Tag: Blog
GSE’s dominate multifamily CMBS market
Trepp, a provider of data, analytics, and technology solutions to the global securities and investment management industries, recently issued a report on the issuance...
Marcus and Millichap looks ahead to 2019
Marcus and Millichap (M&M) recently released their 2019 Multifamily North American Investment Forecast report. It expands on the webinar they presented two months ago....
Mass timber may be coming to an apartment building near you
Interest has been growing in expanding the use of wood in the structures of tall buildings. Changes to building codes are coming that will...
California sues Huntington Beach over the lack of affordable housing
The lack of affordable housing, particularly on the West Coast, continues to intensify. So pressing is the problem of housing in California that the...
Meet the neighbors
Wally, a 5-foot alligator, is a rescue. At nearly 4 years old, this cold-blooded reptile could grow as long as 16 feet at full...
RealPage presents market update and forecast
On January 22, Greg Willett and Adam Couch of RealPage presented their quarterly market update webinar. It covered the state of the economy and...
Freddie looks ahead
The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation’s (Freddie Mac) Multifamily Research Center recently issued a report entitled “Multifamily 2019 Outlook”. The report forecasts continued strength...
New governor takes on California housing
Addressing the state’s problem with housing was a focus of both Gavin Newsom’s inaugural address as California’s governor and of his first state budget...
Construction materials price changes continue mixed in December
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its producer price index report for December. It showed that overall prices for processed goods for intermediate...
Trends in multifamily housing design
Last week, Humphreys and Partners, Architects (H&P) held their kick-off webinar for 2019. It included presentations on the state of the market by Doug...
Freddie Mac’s AIMI falls in Q3
The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) recently released its Apartment Market Investment Index (AIMI) for Q3, 2018. It showed a decrease in...
Mixed picture for multifamily jobs market
The Job Openings and Labor Turnover (JOLT) report for November was released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Tuesday. Its data on the...
Reports show continuing rent growth
Yardi Matrix and RealPage have issued their year-end reports on the multifamily housing market. The reports paint similar pictures of a market with rent...
Multifamily investment forecast for 2019
On November 28, Marcus and Millichap presented their 2019 Multifamily Investment Forecast webinar. It was hosted by John Sebree and John Chang of Marcus...
Multifamily housing construction data reported
The Census Bureau released its monthly new residential construction report for October, 2018. The report shows a softening in multifamily housing construction. Permits are weak Nationally,...
