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National Real Estate Investor
December 1, 2006
Parke M. Chapman |
Housing Wobble Lifts Apartment Industry Falling vacancies, rising rents and limited new supply have bolstered the apartment market in recent quarters.   |
National Real Estate Investor
November 1, 2004
Mark Obrinsky |
Condo Craze Leads to Strategic Shift The condo market is hot. Sales of condos and co-ops have reached record levels, and prices continue to climb. |
National Real Estate Investor
December 1, 2005
Parke M. Chapman |
Condo-Conversion Hangover? Thanks largely to the continuing condo-conversion craze, sale prices of multifamily properties jumped 34% in the first 10 months of 2005. For 2006, however, the condo-conversion party is expected to wind down. |
National Real Estate Investor
September 1, 2007 |
Condo Market Still Searching for a Bottom Annual starts of multifamily buildings containing five or more units have not fallen significantly below 300,000 for a decade, but that will change this year. |
National Real Estate Investor
October 1, 2005 |
Letters to the Editor Condo rentals will multiply... Hurricane victims express heartfelt thanks... |
National Real Estate Investor
September 1, 2006
Parke M. Chapman |
Apartment Market Rediscovery In New York, apartment investors looking for deals may actually benefit from a slowdown in conversion-led apartment sales. The reason? Condo-mania has chiseled away at apartment yields. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Mar/Apr 2007
David Baird |
Moving Into Multifamily Economic indicators look good for apartment performance and will tempt investors throughout the year. Opportunities for strong returns exist in several markets. |
National Real Estate Investor
September 1, 2007 |
NAHB's Multifamily Market Snapshot A record number of empty residential rental units on the market, accompanied by sluggish job growth, dampens the outlook for the rental apartment sector through the end of this year. |
National Real Estate Investor
September 1, 2005
Parke M. Chapman |
Vultures Circle Condo Market Although South Florida has become the poster child for the condo craze, other markets are experiencing plenty of construction activity. For vulture investors that structure their capital-raising efforts around a market collapse, timing is almost everything. |
BusinessWeek
February 24, 2011
Hui-yong Yu |
Apartment Construction: Things Are Looking Up With home foreclosures helping to drive people into rentals and construction costs flat, builders plan to put up apartment buildings again. |
National Real Estate Investor
April 1, 2005
Walter Woods |
Post Properties Makes Move into Condo Market Having seen low interest rates and demographic shifts empty many of its rental units, the Atlanta-based REIT that made a name for itself leasing garden apartments is going condo. |
National Real Estate Investor
July 1, 2005
Parke Chapman |
Condo Conversion Loans Raise Red Flag Concerns are rising that many condo conversion loans might sour, given the prospect of higher interest rates and overbuilt condo markets. Industry experts say conversion sponsors looking to turn a quick profit pose the greatest risk to lenders. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Mar/Apr 2005
Christine Rombouts |
Indulging in Luxury Investments Multifamily developers invest in this upscale market. Increased demand is also attracting developers from other real estate markets. |
National Real Estate Investor
May 1, 2008
Matt Hudgins |
Condo Workouts Breed Innovation Investors with unsold condominiums -- and their creditors -- are desperately seeking ways to cover debt service or unload their assets altogether. |
National Real Estate Investor
October 1, 2002
Matt Gove |
Fewer Renters, More Concessions Four months free rent, free health club memberships and waived application fees. These are just some of the lures that owners are using to fill their apartments these days. But occupancy rates are still down sharply and managers may have to keep throwing money at tenants for another year. |
The Motley Fool
January 18, 2011
Dan Dzombak |
5 Stocks to Profit From the Boom in Rentals Rising rents pay dividends to apartment REITs. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Jan/Feb 2012
Kenneth P. Riggs |
2012 Expectations and Realities Although 2012 is expected to remain lean, the commercial real estate investment market has a strong foundation to remain a leading and well-respected investment alternative for the next 10 years. |
The Motley Fool
June 2, 2010
Morgan Housel |
Here's Why the Rental Market Is a Disaster Textbooks might say rental rates should have risen lately. Here's why that's wrong. |
The Motley Fool
August 2, 2006
Selena Maranjian |
Tips for Apartment Hunters With the cooling housing market, more people are renting. Here are some tips to avoiding sky-high rent. |
The Motley Fool
April 27, 2007
Emil Lee |
AvalonBay's Soft Landing The REIT grows at a decelerating pace. The current housing slump has been both a positive and a negative for the company. |
National Real Estate Investor
December 1, 2004
Steve McLinden |
Investors Undaunted by Excess Supply Apartments were a strategic investment target in 2004 and should remain so in 2005, even as occupancy and rental rates remain relatively flat in the shadow of a still-resilient single-family housing market. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Nov/Dec 2013
Beth Mattson-Teig |
Magnetic Attraction Investors remain drawn to multifamily assets. |
National Real Estate Investor
April 25, 2003
Parke Chapman |
NMHC survey finds that fewer renters becoming homeowners The national apartment market had a lackluster first quarter, but one positive trend did emerge: The number of residents leaving apartments to buy homes is on the decline. |
National Real Estate Investor
May 1, 2005
Robyn Taylor Parets |
Why Condo Hotels Are a Hot Concept Why have condo hotels become so hot? For starters, developers can sell off hotel units prior to construction, enabling them to obtain construction debt and equity more easily than if they were building a traditional hotel. |
BusinessWeek
March 4, 2010
Prashant Gopal |
Getting Ahead of an Apartment Crunch In the face of record vacancies and plunging rents, AvalonBay is starting to put up new buildings. Crazy or crazy-smart? |
National Real Estate Investor
June 1, 2007
Parke M. Chapman |
