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Atlanta Georgia was one of the most demanded investment cities in 2014 in the wake of the US crash, the low prices and strong rental market pushed demand to unprecedented levels which could not be sustained. Typically every tenanted property that came on the market was subject to a biding war, everybody wanted a slice of one of the best cities in the US Since then the market has levelled out somewhat due to increased property prices and a poor supply of inventory but demand is still on the rise, the majority of investment properties being offered today are vacant in need of refurbishment and often over 30 minutes from the city. Overall in the United States there is a shortage of homes available on the market. The lack of inventory is especially evident in the Downtown Atlanta area and North Atlanta suburbs where inventory shortages have resulted in price appreciation of 10% or more in certain areas. Over the last two years, during the summer months there was essentially the same number of homes on the market as the number of properties sold. The National Affordable Housing Management Association—described as a “leading voice” in the fight for affordable housing in the U.S.—highlighted actions by Atlanta government leaders and developers in an analysis of rental conditions in cities across the land, noting that teachers, firefighters, police, retirees, and others are having difficulty affording to live in the cities they serve. NAHMA summarised the local situation as follows “ The City of Atlanta is currently experiencing a surge in multifamily housing construction brought about by a strong regional economy and growing demand for urban living. However, most of the rental housing delivered over the course of the last several years is unattainable to entry-level employees and public servants working in the municipality proper” Atlanta at the moment is a beehive of new development, it has recently experienced a influx of new residents and businesses due to the new construction. Downtown Atlanta is home to numerous attractions, sporting events, and Centennial Olympic Park. Atlanta ranks third nationally in the number of Fortune 500 companies headquartered in one particular city (16 total). Some of the Fortune 500 companies headquartered in Atlanta include The Home Depot, UPS, Coca-Cola, and Delta Air Lines. Atlanta also headquarters ten Fortune 1000 companies, generating $345.6 billion of revenue. In addition, more than 75% of the Fortune 1000 companies have operations in Atlanta. Atlanta is the Capitol of the South and has the fastest growing population in the US, the population of Atlanta is expected to increase by 43 percent from now to 2025 which will push demand even further for rented properties. Atlanta is a major transportation hub and is home to the busiest international airport in the world. Atlanta has a high number of colleges and universities, more than 30 institutions of higher learning are located in Atlanta. Atlanta receives 16.5 million visitors each year, there are 130 retail centres and 54 public parks, the city is home to the fourteenth largest mall in the USA. And this isn’t even the half of it, Atlanta is becoming a Hollywood rival in film production; home to national teams in every major competitive sport; a mecca of world renowned universities; entertainment destination and cuisine hot spots, Atlanta is easily the number one choice for investors given real estate prices have not yet succumbed to the radical prices of New York City and Los Angeles. So we can see clearly that Atlanta is an incredible investment but currently it is not ticking every box for the overseas investor. There is a huge demand for rented properties but this is not being backed up by a supply of turnkey properties, especially ones that are not subject to a bidding war. In 2017 the metro Atlanta real estate market will continue to be a seller’s market as modest construction of new housing and the low turnover of existing housing stock will continue to keep inventories low and elevate prices of houses on the market. The Atlanta business chronicle recently ran an article titled – Affordable housing and the mayor’s race: ‘There is nothing more important” The article stipulated how important affordable housing was going to be for the leading candidates for Mayor. Global Investments Incorporated have been waiting for the right opportunity to enter the Atlanta housing market, we have been looking at this market for over three years now but could not offer the right product to our investor clients, we did not want our clients to be part of a bidding war or purchase vacant properties that need work. We are proud to say that our tireless hard work has paid off, we have just signed up an exclusive agreement of 49 townhouse just 15 minutes from Downtown Atlanta, all of these homes are refurbished, tenanted and come within the confines of a secure well maintained development. Due to the huge demand in Atlanta this development will be offered on a phase basis of 10 properties per time, the development is ideally situated less than 3 miles from I-75 and 10 minutes from Jackson-Hartsfield International Airport. CEO Mike Moodie was quoted saying” This is one of the best developments to come on line in the US in recent years and we expect to be sold out in a number of weeks, if you have been looking for a good rental property in the Atlanta housing market this is the one you have been waiting on”

