Archive for category: Multi-Family Investment

Student Housing: Catch the Wave

By Christopher Hosford Student housing has come a long way from the bleak dorms of bygone days, or the meager off-campus options that were little better. Today, in many cases, student housing rivals market-rate spa communities in their array of amenities and cutting-edge style. Further, they enjoy generally strong overall occupancy and the prospect of [...]

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What are the best & worst nationwide markets for apartment investment?

The Apartment Finance Today conference was a great opportunity to share ideas with the best and brightest in the multi-family investment, development and finance industry. The final session of the conference was a panel with three economists focused on answering the key question on everyone’s mind: What are the best & worst nationwide markets for [...]

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Apartment Finance Today Conference Update

I am back from moderating an all-star panel discussion at the Apartment Finance Today Conference in Fort Lauderdale, FL. Our topic: “Small but Mighty: Finding the Best Small-Balance Apartment Loan” was well received by a full house of real estate investors and developers.  As sources of capital are becoming harder to find our panel of [...]

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Multifamily Economist: The Worst Is Over

Nadji Mfe2009 View more presentations from bthompson. [slideshare id=2212297&doc=nadjimfe2009-091013152016-phpapp02] This 20-slide presentation was prepared by Hessam Nadji, managing director of research services at Marcus & Millichap for the recent Multifamily Executive Conference in Las Vegas.  Nadji has indicated that the housing market has bottomed, though he expects prices to continue declining for nine to 12 months [...]

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Tight Mortgage Rules Exclude Even Good Risks

From By DAVID STREITFELD in the New York Times BLOGGER QUESTION: Will the new tight mortgage rules help multi-family investment properties? Please comment! BOSTON — Inna Komarovskaya was ready to do her part to revive the economy: She found a “really cute” condo to buy. Despite a good credit score, a six-figure income and an [...]

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