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Low rates on commercial loans are just one factor drawing investors to multifamily buildings.
Just because you closed your deal doesn’t mean you can shrug off your multifamily lender. Here’s a few tips to avoid undue stress after closing on that apartment investment property.
Is your apartment occupancy not ideal? You might be able to fill some vacant units if you have the top needs of today’s renter checked off.
A closer look at the multifamily housing inventory in the United States and the size of the small cap investment opportunity.
The apartment sector has remained the darling of the commercial real estate for the past six years. This doesn’t appear to be changing anytime soon, as 2016 is expected to set a new record for multifamily mortgage origination volume. While multifamily’s position as top dog remains uncontested, savvy investors are altering their strategy for sourcing Read the full article…
There’s no shortage of options when it comes to multifamily financing. Here’s five factors to consider when deciding on a commercial lender.
Coming out of the recession, apartment investors were rushing to get a hold of best in class rentals in core urban areas.
There is no shortage of options for your multifamily acquisition financing or refinancing needs. Chatter strives to provide you with the information needed to match your investment strategy with the best financing terms possible.
View our on-demand webinar to learn about the benefits of HUD’s Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) Pilot Program. Discover how it could help you secure financing even faster for your affordable housing development. Moderated by Sam Chandan, founder of Chandan Economics, hear exclusive affordable housing investment insights from HUD LIHTC experts from Arbor and Tiber Hudson.
CRE Collateralized Loan Obligations (CLOs) have emerged as a sophisticated and reliable financing tool post-crisis. As more issuers and investors enter the space, panelists at the June 2019 CREFC Conference largely agreed that CRE CLO issuance would be flat to slightly up in 2019 and that the market has room for growth.
Borrowers looking to expand their single-family rental (SFR) portfolio and secure financing to carry out their investment strategy might be wondering what are the key factors lenders consider when reviewing a borrower for a loan. Here are several tips for borrowers looking to build, acquire, fix, sell or rent their SFR portfolios.
Abundant incoming capital, the entrance of new private lenders and institutional investors, and technological innovation are among the top trends to watch in the single-family rental (SFR) market over the new few years. This is according to speakers on the “State of the SFR Industry” panel at IMN’s 7th Annual Single-Family Rental Investment Forum East, held in Hollywood, FL.
As the tail of this economic expansion extends further, real estate investors continue to search for yield by investing outside of primary markets. Cincinnati has been a beneficiary of that trend, and the market is booming.
Despite a slowdown in CRE Collateralized Loan Obligation (CLO) issuance over the last six months, industry participants expect activity to pick up and ultimately result in flat volume of $15B to $17B to end 2019, noted several panelists at IMN‘s 1st Annual Investors’ Conference on CRE CLOs.
Panelists at Ariel Property Advisor’s recent Coffee & Cap Rates℠ event in New York City reflected on the city’s rental market performance in 2018, as well as the factors and trends set to impact the sector this year, including interest rate volatility, as well as market and regulatory uncertainty.
Real estate investors take many factors into consideration when looking to enter a new market or acquire a new asset, and environmental, social and governance (ESG) elements, including climate risk, are gaining importance in their investment decisions, panelists noted at the 2018 ULI Fall Meeting in Boston.
As we enter the later stages of the current economic cycle, a major topic of discussion among real estate players is how much longer will this trend of slow and steady growth continue. At the Mortgage Bankers Association’s CREF Market Intelligence Symposium 2018 in New York City, hosted by the New York University, Schack Institute Read the full article…
Los Angeles remained one of the more sought-after multifamily markets in the U.S. during 2017, as rent growth and investment volume ranked near the top nationally. The vacancy rate also remained low, despite an influx of new supply, and demand for additional housing remains high. The local economy has recovered from the recession, although high Read the full article…