Global Investments Incorporated are coming into their 5th year of business. In the past 5 years the Manchester based company has sold in excess of 4,000 homes in the USA Buy to Let market in areas like Detroit, Ohio, NY and Florida. They are just about to launch a new updated website with new stock for there investors so we wanted to find out what the 5th year of business for Global Investments has to offer. We asked CEO Mike what his plans are for the rest of 2017? “ Well lets start with saying the first 6 months of 2017 has been exactly what we expected. Manic. Our Detroit sales have surpassed any of our previous years and we have had record breaking sales months back to back for the past 3 months which has never happened before. The demand for the city is crazy with enquiries coming in from almost every continent. Again the Middle east, Canada and now South America being our biggest markets for Detroit. This being said we have also been doing well with our turn key products in Ohio and up state NY ( Buffalo ) where sales are very steady. With Detroit doing so well we ask Mike why he would be looking for a new product for the companies investors. Mike was quoted in saying. “ Detroit is fantastic but I do think that it has hit its high when its comes to interest and sales. Its an amazing time for our investors to get involved in Detroit right now but the stock is for sure drying up and prices are on the move. We have great suppliers but they can only get us what is out there and we work with probably the best 3 brokers in the city. This is the reason we are looking forward and trying to find our next Detroit. We have already released some great stock in Niagara which is only 15 minutes from Buffalo which we have done very well with over the past few years and I am sure our Niagara product will do just as well if not better. Also we have just signed up some exclusive product in Cleveland Ohio which we think is going to be huge. We have a great supplier and an excellent on the ground management team which is vital when opening in a new region like this. In my opinion Cleveland is today where Detroit was 3-4 years ago so investors have a great opportunity to get involved when the market is at its lowest and ride the wave for the next few years. Our new stock will be released in the next 10 days. Prices will start from around 20k USD with returns up to 25%, again very similar prices and returns that Detroit was seeing a few years ago. “ Mike added. “ Tomorrow we are launching our new website which we have been working on for the past 6 months. Its very different to the current site and will have all of our new product and information on there. As a company we are very proud to be coming into our 5th year of business and still going strong and can say that we have by far the best turn key opportunities in the USA market. “ Well it looks like Global Investments Incorporated have their finger on the pulse when it comes to USA turn key investments. If you would like any more information or to see the latest available properties please email Mike or any of his team at invest@globalinvestmentsincorporated.com and they will be happy to help.

Home values in Detroit neighbourhoods have really started to pick up momentum in 2016 after years of rock-bottom prices. Still among the cheapest places in the nation to buy a house, Detroit neighbourhoods are seeing prices move up on most residential blocks with substantial gains in the strongest areas, meaning that investors that have already purchased are seeing good capital growth which is attracting new investors from all over the Globe. Local real estate brokers and experts say the prices in neighbourhoods are rising because investors with cash are purchasing more houses and some are investing in refurbishments which makes the streets and areas more attractive to other investors. This coupled with huge investment taking place all over the city is starting to change the face of Detroit and what the future will look like. A $60 million, nine-story apartment, retail, hotel and conference centre is planned to be erected soon in the heart of Midtown. At the end of 2015 GM announced they were investing $245 million into the Metro Detroit plant. Dan Gilbert, founder of Quicken Loans, has invested more than $1 billion in the last few years, including renovations to Greektown Casino and its highway access ramp. Mike Ilitch, owner of Little Caesars Pizza, the Red Wings and Tigers, is behind the $450-million investment in a new arena and another $200 million to develop the arena district. Chinese development firm DDI Group bought three downtown buildings, including the original Detroit Free Press building, for $16.4 million and is actively scouting further investment in the city. Chrysler added offices downtown, and Fifth Third Bank Eastern Michigan announced it is moving its regional headquarters and 150 full-time employees to downtown Detroit.The ongoing development of the $140 million M1 rail project which is nearly finished and stretches from downtown Detroit to Grand Boulevard in New Centre. The city has been adding things most communities take for granted, such as major grocery stores to support the influx of residents. Whole Foods, an upmarket organic chain, became the first major grocery store to open in Detroit last year, and Meijer opened a store and is building a second one to open next year. This is just a snippet of the investment that has been taking place in Detroit over the last few years and this has now pushed those investors sitting on the fence to take a plunge. Due to this increased demand Global Investments have increased their supplier network to include the top listed brokers in Detroit, signed new contracts with large Asset Management companies and are working in conjunction with some