Apartment Trends

Apartment Trends

• Latest Survey: Renters' Renewal Intent Falls Below 60%

  Apartment resident renewal intent continued its downward slide during Q4 2011 as the year ended with only 59.5 percent of renters indicating they "definitely" or "probably" would renew their lease.

   

• Optimism Pervades NMHC Conference

  To say that optimism reigned at the National Multi Housing Council Annual Conference may be a tad conservative.

   
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  Rent vs. Own: A Multifamily Executive Special Report on the State of American Housing

  Multifamily Executive Magazine's special report on the changing dynamics of how apartments and single-family homes are being designed, marketed, and sold to the American Consumer

   
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  Reining Cats and Dogs

  The pet-friendly apartment has arrived, as property managers welcome—and even cater to—residents’ four-legged friends.

   

• Apartment Transaction Market is a Tale of Two Cities

  The apartment transaction market remains a tale of two cities, with institutional players competing heavily in the core, and smaller private local groups dominating in secondary and tertiary markets.

   
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  Investors Bullish on Raleigh-Durham Apartment Market

  The Research Triangle has emerged as one of the nation's hottest secondary markets, as cap rates continue to trend down, and more development activity is expected.

   
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  Linda Masterson Named Regional Vice President at Carroll Organization

  Linda Masterson Named Regional Vice President at Carroll Organization

   
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  Apartment Architects and Developers Planning Smaller, Denser Communites

  Capital constraints and lifestyle changes among renter demographics are converging to make smaller, denser, downtown apartment communities the hottest spots to build.

   
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  Seattle's Apartment Market Heats Up

  Though the market took a big hit during the downturn, investors are again targeting the city, in spades.

   

• Multifamily Trends Conference: Apartment Recovery Continues on Slow Growth Trajectory

  Multifamily Trends Conference: Apartment Recovery Continues on Slow Growth Trajectory. Incremental improvements to job growth, continued decreases in homeownership, and a return to development buoy multifamily optimism at Pacific Coast Builders Conference