--- title: Commercial Real Estate Insights | Investing (2) description: Investing | Subscribe to commercial real estate development and investment insights. Approximately 2x weekly informational emails. (2) --- # Posts about Investing (2) [![A real estate development consultant can help landowners maximize land value when it's time to sell through the land entitlement process.](https://marsh-partners.com/hs-fs/hubfs/shutterstock_1774880030%20copy.jpg?width=365&name=shutterstock_1774880030%20copy.jpg) ](https://marsh-partners.com/blog/3-tips-for-maximizing-land-value-when-its-time-to-sell-capturing-the-highest-best-use) ## [3 Tips For Maximizing Land Value When It's Time to Sell](https://marsh-partners.com/blog/3-tips-for-maximizing-land-value-when-its-time-to-sell-capturing-the-highest-best-use) As a real estate asset class, land is often the most misunderstood. What makes one piece of raw land worth more than another similar-looking property? [Read More](https://marsh-partners.com/blog/3-tips-for-maximizing-land-value-when-its-time-to-sell-capturing-the-highest-best-use) [![As a landowner, picking the right time to sell your land is critical to maximizing land value and your sale proceeds.](https://marsh-partners.com/hs-fs/hubfs/shutterstock_1444599155-1.jpg?width=365&name=shutterstock_1444599155-1.jpg) ](https://marsh-partners.com/blog/when-is-the-right-time-to-sell-your-land-as-a-landowner) ## [When Is the Right Time to Sell Your Land as a Landowner?](https://marsh-partners.com/blog/when-is-the-right-time-to-sell-your-land-as-a-landowner) One of the biggest challenges as a real estate owner, especially during periods of economic uncertainty, is determining when it’s the right time to... [Read More](https://marsh-partners.com/blog/when-is-the-right-time-to-sell-your-land-as-a-landowner) [![Before undertaking a project, it's important to conduct a real estate development feasibility study to determine profitability and the likelihood of success.](https://marsh-partners.com/hs-fs/hubfs/shutterstock_2012558903%20copy.jpg?width=365&name=shutterstock_2012558903%20copy.jpg) ](https://marsh-partners.com/blog/the-guide-to-a-real-estate-development-feasibility-study) ## [The Guide to a Real Estate Development Feasibility Study](https://marsh-partners.com/blog/the-guide-to-a-real-estate-development-feasibility-study) Successful real estate development is about leaving a lasting impact on future generations – creating unique spaces where people enjoy living,... [Read More](https://marsh-partners.com/blog/the-guide-to-a-real-estate-development-feasibility-study) [![It's important to understand the lifecycle stages of a recession to best optimize your real estate investing strategy.](https://marsh-partners.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Real%20Estate%20copy.png?width=365&name=Real%20Estate%20copy.png) ](https://marsh-partners.com/blog/real-estate-investing-during-a-recession-or-depression) ## [Real Estate Investing During a Recession (or Depression)](https://marsh-partners.com/blog/real-estate-investing-during-a-recession-or-depression) We've experienced an unnaturally long boom period since the end of the Great Recession -- it's been largely due to artificially low interest rates,... [Read More](https://marsh-partners.com/blog/real-estate-investing-during-a-recession-or-depression) [![With interest rates going up, lenders are more strictly underwriting real estate investment and development projects.](https://marsh-partners.