How Can Developers Access Capital While Minimizing Risk? Structured Finance The Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul continue to be a very attractive marketplace for multifamily investing due to an average vacancy across the metro of 3.1 percent, as…
Highlights: The fourth quarter was a strong period for the Orange County apartment market, with vacancy tightening and rents rising. Construction has been active as developers bring new units to the market to meet renter demand. Multifamily vacancy in Orange…
The acceleration of overall anxiety in the past two weeks related to the coronavirus has made most recent economic reports irrelevant. The financial shock that markets are experiencing is likely to weigh heavily on economic growth prospects for at least…
As our industry settles into a fresh decade, a clear theme has emerged from the capital markets: The supply of capital available for commercial real estate just keeps increasing. This strong appetitive for real estate investment is due to a…
Highlights: The Albuquerque multifamily market has improved in recent quarters. The vacancy rate has tightened year over year, and rent growth has topped 5 percent. Demand is healthy while new supply growth has been limited in 2019. Vacancy in Albuquerque…
Highlights: The Denver multifamily market cooled slightly during the fourth quarter, something that has occurred in the final months of the past few years. Vacancy rose 70 basis points in the fourth quarter, reaching 5.9 percent. The rate was unchanged…
Highlights: The national manufactured housing market closed 2019 on an upswing, with occupancy rates rising, rents continuing to tick higher and investment activity strengthening. Occupancy spiked in the fourth quarter, reaching 93.8 percent, up 110 basis points for the year….
The commercial real estate mortgage banking environment in early 2020 is nothing like it was a year ago. The major stock market indices opened the new year by hitting record highs after climbing more than 20 percent in 2019. That’s…
For its 2020 Lender Insights section, France Media reached out to leading direct lenders and financial intermediaries from across the region to gain their perspective on the challenges and opportunities in the year ahead, factors most affecting the lending environment,…
In recent years, investors and borrowers have enjoyed a low rate environment as the economy has continued to strengthen. Property values have continued to appreciate, causing celebration amongst those who purchased at the peak of the recession and those who…
