MultifamilyExecutive: Absorption Rates

How to Build, Maintain Relationships With Renters Through Social Media

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 11:36:10 EST

An online relationship starts well before the lease is signed, and can play a role in whether a renter renews

Affordability Gap Widens in Rental Housing

Mon, 2 Jul 2012 12:59:47 EST

The gap between the cost of housing and the number of Americans being able to afford it continues to grow.

2012 Promises to Take Multifamily’s Drivers on One Hell of a Ride.

Wed, 4 Apr 2012 04:31:27 EST

2012 promises to take multifamily’s drivers on one hell of a ride.

Thou Shalt Not Be Greedy

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 11:39:16 EST

Thou Shalt Not Be Greedy

Apartment Companies Find Value in Rewards Programs

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 11:38:16 EST

Apartment Companies Find Value in Rewards Programs

Columbus, Ohio, Apartment Recovery Is Capturing Investor Attention

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 11:37:21 EST

After a spate of overbuilding a decade ago, Columbus is finally enjoying strong unit absorption and job growth.

Los Angeles Apartment Sector Gains Strength

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 11:36:23 EST

Job growth, healthy investment sales, and a long-awaited decline in vacancy has the apartment sector looking up in Los Angeles County.

Bell Builds Institutional-Level Platform

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 11:31:47 EST

Bell Partners has a formula for success that other owner/operators might be wise to emulate.

Getting and Keeping Retail Tenants on a Weak Economy

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 11:32:02 EST

Multifamily owners are finding they need to be more flexible in closing rental deals with retail tenants.

Absorption Minimizes Pre-Leasing Concerns

Thu, 13 Jan 2011 10:06:10 EST

Even as occupancy concerns weighed heavy on multifamily operators heading into 2010, apartment firms pushed forward this year with new openings and have found that absorption rates are tempering the need for longer pre-leasing periods.

Improved Apartment Absorption Fuels Rent Growth

Thu, 12 Aug 2010 04:02:27 EST

A slew of recent market reports are beginning to shine a light on what many apartment operators are already feeling at the site level: improved fundamentals in both occupancy and effective rents. One reason why: net apartment absorption—the amount of units leased after deducting the amount of supply—jumped by more than 46,000 units in the second quarter. That’s the highest increase in a decade, according to a New York-based investment firm Barclays Capital analysis of multifamily market data from New York City-based real estate research firm REIS.

Carlos Vaz Builds Reputation on Distress in Dallas

Tue, 27 Dec 2011 05:18:17 EST

Self-starter, immigrant, and head of Conti Organization focuses on buying notes at below face value.

Chad Cooley

Thu, 9 Jul 2009 04:16:07 EST

After graduating from the University of Maryland at College Park, Chad Cooley felt professionally adrift. “Every day, I wondered what my next job was going to be,” recalls the senior vice president of Bethesda, Md.-based Bozzuto Management Co. “My wife, meanwhile, worked for Bozzuto and came home happy every day.”

Limited Number of Apartments Bought in Q1

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 06:53:28 EST

Sales volume by all major buyers plummets in the first quarter.

AvalonBay Boasts Recession Proof Balance Sheet

Fri, 29 May 2009 10:55:28 EST

Consistent and conservative fiscal managment at mulitifamily REIT AvalonBay has produced one of real esate's most recession proof public balance sheets.

Condo Absorption is Slow but Steady

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 05:22:54 EST

New condo players in Boston aren't exactly in the fast lane toward property stabilization. Absorption rates in the city are averaging out at approximately one per month. Still, that's a better rate than the one unit per two months seen in Boston's suburbs. And both are better than zero sales.

Condo Absorption is Slow but Steady

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 05:22:08 EST

Numbers Game

Fri, 2 Oct 2009 09:59:12 EST

Apartment owners combat climbing vacancies and soft absorption rates with amenity-packed properties.

Las Vegas: Roll the Dice

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 03:08:25 EST

Dirt, dirt everywhere, but not a piece of land for a multifamily project. For Las Vegas, this is a major factor affecting the multifamily market, and the effects have multifamily developers frustrated, multifamily owners thrilled, and investors ready to act as soon as opportunities become available.