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A majority of Americans support changing the mortgage interest deduction to make it more targeted to middle- and low-income homeowners, according to a new poll.
As the 10-year Treasury has risen over the month of March, deals that once looked like home runs now face questions.
The benchmarks upon which floating- and fixed-rate loans are based have been incredibly low for awhile now—but how long can it last?
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As the benchmark yield on the 10-year Treasury sinks to its lowest level in history, mortgage rates also hover at historic lows, helping to fuel transaction velocity.
Low interest rates drove cap rates down in 2010, but as both start to climb in the coming year, the industry will face stiffer financing competition.
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Though the yield on the 10-year Treasury has risen about 80 basis points in the past two months, LIBOR has remained low, causing borrowers to explore adjustable-rate executions.
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As all-in rates continue their sudden rise at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the question on everybody's mind is if (or when) the GSEs will tighten their spreads.
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All-in rates on 10-year loans from the GSEs have risen 60 to 70 basis points in the past six weeks, which will likely have a big impact on cap rates, and the acquisition market in general, heading into 2011.
Social networking, viral marketing, and Web-based applications will be the wave of the future, so long as someone figures it all out.
It's a timeworn truism: Different markets see vast improvement at different times. For Indianapolis, that time is now. After watching its Midwest neighbors, especially Chicago, see tremendous fundamental growth and market tightening over the past 12 to 18 months, the Indianapolis apartment market...
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The U.S. apartment market staged a strong performance in the second quarter, according to Marcus & Millichap's quarterly
“On the road to recovery” summarizes the current Twin Cities rental market. After several years of stagnant rents and above-market equilibrium vacancy rates, the market is again moving in the right direction. The first quarter vacancy rate this year was 4.4 percent, down from 5.6 percent a year...
Profound social, cultural, and demographic trends are reshaping the way we live, work, and play. In the process, these trends are paving the way for a rental housing boom unlike anything seen in recent history. For the first time in decades, economic conditions—notably expensive housing prices and...
For three decades, San Jose and the greater Silicon Valley have been among the fastest growing areas in the western United States. While the market no doubt suffered through a not-so-pretty dot-com bust in 2001, that era is past. Taking its place is an economy that is once again deep into a...
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Whether you run an apartment firm, develop condos, or manage apartments, it's impossible to ignore the latest for-sale housing foreclosure numbers. Florida alone reported 19,144 households in a state of foreclosure in February, up 63 percent from January, according to RealtyTrac. What's behind this...
When the apartment industry was mired in a serious recession in the early 2000s, many people called it a "perfect storm"–and it's easy to see why. A poor economy and low interest rates pulled people out of apartments, while a flood of new construction saturated demand for rentals.
The condominium market is cooling, and even a star as hot as actor George Clooney can't heat it up again.
With interest rates rising and cap rates stable, the well-funded institutional owners and public apartment firms have returned to the buying arena as leverage buyers find themselves financially pressured and pushed to the side.