Things to watch, what to know, in your apartment operation
Tag: Apartment Watch
Seniors housing sector rebounds as investor interest grows
Backed by strong long-term demand and increased investor interest, the seniors housing sector is now fully in recovery mode, according to JLL’s Valuation Advisory...
CoStar reports multifamily property prices still rising
A new report from CoStar says that the rate of growth in multifamily property prices declined in February while the prices of other commercial...
Annual rate of rent growth remains high in March
The latest rent report from Apartment List shows that the national average rent growth in March was 0.8 percent month-over-month and 17.1 percent year-over-year....
Multifamily property prices rise at record rate in February
A new report from Real Capital Analytics (RCA) said that multifamily property prices rose 23.2 percent year-over-year in February and that they rose 1.7...
Banks raise their share of multifamily mortgage debt in Q4
A Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) report on commercial and multifamily mortgage debt shows that banks and thrifts had the largest net increase in multifamily...
SEC to mandate climate risk disclosure
On March 21, the SEC posted a proposed rule which would mandate that public companies include climate risk disclosure information in their standard filings....
Inflation drives interest rates higher
Forecasts from Fannie Mae and from the Federal Reserve foresee continued high inflation and rising interest rates. Fannie Mae issues a monthly forecast for the...
Multifamily housing completions continue to fall
The Census Bureau’s new residential construction report for February showed high levels of multifamily permit issuance and rising unit starts but falling multifamily unit...
Multifamily production at a two-year high as single-family starts remain firm
Despite production bottlenecks and rising construction costs, total housing starts led by a strong multifamily reading posted a solid gain in February as demand stays...
CoreLogic reports record SFR rent growth
CoreLogic reported that the year-over-year rent growth for single-family rentals (SFRs) in January was 12.6 percent. This is the highest rate they have seen...
Diminished future sales expectations, rising costs lower builder confidence
Ongoing lumber and building material supply side constraints, rising construction costs and expectations of higher interest rates continue to negatively affect builder sentiment even...
Plywood again leads construction materials prices higher
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its producer price index report for February 2022. It stated that construction materials prices were up 1.2...
Rents continue to climb in February
Yardi Matrix reports that rents moved sharply higher in February, despite it traditionally being one of the slower months for rent growth. Rents growth persists Yardi...
NAHB calls for ending lumber tariffs, boosting production at White House event
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) urged the Biden administration to increase domestic production of timber from federal lands and to work with...
Investor demand for real estate grows to new heights as U.S. heals from pandemic,...
Commercial real estate investment has bounced back from its COVID-19 nadir, with investor demand reaching new heights and capitalization rates declining across the real...
