The Real Estate Schmoozer!

Ladin Ventures Is Now Hiring!

ladinventures — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 19:21:48 +0000

We Are Looking For The Right Candidates To Expand Our Company! Why? We are building something very exciting and now’s your chance to get in on the ground level of this huge Minnesota expansion! Tired of the traditional commercial real estate brokerage? Do you love real estate, technology, business and helping people? Then, Ladin Ventures is the [...]

Minnesota Commercial Real Estate Magazine’s Featured Broker Q & A Session

ladinventures — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:52:21 +0000

Read the candid Q & A interview with Ladin Ventures CEO & Broker, Steven Ladin featured in this month’s issue of Minnesota Commercial Real Estate Magazine: Minnesota Commercial Real Estate Magazine Broker Q & A View more documents from Ladin Ventures, LLC.

Social Networking…Will You Join My Clique?

ladinventures — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 16:55:52 +0000

The following is a great read on social networking. Although it is focused on the music industry, we can take these lessons an apply them to just about any industry. Enjoy! Social Networking By Bob Lefsetz Too many people believe a social network is something you invade to spread the word on your band. The goal is not [...]

SmartZip-A Rating System for Real Estate Investors

ladinventures — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:03:45 +0000

Features More than 12 Million Investment-Rated Properties, Including Foreclosures, in California and Florida PLEASANTON, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–SmartZip, Inc. today announced the public beta launch of its website, www.SmartZip.com, and the introduction of SmartZip Score™, the first analytics-based investment ratings for real estate. Historically, more than 20 percent of all homes [...]

Clean Your House, Cleanse Your Soul!

ladinventures — Mon, 18 May 2009 21:15:58 +0000

It’s finally getting warm out and we all know those “honey-do” lists are piling up on your dresser again. It’s time go through those piles and piles of clothes and stuff you were supposed to donate to Goodwill or The Salvation Army last year. Now you have an alternative resource to donate all your unwanted [...]

No Sleep Till… Baby? Part #2

ladinventures — Fri, 01 May 2009 16:46:18 +0000

I am now the proud father of my 2nd child a 7.4 pound baby girl and since I haven’t slept a full night in 13 days, I thought this article is timely. From Dailymail.co.uk Man Attempts 11 Days Without Sleep For World Record. Bleary-eyed Tony Wright is tomorrow set to beat the world record for sleep deprivation [...]

National Association of Realtor’s Commercial Market Survey

ladinventures — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 19:50:17 +0000

As expected in 2009, the state of Commercial Real Estate has already taken it’s share of uppercuts in this ever-evolving prize fight. Although we’re starting to see a some daylight in the Residental Real Estate sectors, the majority of the Commercial Real Estate sectors are poised to see significant free fall in the month’s ahead. [...]

Twin Cities Apartment Market Update

ladinventures — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 17:52:05 +0000

By Keith Collins Although healthy fundamentals existed market-wide for most of 2008, a noticeable slowdown occurred in the fourth quarter. Apartment rents declined 1.7% in the 4th quarter resulting in a 0.7% net gain for the year. Infill locations continue to be the best performer as evidenced by the city of Minneapolis 4.4% rent growth in 2008. The current apartment vacancy rate [...]

Finger Length = Financial Success?

ladinventures — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 22:52:40 +0000

Finger length may predict financial success By RANDOLPH E. SCHMID AP Science Write WASHINGTON (AP) — The length of a man’s ring finger may predict his success as a financial trader. Researchers at the University of Cambridge in England report that men with longer ring fingers, compared to their index fingers, tended to be more successful in the [...]

Tales Of The Property Manager…The Story Of The Clogged Sink

ladinventures — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:36:22 +0000

I love hearing stories about apartment tenants and their issues. Let’s just say it’s my version of great reality TV. Here’s one from Robert Kramer- Owner of Kramer/Saxl Group, LLC , a client of mine who sent me this as an email yesterday. Subject Line: Resident says– “My sink is clogged and I don’t know [...]

Help Put Al Franken On The Street…

ladinventures — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 18:29:41 +0000

I’m a big proponent in NOT mixing business and politics. Sometimes casual political conversation can steer clients closer to you if they agree with your opinions or leave a sour resin in their mouth, if you are on the opposite axis of the political spectrum. Therefore, I choose to casually stay clear of such banter. [...]

The 2008 Great Depression…How Our Generation Will Handle It

ladinventures — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:48:33 +0000

I received this comic as an email from my Financial Adviser friend, Erle Savage with Regan Investments. Although it is meant to be a satirical view on our current economic crisis, there is some absolute truth associated with it’s underlying meaning. Unfortunately for all of us, our generation’s financial priorities are fundamentally upside-down and are in [...]

Gulp!…Uptown Apartments Sell For Upsize Price

ladinventures — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 22:15:56 +0000

Down market, Uptown price by Burl Gilyard South Minneapolis apartments sell for $30 million, perhaps a result of ‘pent-up demand’ By all accounts, the investment market for commercial real estate is slow. But the recent sale of the Uptown City Apartments project in south Minneapolis suggests a strong investor appetite for solid multifamily properties. Dallas-based Invesco Real Estate paid [...]

U of Minnesota’s Dinkytown To Get Some New Digs

ladinventures — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:39:24 +0000

New Dinkytown Apartment Complex Deal Finalized [...]

BREAKING NEWS! THE SCHMOOZER FOR PRESIDENT!

ladinventures — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 22:06:16 +0000