On the face of it, the robust demand the apartment industry has enjoyed lately appears somewhat inconsistent with our economy. But, on closer evaluation, the seeming disparity isn’t so clear after all. More
Of the Top 10 markets with the most cap-rate compression last year, five were in the Midwest. A peek inside the numbers shows which secondary markets are primed for big years in 2012. More
Of the Top 10 markets with the most cap-rate compression last year, five were in the Midwest. A peek inside the numbers shows which secondary markets are primed for big years in 2012. More
One of the key metrics that multifamily investors consider before pulling the trigger on a deal may not be what it appears. More
One of the key metrics that multifamily investors consider before pulling the trigger on a deal may not be what it appears. More
The federal REO-to-Rental program will make the shadow market that much larger, but much remains to be seen in terms of how it will affect apartment owners in the nation's hardest-hit metros. More
The federal REO-to-Rental program will make the shadow market that much larger, but much remains to be seen in terms of how it will affect apartment owners in the nation's hardest-hit metros. More
Robust employment improvements and family-creation could cycle the Gen-Y... More
Last October, Encino, Calif.-based Marcus & Millichap decided to launch Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a brokerage group for institutional and sophisticated private multifamily investors. A year later, the move looks good, says Hessam Nadji, senior vice president and managing director at IPA. More
Apartment Finance Today polled three of the industry's top research houses to identify three markets with high demographic upside, and three others that have numbers working against them. Surprisingly, Fort Lauderdale emerged as one of the hottest, while Atlanta is expected to continue its slump. More