Economics

Economics

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  Economics Continue to Make Ownership an Uphill Battle

   

• Economists Warn of Double-Dip, Rent Disparities at State of Industry Roundtable

  The economists at the Multifamily Executive Conference’s annual Economic Roundtable and State of the Industry panel are optimistic that the country won’t experience a double-dip recession.

   
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  Home Ownership Declines as Consumers Flock to Apartment Rentals

  Consumers flock to apartments as American housing psychology reacts to the recession.

   

• Zandi: Recession Will End This Year

  Moody’s economist also says housing will not be ‘an early source of growth’ in this recovery.

   

• Andres Carbacho-Burgos, Economist, Moody's Economy.com

  What will employment look like in 2009? How will the downturn affect the apartment market? Our interview covers this and other economic issues.

   
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  Going With the Flow

  Sometimes too much of a good thing can be, well, too much. "This is as difficult an investment climate as I've ever seen," says David Schwartz, managing member of real estate investment firm Waterton Associates in Chicago.

   

• Total Exposure

  High home prices in hot markets like Southern California and Washington, D.C., are destroying the dreams of many wannabe homebuyers. But some apartment owners are reveling in these sky-high price tags, which help fuel business for the rental market.

   

• Pricing Pressure

  When demand exceeds supply, prices rise. That's one of the fundamental principles of economics. But it may not apply in the apartment market during the near term. The outlook for rent recovery in much of the nation doesn't look very promising, even after employment growth levels regain momentum and...

   

• 2003 Multifamily 50 - Part 2

  In 2002, three forces – a national recession, low interest rates for first-time home buyers, and an oversupply of new apartments–came together and created a "perfect storm" that crashed into the multifamily market, negatively impacting operating performance by putting upward pressure on the...

   

• 2003 Multifamily 50 - Part I

  While the multifamily market currently shows signs reminiscent of the devastating late 1980s, it looks like the industry is on track to a strong fourth quarter in 2003 and should remain steady for the foreseeable future. Although several areas have seen some of the short-term negative indicators...