31: What Drives Real Estate Values and Rents

#31: Mortgage interest rates are just one of many influences on real estate values and rent income. Listen to this week's show and learn: 01:28  Get Rich Education vs. College Education. 03:58  The rate of home ownership has declined over the last decade. This is good for income property investors. 06:03  The irony that the greatest investment asset – real estate - is ubiquitous. 08:55  Other people's money. 11:30  How are 25% to 30%+ annual rates of return with investment real estate considered common? 16:28  Some U.S. real estate advantages compared with Canada. 18:42  What will higher mortgage rates do to housing prices? 21:24  Housing price-to-income ratios in the U.S., Canada, Europe, South Africa, Australia. 23:11  What makes renters keep renting rather than be homeowners. 29:43  Why it's better to invest in residential - rather than retail, office, industrial, and other types of real estate.   Resources mentioned: Mortgage News Daily – Keith's favorite mortgage resource Numbeo.com – A great housing price indicator resource International Coffee Farms website For a generous discount on this investment, E-mail your contact info. to [email protected]  GRE has a new Android App! Download it at Google Play. You can keep the GRE icon right on your phone's home screen!