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Add%20a%20heading%20copy-1.png?width=365&name=Add%20a%20heading%20copy-1.png) ](https://marsh-partners.com/blog/disrupting-the-real-estate-hegemony-2-josh-crowell-on-the-current-state-of-real-estate-finance) ## [Disrupting the Real Estate Hegemony #2 - Josh Crowell on the Current State of Real Estate Finance](https://marsh-partners.com/blog/disrupting-the-real-estate-hegemony-2-josh-crowell-on-the-current-state-of-real-estate-finance) I recently sat down with Josh Crowell, vice president at Grandbridge Real estate Capital. [Read More](https://marsh-partners.com/blog/disrupting-the-real-estate-hegemony-2-josh-crowell-on-the-current-state-of-real-estate-finance) [![To limit your liability before real estate development or acquiring a property, consider ordering a phase 1 environmental site assessment (ESA).](https://marsh-partners.com/hs-fs/hubfs/shutterstock_1239310486%20copy.jpg?width=365&name=shutterstock_1239310486%20copy.jpg) ](https://marsh-partners.com/blog/why-are-phase-1-environmental-site-assessments-esa-important) ## [Why are Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessments (ESA) Important?](https://marsh-partners.com/blog/why-are-phase-1-environmental-site-assessments-esa-important) When I think about the property acquisition or real estate development process, I generally break down all the component steps into one of two... [Read More](https://marsh-partners.com/blog/why-are-phase-1-environmental-site-assessments-esa-important) [![The purchasing power of fiat currencies is eroding everyday, but cryptocurrency and real estate offer an alternative to protect yourself agains the coming recession.](https://marsh-partners.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Cover%20Photo%20Ebook%20copy.jpg?width=365&name=Cover%20Photo%20Ebook%20copy.jpg) ](https://marsh-partners.com/blog/exiting-the-world-of-fiat-currencies-into-real-estate-crypto) ## [Exiting the World of Fiat Currency Into Real Estate & Crypto](https://marsh-partners.com/blog/exiting-the-world-of-fiat-currencies-into-real-estate-crypto) The latest issue of the Marsh & Partners monthly newsletter, which anyone interested in real estate, finance, or economics should read - subscribe to... [Read More](https://marsh-partners.com/blog/exiting-the-world-of-fiat-currencies-into-real-estate-crypto) [![In order to combat inflation, the federal reserve is raising interest rates and it has both short and long-term implications for real estate.](https://marsh-partners.com/hs-fs/hubfs/What%20Do%20Rising%20copy.png?width=365&name=What%20Do%20Rising%20copy.png) ](https://marsh-partners.com/blog/what-do-rising-interest-rates-mean-for-real-estate) ## [What Do Rising Interest Rates Mean For Real Estate?](https://marsh-partners.com/blog/what-do-rising-interest-rates-mean-for-real-estate) Since the Great Recession, we've lived in an economy with artificially low interest rates. But to combat inflation, the Federal Reserve has begun... [Read More](https://marsh-partners.com/blog/what-do-rising-interest-rates-mean-for-real-estate) [![Before you buy a property, you need to properly sequence your real estate due diligence tasks to minimize costs and time overruns.](https://marsh-partners.com/hs-fs/hubfs/CRE%20Development%20copy.png?width=365&name=CRE%20Development%20copy.png) ](https://marsh-partners.com/blog/cre-development-mistakes-sequencing-your-real-estate-due-diligence-land-entitlement-tasks) ## [Sequencing Real Estate Due Diligence & Land Entitlement Tasks](https://marsh-partners.com/blog/cre-development-mistakes-sequencing-your-real-estate-due-diligence-land-entitlement-tasks) Once you put a property under contract what's the next step? The short answer... it depends. It depends on the type of site and the type of proposed... [Read More](https://marsh-partners.com/blog/cre-development-mistakes-sequencing-your-real-estate-due-diligence-land-entitlement-tasks) [![Instead of gold, precious metals, or cryptocurrencies, real estate as an inflation hedge is a superior risk adjusted investment vehicle during periods of high inflation.](https://marsh-partners.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Hedge%20Inflation%20copy.png?width=365&name=Hedge%20Inflation%20copy.png) ](https://marsh-partners.com/blog/using-real-estate-as-an-inflation-hedge) ## [Using Real Estate as an Inflation Hedge](https://marsh-partners.com/blog/using-real-estate-as-an-inflation-hedge) It's an invisible tax that's eroding your buying power by 6-10% annually - grocery bills are higher, energy prices have skyrocketed, and wages aren't... 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