Billionaire Mayor of New York City, Michael Bloomberg has chosen Memphis as one of five cities whose Mayor's he is supporting through an initiative at his Bloomberg Charities.  The Grant is designed to assist Mayors who are in the first 18 months of their terms and are in unique positions to not only tackle problems but also have a willingness to work together to share what is working and what is not.

The Memphis media recently published information pointing to a rise in rental rates and a decline in vacancy among Memphis multi-family units in Memphis (see the article here).  Premier Property Management of Memphis has been seeing this same trend in the single-family homes that they have under management for real estate investors around the country.  The trends have been moving toward a stabilization of rent and even slight increases in most of the neighborhoods that Premier Property Management manages properties.  Here is a breakdown of the month of May for Premier Property Management:

Real Estate investors buying discount properties in Memphis have been keeping a sharp eye lately on the economic numbers coming out.  Some of the big story lines that have so many excited are those around employment.  With Memphis landing several big announcements in the past two months from major international companies, economic recovery and the roll Memphis is going to play for the nation seems to be forefront.

Memphis, Tennessee has not been immune to the pains of a slow economy and some small companies have certainly suffered over the past few years.  However, while the economy has put the squeeze on many small businesses and single man operations, the investment housing boom in cities like Memphis has helped some small businesses flourish. MemphisInvest.com, formally known as Memphis Invest, GP, is a family owned real estate investment company who has led a resurgence for several local small businesses and even helped grow their services during the recession.

On Tuesday night, January 4th, Marq Cobb who leads the sales floor at MemphisInvest.com, held a quick 45 minute Webinar recapping three great success stories from investors in 2010.  Each defined success in their own way and each took advantage of the services provided by our years of experience in the Memphis investment real estate market.  The stories shared were simply inspiring!

Yahoo re-published a story today on the 20 year effect of real estate values in 25 major metropolitan areas around the U.S.  I will give everyone one guess as to the outcome!  For real estate investors who bought discount properties in the early nineties, they have seen huge increases in value, but more importantly, many have seen tenants pay off their notes and today are earning monthly cash flow on free and clear properties!  At MemphisInvest.com we have been investing and assisting others to invest in not only a great market, but also with a great long term strategy.  After all, real estate investing is still one of the best bets for building long term wealth.