- Affordable-Housing Awareness
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Sandstone, a multifamily affordable housing property in Fresno, Calif., was developed by AMCAL Multi Housing, which has developed more than 2,200 affordable rental units throughout California. Todd Clarke, CCIM, chief executive officer
- Back to Fundamentals
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Rising interest rates and a lack of inexpensive debt in the finance market have ushered in a more sober tone among multi family investors and lenders. While many investors are opting out of the market, viable long term investment and
- Indulging in Luxury Investments
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While low interest rates and a hot home buying market have dampened multifamily development in recent years, select regions are experiencing an increased demand for the deluxe from apartment dwellers. In Southern California, the Mid Atlantic, and South Florida, where
- Maintaing Value
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Listen to this article's accompanying podcast. While stories of plummeting transaction volumes, staggering value declines, and scarce funding plague the commercial real estate industry, the multifamily sector has managed to keep a steady course throughout the economic turbulence. And there’s
- Condominium Considerations
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Condominium development is demanding and difficult, but when the timing and market variables are in place it also can be rewarding. With so many conditions affecting the market, a program designed around phased development — which minimizes market risk both
- Multifamily Trends in 2006
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The multifamily sector has experienced steady growth and returns during the past few years, fueled by the hot commercial real estate market and low interest rates. But many in the industry wonder How long can the good times last? Peter
- Moving Into Multifamily
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Although recent media attention has focused on the ups and downs of single family residential housing, last year's biggest real estate deal in fact the world's biggest real estate deal to date actually took place in the multifamily sector. Tishman
- Smart Property Management Strategies
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You’re pretty sure you’ve priced the asset correctly. You’ve looked at comparable apartment communities for sale in the market. You’ve figured the sales price in dollars per unit and dollars per square foot and both seem to be right. Yet
- The Small Stuff
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In California's Ventura and northern Los Angeles counties, industrial properties 25,000 square feet and under frequently sell before they even go on the market, says Joe Jusko, a principal at Lee & Associates in Calabasas, Calif. “Availabilities come up very
- Value-Add Visionaries
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Commercial real estate pros shaking their heads over declining job growth and falling retail sales should remember that people always need places to live. Regardless of market indicators, multifamily is still the sweet spot for a wide range of investors.
- High-Vacancy High-Wire Act
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As the nation continues its jobless recovery, all commercial real estate sectors are suffering. However, many market experts thought multifamily demand would pick up by midyear &mdash the result of more robust job creation. &ldquo But the numbers from the
- Multifamily Takes Manhattan
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For decades, pundits have argued about the ill effects of New York City’s apartment rent control laws. But are these laws good for real estate investors? For certain multifamily owners in today’s market, the answer is a resounding yes, according
- Multifamily Media Frenzy
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We’ve all seen the headlines “Apartments Shine as Beacon of Hope” and “Multifamily Sales Defy the Slump.” National newspapers, industry blogs, and local business publications, among others, have joined in a chorus singing the praises of apartment investment opportunities throughout
- Rebuilding Multifamily
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While some commercial real estate professionals have no problem finding properties to market, in New Orleans, many are trying to rebuild what they used to have. As the city continues to work through the devastating effects of Hurricane Katrina, the
- Multifamily Moves on Up
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The national multifamily investment market may have turned a corner in 2009, at least in terms of investor demand. Dollar volume of the sector&rsquo s closed transactions hit an all time low of $2.06 billion in the first quarter of
- Student Housing
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Student housing continues to provide bigger returns than multifamily properties for investors.
- Renter Nation
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A robust apartment development pipeline feeds sustained demand for rental housing.
- Multi-Service Properties Trend
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- Recapturing the Magic
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One CCIM designee helped a client find financing and acquire an Orlando-area hotel for conversion to multifamily housing.
- Moving Opportunities
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Mobile home parks are an appealing niche within the multifamily sector that are here to stay.
- A Touch of Tech
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Proptech may help increase safety and sanitation — and that potential was realized in one Chicago-based retail-office project.
- Multifamily’s Path Ahead
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Caitlin Sugrue Walter, Ph.D., vice president for the National Multifamily Housing Council, discusses the challenges facing the multifamily sector how the U.S. economy, battered by COVID-19, but points to a healthy recovery in late 2020 as reason for optimism.
- Affordable Housing
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- Multifamily Investors Step on the Gas
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After a quiet 2020, the multifamily market is revved up for a booming year as the economy and commercial real estate industry open.
- Tech Checks Into Multifamily
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Technology can help the multifamily sector continue its strong performance as the U.S. emerges from the pandemic.