The absorption rate measures the pace at which available properties sell or lease in a specific market over a defined period, providing insight into supply-demand dynamics and market direction.
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Real estate market cycles follow four recurring phases of recovery, expansion, hyper-supply, and recession that fundamentally shape investment timing and strategy selection.
Real estate is fixed in space. It inherits all the legal and physical constraints of its geography.
The capitalization rate measures a property's expected rate of return by dividing net operating income by the property's current market value.
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