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National Real Estate Investor September 1, 2007 |
Condo Market Still Searching for a Bottom Annual starts of multifamily buildings containing five or more units have not fallen significantly below 300,000 for a decade, but that will change this year.  |
National Real Estate Investor November 1, 2004 Mark Obrinsky |
Condo Craze Leads to Strategic Shift The condo market is hot. Sales of condos and co-ops have reached record levels, and prices continue to climb.  |
National Real Estate Investor September 1, 2007 |
NAHB's Multifamily Market Snapshot A record number of empty residential rental units on the market, accompanied by sluggish job growth, dampens the outlook for the rental apartment sector through the end of this year.  |
National Real Estate Investor September 1, 2005 Parke Chapman |
Condo Converters' Surprising Impact The pace at which developers are converting apartments into condominiums is having a positive effect on apartment fundamentals in the short term. Yet, in the long run apartment owners may be forced to make significant capital expenditures to compete with luxury condos.  |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Mar/Apr 2005 Christine Rombouts |
Indulging in Luxury Investments Multifamily developers invest in this upscale market. Increased demand is also attracting developers from other real estate markets.  |
The Motley Fool June 2, 2010 Morgan Housel |
Here's Why the Rental Market Is a Disaster Textbooks might say rental rates should have risen lately. Here's why that's wrong.  |
National Real Estate Investor December 1, 2002 Parke Chapman |
Apartments: Recovery After the Storm Excess supply collides with weak demand, growing unemployment and low interest rates that turn renters into homeowners. Still, despite falling occupancy rates and rising concessions, investors continue to chase apartment deals. Why?  |
National Real Estate Investor May 1, 2006 Matt Valley |
A New Phase in Condo Craze There's a new twist to the condominium development and investment boom. Single-family home builders are entering the condo arena due to changing demographics, greater difficulty finding available land on which to build single-family lots, and pressure to grow revenues.  |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Mar/Apr 2007 David Baird |
Moving Into Multifamily Economic indicators look good for apartment performance and will tempt investors throughout the year. Opportunities for strong returns exist in several markets.  |
National Real Estate Investor May 1, 2005 Walter Woods |
Atlanta's Mixed-Use Message A change in the way Atlantans think about long commutes from suburbia has forced multifamily developers and financial institutions to change their notions of development. And these trends have led to a bumper crop of mixed-use projects throughout the metro area.  |
National Real Estate Investor July 1, 2004 Walter Woods |
When Will Atlanta Rise Again? While Atlanta's fundamentals continue to lag, the city is adding more structures to its famous skyline. Some new inventory has already come on line in early 2004, including the first of many possible towers at the Atlantic Station.  |
National Real Estate Investor December 1, 2006 Parke M. Chapman |
Housing Wobble Lifts Apartment Industry Falling vacancies, rising rents and limited new supply have bolstered the apartment market in recent quarters.  |
National Real Estate Investor December 1, 2005 Parke M. Chapman |
Condo-Conversion Hangover? Thanks largely to the continuing condo-conversion craze, sale prices of multifamily properties jumped 34% in the first 10 months of 2005. For 2006, however, the condo-conversion party is expected to wind down.  |
National Real Estate Investor August 1, 2004 Jennifer LeClaire |
Q&A Steve Molasky, chairman and chief executive of Pacific Properties, talks about the risks and rewards of developing adaptive-reuse multifamily projects.  |
National Real Estate Investor October 1, 2005 |
Letters to the Editor Condo rentals will multiply... Hurricane victims express heartfelt thanks...  |
National Real Estate Investor September 1, 2005 Parke M. Chapman |
Vultures Circle Condo Market Although South Florida has become the poster child for the condo craze, other markets are experiencing plenty of construction activity. For vulture investors that structure their capital-raising efforts around a market collapse, timing is almost everything.  |
The Motley Fool June 3, 2004 Selena Maranjian |
