Picking The Sweet Spot In Real Estate

First the housing market tanked, eventually sending home prices down 30% from their 2006 peak. Then came warnings that commercial real estate would be the next shoe to drop -- and that the problems could dwarf those in the residential market. Lately the signs of distress have become starkly visible: Prices of commercial property such as apartment buildings, malls, and offices have fallen more than 40% over the past two years. Rents are down, and vacancies are at their highest levels in more than two decades.

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