new banks and other financial institutions CEO Mike Moodie of the leading USA buy to let company Global Investments was quoted in saying “ This year we are really pulling out all of the stops to deal with increased demand for Detroit. We have signed up even more brokers for 2016 to add to our incredible list of exclusive suppliers. This is giving us and our investors the best valued rehabbed and tenanted properties in the Detroit marketplace by a long way. The key to our success is not only our properties but the management teams and structure that we have on the ground which is in our opinion essential when investing in Detroit. The management company is as important as the property that you buy. “ Global Investments are now approaching 3,500 sales in the US, we asked Mike why he thinks the numbers have been so high in comparison to other companies selling the same properties. “ Its all about the price point and the net return we give to our investors. Our model works on a volume of sales. Most of our competitors will hike up the prices of there properties and sometimes have as much as $20,000 in profit or commission in a sale and they are happy to sell only a few per month. We take our investors direct to the source in the US cutting out these huge profits and commissions made by other companies giving us the opportunity to offer the best prices and best returns to our investors. Our investors are purchasing investment properties through us at the REAL market value and not way above. But it is not only about the volume of demand, Global Investments have seen a dramatic change in what investors want, initially Detroit was all about cheap properties and low capital input. But now investors want properties of higher value, they have more confidence to invest on a larger scale, the average sales price has increased to between $35,000-$45,000 Detroit has a very bright future and Global feels like we were part of the story, we have pushed Detroit over the last few years as we have always felt it was a great investment opportunity and one with great long term prospects for our clients. Many companies have tried to imitate us and copy everything we do but none of them can beat us on price, product or level of service. “ We will not be beaten on price or returns”

Global Investments Incorporated have been leading the way in the USA buy to let market for the past 4 years with over 3,500 sales and counting. Detroit has been there biggest selling product to date accounting for more than 70% of sales, but the UK based company is now branching into St Louis where they believe that there new product will rival the Detroit stock and sales. CEO Mike Moodie stated. “ Detroit has been fantastic for us over the past three years and we are expecting an ever bigger year in 2016 . We had a record sales month in January with more than a sale a day, however as a company we always need to be on the lookout for new stock and only last week we signed up an exclusive deal with the largest real estate company in St Louis to start marketing their properties. This product is like a dream for investors, with a low price point, huge rental demand and some of the lowest taxes seen in the US. Just looking at these three factors alone it makes for some high returning investment properties for our clients. As a company we are very excited about our new partnership and this product. “ According to the latest press release from Realty Today, Saint Louis has been named as the second hottest investment city in the US for 2016. St. Louis is a large city in Missouri, located in the east central part of the state on the Mississippi River. Saint Louis offers investors an incredible opportunity to buy undervalued properties in a very strong rental market. Jonathan Smoke, the chief economist for Realtor.com states “Next year looks to be the best year St. Louis has had in quite some time, we’ve been seeing strong demand in St. Louis, and if anything, it’s starting to heat up even more.” Realtor.com predicts that single-family home sales in the St. Louis area will increase by 8.6 percent compared to 2015 — with median home sale prices up 10 percent. Manufacturing is important to the city’s economy, and its highly developed industries include automobiles, aircraft and space technology, metal fabrication, beer, steelmaking, chemicals, food processing, storage and distribution. The city is home to several major corporations including Express Scripts, Peabody Energy, Ameren, Ralcorp, and Sigma-Aldrich. As well as a large medical and research community. St. Louis has three professional sports teams: the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball, the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League, and the St. Louis Rams of the National Football League. St. Louis has a population of 319,294, making it the 60th-most populous U.S. city and the second-largest city in the state in terms of city proper population. The St. Louis metropolitan area includes the city as well as nearby areas in Missouri and Illinois; with a population of 2,913,673, it is the largest in Missouri and one of the largest in the United States St Louis Rental Vacancies remain at historically low levels and has one of the lowest vacancy rates in the whole of the US. A study recently released by the Urban Institute, revealed that “there is literally no affordable, non-subsidised housing available in St. Louis. St Louis rents have risen 18% since the real estate bubble burst”. St Louis may not be as well-known as Detroit or Chicago but that is going to change in 2016. With prices starting from as low as $20,000 and returns as high as 30%.