Are Condos Risky? Looking to buy a condominium? Beware of fees, rules, rowdy renters, and condo price volatility.  |
National Real Estate Investor April 8, 2003 Parke Chapman |
Moody's places Post under review for downgrade Internal feuding at Post Properties has led Moody's Investors Service to place the Atlanta-based apartment REIT under review for downgrade. The review was prompted by Post founder and majority shareholder John Williams' recent efforts to forcefully replace management of the REIT.  |
National Real Estate Investor October 9, 2002 Tony Wilbert |
Atlanta stalls as job growth dwindles If commercial real estate is to Atlanta what cars are to Detroit, then the engine is kaput, and AAA won't arrive for more than a year.  |
The Motley Fool January 18, 2011 Dan Dzombak |
5 Stocks to Profit From the Boom in Rentals Rising rents pay dividends to apartment REITs.  |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Jul/Aug 2003 Cassidy & Ausburn |
Cities Provide Incentives to Increase Urban Multifamily Development Demographic, social, and economic changes are creating long-term opportunities for multifamily developers and investors to acquire, build, and redevelop properties in urban cores.  |
National Real Estate Investor December 1, 2004 |
A Monthly Meter of Industry Trends Seniors Housing Industry Breaks New Ground... Office REITs Trail Equity REIT Index... Industrial Rental Rates Plod Toward Recovery... Condo Converts...  |
National Real Estate Investor October 1, 2002 Matt Gove |
Fewer Renters, More Concessions Four months free rent, free health club memberships and waived application fees. These are just some of the lures that owners are using to fill their apartments these days. But occupancy rates are still down sharply and managers may have to keep throwing money at tenants for another year.  |
National Real Estate Investor August 1, 2004 Joe Gose |
Apartment Developers Capitalize on Demographic Niches Multifamily investors, developers and marketers are devising strategies that cater to changing deomographics. They range from how developers design and market communities to how management firms staff their companies.  |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Nov/Dec 2013 Beth Mattson-Teig |
Magnetic Attraction Investors remain drawn to multifamily assets.  |
The Motley Fool May 9, 2011 Dan Caplinger |
This Housing Market Is On Fire! Instead of trying to guess when home prices might stop falling, some investors have turned elsewhere to look for gains -- and they're finding them in the red-hot market for residential rental properties.  |
National Real Estate Investor September 1, 2006 Parke M. Chapman |
Apartment Market Rediscovery In New York, apartment investors looking for deals may actually benefit from a slowdown in conversion-led apartment sales. The reason? Condo-mania has chiseled away at apartment yields.  |
National Real Estate Investor May 1, 2008 Matt Hudgins |
Condo Workouts Breed Innovation Investors with unsold condominiums -- and their creditors -- are desperately seeking ways to cover debt service or unload their assets altogether.  |
National Real Estate Investor August 20, 2003 |
Griffin Plans $20M Tower in Atlanta The Griffin Co. is planning an 11-story, Class-A office condo building in the heart of Atlanta. The 1.6-acre tract was acquired in May from CLC Enterprises and the company will start construction of the $20 million, 145,000 sq. ft. building in the first quarter of 2004.  |
The Motley Fool August 2, 2006 Selena Maranjian |
Tips for Apartment Hunters With the cooling housing market, more people are renting. Here are some tips to avoiding sky-high rent.  |
National Real Estate Investor August 1, 2004 Matt Hudgins |
It's Showtime for Amenities Owners are adding Internet cafes, state-of-the-art fitness centers and time-saving services along with interior upgrades that rival the finish of custom homes, in an attempt to lure consumers to choose apartment living over single-family alternatives.  |
National Real Estate Investor March 1, 2006 Jarred Schenke |
Investor Magnet Although Atlanta's apartment vacancy rate of 9.1% by far exceeds the national average of 5.8%, it continues to attract a steady supply of capital. Economists and investors alike say Atlanta's diverse economy, plus positive job growth projections, continue to make it an attractive market.  |
The Motley Fool April 27, 2007 Emil Lee |
AvalonBay's Soft Landing The REIT grows at a decelerating pace. The current housing slump has been both a positive and a negative for the company.  |
