one of the most valuable — and often forgotten — tools that we have when it comes to inheritance, which is...

Did your mother ever give you well-meaning (but misguided) advice? You may have heard things like…

There’s a “great migration” happening right now, and I’m not talking about birds flying south for the winter.  I’m talking about all the entrepreneurs who are leaving sunny California for the splendors of the rest of the country.

As real estate investors, this is a reasonable question — especially since many real estate investment firms buy property expected to rise in value.

Every once in a while, you learn something so mind-boggling that you have to share it.

I think we have all had a taste of this feeling this year.  It’s been nothing but crazy, so I thought I would do a little summary of the past year as we all welcome the new year.

2020 was a busy year for Hughes Private Capital — despite all of this year’s challenges, we are very grateful that our team more than doubled in size and we only continue to grow.

Have you ever played the game Jenga?  It features a tower composed of wooden blocks, with the goal of strategically pulling out one of the blocks without causing the entire stack to collapse.

I wish you a Merry Christmas and happy holidays!

One of my biggest pet peeves is when people don’t know the facts and make rash decisions based on their emotions or inaccurate information. We all have these tendencies to believe what we want to believe, and then reinforce those beliefs with information that affirms them.