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Jeff Kolitch has returned 446% to investors via the $1.1 billion Baron Real Estate Fund since 2009.
The 29-year veteran investor breaks down the four trends driving the real-estate market in 2021.
He also shares 11 attractively valued real-estate stocks and their upside potential.
After almost a year of lockdowns in the US, Jeff Kolitch still thinks the real-estate sector is set to reap attractive gains in 2021 and it s not just because he is at the helm of two outperforming funds.
Kolitch manages the $1.1 billion Baron Real Estate Fund, which beat 99% of its category peers last year to generate a 43.85% return and has cumulatively gained 446% since its inception at the end of 2009. He also runs the $47.2 million Baron Real Estate Income fund, which ended up in the third percentile last year a
Having a co-signer as a backup is a good idea if you re self-employed
In today s gig economy, I think a lot of people would be not-so-pleasantly surprised to learn it can be hard to leverage freelance income for a home loan.
For instance, what ended up being disqualifying for me was the short length of my self-employment history, even with a few years worth of tax returns on hand. I didn t realize my freelance income wouldn t be leverageable until my first conversation with a lender, which made it pretty nerve-wracking to have to ring up my dad and ask if he d co-sign on the loan.