The March April 2020 issue of Yield PRO magazine
Tag: March April 2020
Is multifamily truly recession resistant?
The multifamily asset class is known for its survival during a downturn, but with so much class-A product on the market, will its reputation...
Why is the U.S. behind on COVID-19 testing?
“Testing is the biggest problem that we’re facing,” Peter Slavin, president of Massachusetts General Hospital, said recently in a roundtable on COVID-19 at Harvard...
Generating new revenue with your property’s bad debt
If you’re a landlord, you’ve carried post-eviction debt from an old tenant on your balance sheet. Even new operators just entering the industry have...
Rent control just one factor among many for multifamily investors
In 2019, growing concern about a lack of affordable housing led legislatures in the nation’s two largest multifamily markets—New York and California—to enact rent...
2020 trends to watch in the single-family rental market
Rental demand continues to grow in 2020 giving real estate investors an immediate opportunity to make money in the coming year. According to the...
Apartment owners leap at an opportunity to refinance loans
With coronavirus concerns fueling interest rate cuts, multifamily borrowers are attempting to capitalize. Long-term interest rates are lower than they have ever been—and owners of...
A growing trend of micro apartments: robot furniture
The mere words intrigue on their own: robot furniture. But the realities of having a console that can transform a studio’s daytime living space into...
Getting creative on value-add deals
While investors remain bullish on value-add multifamily properties, people making such a financial commitment have at the same time been forced to readjust their...
Next-gen eviction tech
As tenant protections get stronger, corporate landlords use software to manage delinquent renters. But housing advocates see a tool for quicker evictions. In the ever-evolving...
Nation in lockdown
I live in California, whose governor, Gavin Newsom, in March issued Executive Order N-33-20. The order requires Californians to shelter at home unless they...