National Real Estate Investor August 1, 2005 Renee DeGross |
One-Stop Shopping The idea is now so pervasive in the retail real estate world that nearly every developer, from Simon down to the smallest strip center REIT, is talking about mixed-use.  |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Nov/Dec 2014 Beth Mattson-Teig |
Multifamily Showdown Buyers battle and sellers win as investors fight for apartment properties.  |
This Old House Jeffrey Rothfeder |
Tenant, Anyone? Live in the house of your dreams while a renter foots the bills. There are financial and tax advantages to buying a multifamily home to both live in and rent.  |
National Real Estate Investor October 1, 2006 Steve McLinden |
Space Crunch In a city facing one of the most profound real estate challenges in modern history, the opportunities and impasses seem to square off against one another in almost every neighborhood, and the New Orleans-area multifamily sector is no exception.  |
National Real Estate Investor May 1, 2006 Caroline Wilbert |
Building Bait The new Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta is playing a vital role as a catalyst in the downtown fishbowl by sparking office, multifamily and hotel projects.  |
National Real Estate Investor November 13, 2002 |
Post cuts 2003 dividends, and analysts expect more to follow Post Properties, the nation's eighth-largest apartment REIT, announced yesterday that it will cut its quarterly dividend for the first quarter of 2003 by 42%.  |
Real Estate Portfolio Sep/Oct 2003 Arlene Isaacs-Lowe |
A Dark Cloud Lingering Over Multifamily REITs The economic recovery and the timing of positive job growth continue to be elusive and persistent supply growth in REIT-concentrated markets has dampened any prospect for near-term meaningful improvement in market fundamentals.  |
Real Estate Portfolio Nov/Dec 2006 Allison Landa |
Building Outside the Box The apartment REIT AvalonBay strives to diversify its portfolio and expand clientele in competitive markets.  |
National Real Estate Investor December 1, 2004 Steve McLinden |
Investors Undaunted by Excess Supply Apartments were a strategic investment target in 2004 and should remain so in 2005, even as occupancy and rental rates remain relatively flat in the shadow of a still-resilient single-family housing market.  |
BusinessWeek February 24, 2011 Hui-yong Yu |
Apartment Construction: Things Are Looking Up With home foreclosures helping to drive people into rentals and construction costs flat, builders plan to put up apartment buildings again.  |
National Real Estate Investor July 1, 2005 Stan Luxenberg |
Apartments Tailor-Made for Generation Y More building owners are focusing on young people and designing units to their tastes. Besides the growing number of young tenants, the country is attracting an increasing number of immigrants, who are traditionally long-term renters.  |
National Real Estate Investor March 26, 2003 Parke Chapman |
Apartment REITs close 2002 on sour note The nation's seven largest apartment REITs reported negative year-over-year changes in net operating income during the fourth quarter of 2002. A pervasive supply problem will make it harder for many apartment REITs to meet their earnings 2004 projections.  |
Job Journal November 19, 2006 |
Career Snapshot: Property Manager The pace of construction for new offices and apartment buildings may be slowing, but the need for property managers remains steady.  |
National Real Estate Investor January 1, 2006 Charles Krawitz |
Investment Outlook Grows Brighter For Apartments With rising interest rates, tepid job growth and stagnant wages, residential real estate has come under pressure. The answer for savvy real estate investors may lie in the multifamily market.  |
Financial Advisor March 2011 Oshrat Carmiel |
Where The Action Is Demand for apartments is rising, and that's where real estate investors are looking to make money.  |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Mar/Apr 2010 Matt Hudgins |
Multifamily Moves on Up The national multifamily investment market may have turned a corner in 2009, at least in terms of investor demand.  |
National Real Estate Investor August 1, 2004 Hortense Leon |
Miami Makeover Attracts Investors Miami's newly minted reputation for integrity and efficiency in city government sparks an estimated $3 billion to $4 billion of new construction, ranging from condos to an office tower, in and near the city's downtown area.  |