Number of renter households reaches all-time high
The Census Bureau released its quarterly report on home ownership and occupancy for Q2. It stated that the national rental housing vacancy rate was 6.3 percent, down from a level of 6.4 percent in...
MBA forecast: Higher rates, uncertainty to slow commercial/multifamily lending in 2023
Total commercial and multifamily mortgage borrowing and lending is expected to fall to $504 billion this year, which is a 38 percent decline from 2022’s total of $816 billion. This is according to an...
Capital Square fully subscribes DST offering of multifamily build-for-rent community near Raleigh, North Carolina
Capital Square, one of the nation’s leading sponsors of tax-advantaged real estate investments and an active developer of multifamily communities, announced today that its offering, CS1031 Ashford Townes BFR Housing, DST, has been fully...
JLL arranges $375 million in financing for generational mixed-use property in San Diego
JLL announced that it has arranged an eleven-year, non-recourse secured loan for $375 million, provided by New York Life Insurance Company and on behalf of Kilroy Realty Corporation.
One Paseo is a world-class, mixed-use campus...
Job openings continue slide in June
The Job Openings and Labor Turnover (JOLT) report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) said that the number of job openings in June was 9.58 million, down 34,000 openings month-over-month. In addition, last...
Residential construction rebounds
The Census Bureau’s report on construction spending said that the value of multifamily residential construction put in place in June was up 1.5 percent month-over-month. Spending on single-family residential construction rose 2.1 percent while...
New Jersey apartment community trades
JLL Capital Markets announced that it closed on the sale of Addison at Princeton Meadows, a 440-unit, garden-style multihousing community located in Plainsboro, New Jersey.
JLL worked on behalf of the seller, a joint venture...
NMHC welcomes Bernard Fulton as VP for Housing Policy and Regulation and Latoya Lovick...
The National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) is pleased to announce that Bernard Fulton has joined NMHC as Vice President for Housing Policy and Regulation; Latoya Lovick has joined NMHC as Vice President of Membership;...
Stepp Commercial Group completes $7.165 million sale of a newly renovated 18-unit apartment property...
Stepp Commercial Group, a leading multifamily brokerage firm in the Los Angeles market, has completed the $7.165 million sale of Park Villa Apartment Homes, an 18-unit multifamily property located at 1761 Park Avenue in...
Gebroe-Hammer Associates inks sale of generationally owned multifamily asset in Elizabeth, NJ
Gebroe-Hammer Associates has arranged the sale of a 126-unit, garden-apartment community with generational ownership of 40+ years in Union County, N.J.’s City of Elizabeth. Executive Vice President Stephen Tragash exclusively represented the seller and...
More new apartments coming
Yardi Matrix released an updated multifamily supply forecast which predicts more new apartments completing in 2023, 2024 and 2025 than did earlier forecasts. However, the new apartment supply forecast for 2026 through 2028 was...
JLL Capital Markets promotes Elizabeth DeVesty to production
JLL Capital Markets announced that Elizabeth DeVesty has been promoted to Director with New Jersey’s multihousing investment sales team.
DeVesty will work alongside Senior Manging Directors Jose Cruz, Michael Oliver and Steve Simonelli and will primarily...
Mercy Community Capital announces new president
Mercy Community Capital is excited to announce Stefanie Joy as the new President of the national Community Development Financial institution. Joy will replace Jason Battista who resigned last month to become a development partner...
Chris Gandy appointed to lead JLL’s Salt Lake City Capital Markets team
JLL Capital Markets announced that it has appointed Senior Managing Director Chris Gandy to lead its Salt Lake City Capital Markets team. Gandy will oversee the investment sales and debt and equity advisory platforms throughout the...
California rent control – round 3 is on
The California Secretary of State’s (CASoS) office announced that the rent control initiative called the Justice for Renters Act has qualified for the November 2024 election ballot. California voters will have their third opportunity...
