Fannie Mae sees bigger housing slowdown coming
Fannie Mae’s November economic and housing forecasts predict that both multifamily and single-family housing starts will fall next year by more than they previously expected. The November forecast is the first from Fannie Mae to...
Multifamily property prices fall in October
The latest commercial property price report from MSCI Real Capital Analytics said that multifamily property prices fell 0.6 percent in October from their level of the month before. Prices were still up 11.3 percent...
Multifamily housing construction activity falls slightly in October
The Census Bureau’s new residential construction report for October recorded slight declines in multifamily housing construction permits, starts and completions. However, none of the declines was more than 5 percent from the levels of...
Multifamily developer confidence declines significantly in the Third Quarter
The prospects for continued high levels of multifamily development declined significantly in the third quarter, as did the prospects for continued high occupancy rates, according to results from the Multifamily Market Survey (MMS) released...
Single-family housing contraction continues in October
Elevated mortgage rates, high construction costs for concrete and other building materials and weakening demand stemming from deteriorating affordability conditions continue to act as a drag on single-family housing production. Overall housing starts decreased 4.2...
Understanding Gen Z
A new survey from Freddie Mac examines the attitudes of Gen Z about money, renting and home ownership. The survey questioned 1739 people aged from 14 through 25, 72 percent of whom are still living...
Sizing up adaptive reuse
A new report by RentCafe looks at the recent growth in the number of new apartments being created through the adaptive reuse of existing buildings. Adaptive reuse is often mentioned as one approach to...
Construction materials prices fall in October
The October producer price index (PPI) report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) stated that construction materials prices fell 0.4 percent in the month, seasonally adjusted, matching last month’s decline. However, the index...
2023 GSE multifamily loan purchase caps set
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced that the 2023 multifamily loan purchase caps for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) will be $75 billion for each Enterprise, for a combined total of...
Rent growth resumes in October
Yardi Matrix reported that national average apartment rent growth turned positive in October with rents increasing $3 from September’s revised level to $1,727 per month. YoY rent growth rate slide continues The national average asking apartment...
Housing affordability falls to more than 10-year low as rising interest rates take a...
Housing affordability fell to its lowest level since the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) began tracking it on a consistent basis in 2012 as rising mortgage rates, ongoing building material supply chain disruptions,...
Multifamily mortgage originations underperform in Q3
A report from the Mortgage Bankers’ Association (MBA) says that originations of multifamily mortgages in Q3 were down 16 percent on a year-over-year basis. Originations of all commercial mortgages as a single asset class...
ESG hits U.S. legal speedbumps
ESG (environmental, social, governance) is now a significant part of the U.S. rental landscape in the form of lending programs, energy efficiency certifications and a growing number of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) departments...
The long senior moment
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, began Charles Dickens in A Tale of Two Cities. This...
Trepp looks at the state of CMBS loans in Q3
A new report from Trepp takes a look at the state of commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) lending in Q3 2022. While the report covers lending for all commercial property types, this article focuses on...
