- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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.
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Multifamily Matters
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The multifamily market has seen growing interest, leading up to and during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Multi-Service Properties Trend
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- Student Housing
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Student housing continues to provide bigger returns than multifamily properties for investors.
- Multifamily Investment
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This bull market continues to charge ahead.
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By all accounts, the multifamily investment sales market has been on a bull run in recent years. The fact that the sector was the leader in the real estate recovery and continues to produce solid occupancies and rent growth has caught and held investor inte
- Increasing Interest
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The multifamily sector continues to
strengthen, with demand returning to gateway cities as newly popular
destinations continue to attract renters.
- Creative Revitalization
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An office-to-multifamily project shows how
adaptive reuse can offer new life to properties once thought past their prime.
- Renter Nation
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A robust apartment development pipeline feeds sustained demand for rental housing.
- Affordable Housing
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- Strong Fundamentals
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The multifamily market remained healthy
relative to other CRE sectors. With the U.S. economy poised to rebound from the
pandemic through 2021, it could attract plenty of attention from investors.
- Apartment Hunters
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Apartment investors are on the hunt. And they’re moving beyond trophy properties into unfamiliar territory in hopes of a rare catch. In 1H2012, secondary markets posted a 38 percent year over year increase in multifamily transaction volume, followed by tertiary