America’s Real Estate Steals Of The 19th & 20th Century by Steve Murphy

America’s Real Estate Steals Of The 19th & 20th Century

The business cycle combined with the real estate cycle imposes a tremendous impact upon our society.

Without the stimulus of increased real estate activity, where the forces of demand create a voracious appetite to consume available supply, the business cycle will remain in its lackadaisical through languishing for those forces to provide the jump-start for an upward climb into the ether of prosperity.

The early 1990s found our country struggling to get back on its economic feet. That very crucial impetus needed from real estate activity has been woefully lacking. Even though tools of stimuli, such as the most attractive mortgage rates in years coupled with bargain properties prevailing, the takers have been few and far between.

Within this market, with all of its fragility, there were still opportunities available taking advantage of a weak atmosphere to negotiate strong and profitable steals, like for example:

PART ONE – THE 19TH CENTURY
CHAPTER 1 – 1803 – THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE (A FOUR CENTS AN ACRE STEAL)
CHAPTER 2 – 1837 – THE PANIC – ANOTHER STOLEN OPPORTUNITY
CHAPTER 3 – 1846 – THE OREGON COMPROMISE – A RESOURCE BARGAIN
CHAPTER 4- 1848 – GUADALUPE HIDALGO OPENS UP OPPORTUNITY IN THE SOUTHWEST
CHAPTER 5 – 1853 – THE GADSDEN PURCHASE ROUNDS OUT GUADALUPE HIDALGO TERRITORY – A STEAL FOR THE RAILROADS
CHAPTER 6 – 1862 – THE HOMESTEAD ACT PROVIDES 160 ACRES OF FREEDOM FOR THE VENTURESOME
CHAPTER 7 – 1865 – THE RAILROAD INDUSTRY ACQUIRES LAND AS A BARGAINING CHIP FOR INDUSTRIAL USERS
CHAPTER 8 – 1867 – ALASKA – SEWARD’S OVER 365 MILLION ACRE FOLLY AT ABOUT TWO CENTS AN ACRE?
CHAPTER 9 – THE ASTORS – EAST COAST SCIONS
CHAPTER 10 – WEST COAST MOVERS AND SHAKERS – HUNTINGTON, BALDWIN, STANFORD, ET. AL.
PART TWO – THE 20TH CENTURY
THE NEW YORK CROWD
CHAPTER 11 – JULIUS TISHMAN – DYNASTY BUILDER
CHAPTER 12 – LEO AND ALEXANDER BING
CHAPTER 13 – THE URIS FAMILY
CHAPTER 14 – EMPIRE STATE – JOHN J. RASKOB AND AL SMITH’S DREAM
CHAPTER 15 – ONE MUSTN’T FORGET THE ROCKEFELLERS
CHAPTER 16 – THE RISE AND FALL OF ZECKENDORF
CHAPTER 17 – HARRY HELMSLEY – MASTER STEAL MAKER
CHAPTER 18 – DONALD TRUMP – ASCENDING THE STEAL THRONE
WEST COAST VISIONARIES – A GUIDING HAND FROM THE EAST
CHAPTER 19 – THE FIRST HALF OF THE CENTURY – BARGAIN HUNTING TIME
CHAPTER 20 – THE TISHMANS DISCOVER SOMETHING WEST OF THE HUDSON RIVER
CHAPTER 21 – POST WORLD WAR II, DEVELOPER’S PARADISE
CHAPTER 22 – THE CYCLICAL ROLLER COASTER RIDE – OPPORTUNITY OR BANKRUPTCY?
CHAPTER 23 – TODAY’S STEALS

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