Adding Value to Real Estate

China’s economy could be on the verge of collapsing as its bullish real estate market prepares for its last rodeo. It’s as if they learned absolutely nothing from America’s 2008 financial crash. Economic analysts now warn China’s debt-reliant real estate market could dwindle its once rapidly expanding GDP. For years, the Chinese economy, heavily leveraged by bank debt, ignored regulatory action that weeds out subprime mortgage practices in favor of unprecedented growth. But now, the house of cards is tumbling down as defaults sweep across the nation. For perspective, just two Chinese companies hold a debt of $500 billion. By comparison, the entire U.S. banking system lost $800 billion.

We’re likely just seeing the tip of this looming meltdown rising above the towering cooling towers that helped enrich the powerful real estate market before revealing its rapidly depleting half-life. American home owners should take note. Instead of accumulating more debt with pricey renovations and new property, consider safe room installation for adding value to real estate holdings. For a fraction of the price of new construction, you can add a new an easy-to-install panelized safe room kit that can increase your home’s value, thus better leveraging your assets for securing fresh capital on new building projects. More importantly, you can protect your family from severe weather and home invasions. We can’t say this will definitely improve your insurance rates, but it can signal to potential lenders your keen financial insight and astute observations.

Crumbling Chinese Markets?

Communism is far from the utopia that Mao Zedong envisioned. Rampant food shortages from centralization and mismanaged worker capital reduced the almighty dragon to a slithering lizard, looking to latch onto economic reform. But all that changed with the emergence of bustling economic zones. These zones emphasized global trade while not becoming over-reliant on foreign exports. In the past 35 years, China has become a market economy  while edging its way to a place at the table of the Global Economy. As the case with any other flourishing economy, widespread homeownership is the hallmark of a civilized society poised to ascend to Super Power status. Unfortunately, a rapidly expanding real estate industry is on the verge of a monumental meltdown.

There was a time when China favored heavy industry and agriculture as the breadwinners for reforming markets. Unfortunately, this “Great Leap” forward was more like two huge strides back. But relying too heavily on speculative markets, such as real estate, comes with its own pitfalls. Today, China has ensured mutual destruction from all sectors of the economy that have invested too heavily in the real estate market that went off like a neutron bomb with the relaxing of government regulations of the 1980s. One financial analyst was blunt in saying, “the basic architecture of the Chinese economy is broken.” 

Making the Most of Your Investment

America never really recovered from its real estate crash of 2008, as the dream of homeownership is now further out of reach than ever before. Despite relative market stabilization, another endemic catastrophe threatened to undercut reform.  The COVID pandemic led to a surge in housing demand across the nation. With fresh stimulus money to burn, brazen Americans ignored travel restrictions and ventured out into greener pastures. What they found was idyllic homes beckoning their relocation away from disease riddled urban centers. As a result, they bought up all the affordable property they could find, leading to an inevitable housing shortage. Even worse, they quickly left when the pandemic was over, but the damage was already done. Local home prices surged to unprecedent heights. Unfortunately, the growing real estate bubble priced out millions of locals still searching for their first home.

Adding Value to Real Estate Investments With a Safe Room

We should all remember the hard-learned lessons of past real estate crashes. What comes up, most come down. Instead of liquidating cash reserves for new assets, consider fortifying your current portfolio with steel protection. Safe rooms can add value to any home. Safety and protection are hot commodities in diversifying real estate markets. Need further proof? Brick construction is making a remarkable comeback. That tells economic analysts two things: people value environmentally friendly construction and desire tougher, more durable building materials. With changing weather patterns and growing geopolitical tensions, prospective homeowners crave greater protection while generating a greater return on investment. Research shows that brick homes appraise higher than composite building materials. With brick construction, you’re sure to maximize your profit should you ever decide to sell.

So what does brick construction have to do with adding value to real estate investments? Obviously, you can’t overhaul your home’s exterior with bricks. You would need a second of third mortgage to afford that! But what if we told you could fortify your home with a building material stronger than brick? It’s far too late to go changing your home’s floor plan or design, but that doesn’t mean you should sacrifice safety. Our panelized steel shelters offer guaranteed protection against severe weather events, such as hurricanes and tornadoes. These shelters can be easily retrofitted into any existing home or office with minimal foundation disturbance. They’ll also help your home stand out amongst the other real estate listings should you sell. How often do you see a new home on the market with a safe room? Keep your home’s value skyrocketing while protecting what matters most: your family.