Q & A An interview with principal and urban lifestyle specialist at Chicago-based MCZ Development Corp.'s Christina Noelle about the risks and rewards of large-scale condo conversions in Florida. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Nov/Dec 2015
Beth Mattson-Teig |
Multifamily Investment This bull market continues to charge ahead. |
National Real Estate Investor
July 1, 2005
Stan Luxenberg |
Apartments Tailor-Made for Generation Y More building owners are focusing on young people and designing units to their tastes. Besides the growing number of young tenants, the country is attracting an increasing number of immigrants, who are traditionally long-term renters. |
National Real Estate Investor
July 1, 2004
David J. Adelman |
New Course of Direction for Student Housing There is an underserved luxury-apartment niche near college campuses, and savvy developers are seizing the opportunity. |
National Real Estate Investor
December 1, 2005
Parke Chapman |
Rental Rates Reflect Slow Office Recovery Despite falling vacancies and limited new construction, the national office market is experiencing only a modest uptick in rents. For the impasse to be broken, leasing demand must increase -- and the only means to that end is jobs. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Mar/Apr 2009
Linwood C. Thompson |
Maintaing Value The economy slows the multifamily sector's progress, but strong properties hold firm. |
National Real Estate Investor
December 1, 2002
Parke Chapman |
Apartments: Recovery After the Storm Excess supply collides with weak demand, growing unemployment and low interest rates that turn renters into homeowners. Still, despite falling occupancy rates and rising concessions, investors continue to chase apartment deals. Why? |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Jan/Feb 2008
Gary M. Tenzer |
Back to Fundamentals Rising interest rates and a lack of inexpensive debt in the finance market have ushered in a more sober tone among multi-family investors and lenders. Basic strategies help investors obtain financing for multifamily transactions. |
National Real Estate Investor
July 1, 2006
Joe Gose |
Condo Hotel Chase Afoot The condo hotel industry is coming to grips with its first-ever construction boom. But more questions than answers surround condo hotels, including whether there is enough demand to support the proposed developments. |
National Real Estate Investor
October 1, 2004
Joe Gose |
Condo Hotel Wave Hits U.S. Again What's the attraction? Condo hotels can generate highly lucrative returns of 25% to 30% versus conventional hotels, which yield 10% to 12%. Pre-construction room sales also raise 25% to 40% in equity that ground-up projects need to secure financing. |
Financial Advisor
March 2011
Oshrat Carmiel |
Where The Action Is Demand for apartments is rising, and that's where real estate investors are looking to make money. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Jul/Aug 2011
Kenneth P. Riggs Jr. |
Multifamily Still Rules The apartment market will continue to present low risk compared to the other property types, given its strong fundamentals and the nation's demographic needs. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Nov/Dec 2014
Beth Mattson-Teig |
Multifamily Showdown Buyers battle and sellers win as investors fight for apartment properties. |
National Real Estate Investor
October 1, 2006
Steve McLinden |
Space Crunch In a city facing one of the most profound real estate challenges in modern history, the opportunities and impasses seem to square off against one another in almost every neighborhood, and the New Orleans-area multifamily sector is no exception. |
Real Estate Portfolio
Nov/Dec 2006
Allison Landa |
Building Outside the Box The apartment REIT AvalonBay strives to diversify its portfolio and expand clientele in competitive markets. |
National Real Estate Investor
August 1, 2004
Hortense Leon |
Miami Makeover Attracts Investors Miami's newly minted reputation for integrity and efficiency in city government sparks an estimated $3 billion to $4 billion of new construction, ranging from condos to an office tower, in and near the city's downtown area. |
BusinessWeek
July 29, 2010
Prashant Gopal |
Young People Are Filling Vacant Apartments An improving job market is encouraging more 20- to 29-year-olds - a key demographic for landlords - to move out on their own. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Jul/Aug 2006 |
Getting Better All the Time A growing economy and continued capital influx are music to the ears of commercial real estate pros. |
National Real Estate Investor
March 1, 2006
Steve Bergsman |
Office Condo Capital A real healthy employment market typically fuels office development, but in the Phoenix area an entirely new phenomenon has occurred. While general office construction has been in the doldrums, strong job growth has led to a boom in office condo construction. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Jul/Aug 2003
Cassidy & Ausburn |
Cities Provide Incentives to Increase Urban Multifamily Development Demographic, social, and economic changes are creating long-term opportunities for multifamily developers and investors to acquire, build, and redevelop properties in urban cores. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Mar/Apr 2010
Matt Hudgins |
Multifamily Moves on Up The national multifamily investment market may have turned a corner in 2009, at least in terms of investor demand. |
The Motley Fool
June 3, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
Are Condos Risky? Looking to buy a condominium? Beware of fees, rules, rowdy renters, and condo price volatility. |
National Real Estate Investor
May 1, 2005
John B. Levy |
CMBS Issuance in U.S. Breaks Another Record A general weakness in corporate bond yields, exacerbated by the performance of the auto sector led to sharply wider CMBS spreads. Investors seem reluctant to buy until spreads widen a bit further. |
National Real Estate Investor
March 1, 2006
Joe Gose |
Dispositions Dwindle REITs are less likely to be the net sellers they've been during the last few years when high demand for commercial real estate allowed office landlords to dump non-core assets or buildings in unfavorable markets. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Jul/Aug 2003
Chesley & Novak |
Recovery Ahead? Commercial real estate waits for the economic green light. |
