Investment Real Estate

Here’s More Evidence That Home Prices Have Hit Bottom

This is the headline from a great Wall Street Journal article today by Nick Timiraos. Click here to read.

When the trend bucks seasonality – that might be a sign of a strong recovery.

Some of the criticism of the recent residential recovery is that it is temporary and artificial because of low money cost and monetary policy. We think if this were completely true, we would not see it in more expensive markets. In our markets, where … Read more


Warren Buffett on Housing

We are big fans of Berkshire Hathaway and its founder Warren Buffett. As a matter of fact, we think Berkshire Hathaway is one of the most underpriced stocks out there – which at $119,000+ per share is saying something about its “intrinsic value.” Luckily for mortals, the class B share is about $80 per share. What does Mr. Buffett say about housing? Below is a quote from his Annual Letter to Shareholders. Here it is:

“Housing will come back Read more


Welcome to the New Heery Brothers Web Site

The new HeeryBrothers.com was launched today. Our idea going into this was to have a web site that:

  • Is beautiful,
  • Integrates video and social media, and
  • Gives users what they want immediately via a simple and clean design.

We look forward to your feedback.… Read more


A Time to Buy

So much has been written – some pieces better than others. In the article by Dr. David Kelly and David Lebovitz, writing for JP Morgan Asset Management, there is a very well considered case of why now might be the right time. Really.

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As Good As Gold: Smart Investing in Volatile Times

By George Heery, CCIM and Skip Stone, CFA, ChFC

Heery Brothers is delighted to co-author this article with Skip Stone, an experienced financial advisor with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney. In addition to regular financial advisory, Skip has unique capabilities in the super-jumbo real estate lending marketplace.

The price of gold has tripled over the past three years.  Meanwhile, the value of real estate in the US has dropped by about a third.  So, should an investor jump in to buy … Read more