After a busy end to the year in 2015, Global Investments Incorporated have started the year where they left off with a record sales month in January with almost two sales a day. The company which has now been selling properties in the hottest investment spots in the USA has surpassed its previous record which was set in October 2015. CEO Mike Moody was quoted in saying. “ We have had a great start to the year. To be honest we were expecting a great month in January as it is normally one of our strongest sales months. We find that our clients always start the year wanting too make money and start looking at investments when the year begins. Our enquiries have almost doubled from December 2015 to January 2016 which of course has helped sales. “ Global Investments most popular product is by far Detroit but they have and will be introducing more products as the year carries on with a new supplier in St Louis who provides guaranteed rental programmes. We asked Mike what he thinks of there new stock in the St Louis Region. “ Well, we have been looking for a new product for a while now that would rival our sales in Detroit and we think we have found it in our St Louis product that we only launched last month. These homes are around the same price point as Detroit and with the same returns which is great. Also St Louis has one of the lowest vacancy rates in the US so the management company have no problem offering a Rental Guarantee to our clients which is a great addition. Obviously our clients and investors will need to get used to the area and do there own homework and due diligence but the initial findings are very good and we think that it will get even stronger as the year goes on and the word St Louis will be on a lot off investors lips “ All in all it is looking like it will be a very strong year for Global Investments as a whole with new products and new marketing that is bringing them new types of investors from all over the world. Mike also explained that they are seeing new clients from new areas. “ Our client base has been the UK and places like HK, Singapore, Malaysia and Australia, however we have been seeing a lot more enquiries and sales from the Nigerian market and also the Middle East. I am actually off to London tomorrow to meet with our new Nigerian Partner to see how we can increase our presence in this region “ Global Investments Incorporated are planning on a UK tour in the coming months visiting cities such as London Birmingham and Manchester, where they can meet their investors face to face. If you would like more information on Global Investments Incorporated or there USA Investments please contact Mike@globalinvestmentsincorporated.com or call the office on 0161 669 6253.

Average home price (2011): $150,500 Projected home price (2014): $155,500 Gross rent (2011): $825 Projected gross rent (2014): $947 Rochester’s housing market never sputtered as badly as some of the other cities on this list. Home prices are slightly higher than they were during the market boom and unemployment, at 7.1% in May, is well below the national level. The Rochester area, however, is a slow-growth place with many of its old industrial powerhouses, like Eastman Kodak, employing far fewer workers than in the glory days. Like a lot of cities in the Northeast, its industrial infrastructure is being re-purposed, according to Winzer, “Small businesses are moving in to old sites,” he said. “The economy is improving a little.” Even during the down years, rents have held up fairly well and are projected to get stronger rising about 15% by 2014 as unemployment eases over the next few years. Click here to read more