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The panelists at yesterday’s NMHC Apartment Strategies/Finance Conference overwhelmingly remained steadfast in their belief in that the apartment industry is due for a nice run over the next few years. But they said it may be difficult to keep pushing rent increases as a number of markets push past...
The idea of the bifurcated market came up at lot at the Apartment Finance Today Conference in Las Vegas. Despite a robust national recovery, from an equity
The federal REO Rental Initiative will cast more uncertainty over an already large shadow market.
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Wells Fargo was the top multifamily lender last year for the third year in a row, closing on more than $10.6 billion overall, up from $8.4 billion in 2010, according to the Washington, D.C.-based Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA).
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The idea of the bifurcated market came up a lot at the Apartment Finance Today Conference in Las Vegas this week. Despite a robust national recovery, from an equity and debt perspective the apartment industry is still a market of “haves” (the “sexy six” markets) and have nots (many smaller locales...
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As cap rates have fallen, equity has had to adjust its expectations. But panelists at the Apartment Finance Today Conference say investors still prefer core markets.
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The construction debt market is heating up, though much of the activity is concentrated on a continued "flight to safety" by financiers.
Just two years ago, it was hard to find money if you wanted to buy and rehab an apartment building. But as rents have recovered, the opportunity for rehab has opened up. That's brought money back in the game.
Life insurance companies have increased their appetite this year and are charging through the first quarter at full speed, giving GSEs a run for their money.
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Two new agency lenders were created this month, but while the company names are new, the faces behind them are very familiar.
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During a conference call yesterday, New York City–based Reis hosted a fourth-quarter capital markets briefing and shared its 2012 commercial real estate outlook.
As head of finance for HighPoint Holdings, Pat Sullivan wants to expand the ?apartment owner’s portfolio by speaking the language of institutional investors.
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Fannie Mae saw some stiff competition from the banking sector last year for loans of $5 million or less, and that dynamic should only grow this year.
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Though the competitive landscape grew more heated last year, the overall market for permanent multifamily debt also expanded, allowing Fannie and Freddie to capture more than a 60 percent market share.
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The demand for construction debt is expected to be high in 2012 as developers urgently try to make up for lost time. But the supply of ready and willing banks will be a limiting factor.
Absent sudden surges in market valuation, home ownership typically generates zero real returns as an equity investment.
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After a decade with the industry's leading mezz provider, Dave Valger steps out on his own eyeing preferred-equity investments.
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Apartment Finance Today recently sat down with Freddie Mac multifamily head David Brickman to talk about the company's banner year and what lies ahead for the capital markets.
The market for repositioning deals is expected to pick up this year, and Freddie Mac is taking "a hard look at its adjustable rate programs" to better tailor them to value-add plays.
Multifamily operators investigate the pros and cons behind the most progressive business strategies for 2012.