Are you overlooking this powerful social media platform? By Scott Wickman (MultiFamilyExecutive.com Article) — Many property managers have grown accustomed to utilizing the typical three social media platforms of Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. That said, one marketing tool that has quietly grown over the last several years and often gets overlooked...Continue reading »
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Low interest rates are just one of the factors that are heating up the multifamily mortgage market, explains multifamily loan originator David A. Krebs. By David A. Krebs (MultiHousingNews.com Article) — It is an exciting time to invest in multifamily housing. As we enter the second half of 2019 and beyond, here are four multifamily lending trends...Continue reading »
In order to avoid FHFA’s lending limits, the GSEs are focusing on loans backed by environmentally-sustainable and affordable housing properties. By Bendix Anderson (NREI Online Article) — Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae are on track to lend more money to multifamily properties in 2019 than they did last year. “Our expectation… is that loan...Continue reading »
An abundance of debt financing has created a market in which seemingly everything is financeable, reports Dekel Capital’s Shlomi Ronen. By Shlomi Ronen (MultiHousingNews.com Article) — As we reach the mid-point of 2019 and as the commercial real estate industry continues to debate where we are in the current market cycle, an abundance of available...Continue reading »
Global funding in this residential segment has increased by more than 210 percent annually since 2015, according to JLL’s David Martin. By David Martin (MultiHousingNews.com Article) — Rising prices in America’s major cities have seen dorm-like communal living become more commonplace well into adulthood, and investors are taking note. Global...Continue reading »
The high-quality residential broker possesses a near-perfect combination of skills and personality, says Lee & Associates’ Adam Frisch. By Adam Frisch (MultiHousingNews.com Article) — In today’s fiercely competitive residential brokerage landscape, brokers must rise above their peers in order to excel. Throughout my 15 years in the business,...Continue reading »
AI takes on multifamily’s more mundane tasks first. By Joe Bousquin (NAAHQ.Org Article) — Colin Wiel knows which prospects are going to lease his apartments, even before they do. Depending on where his leads come from, what fields of information they provide on a guest card and what time of day they inquire about his apartments,...Continue reading »
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By Brent Williams (MultiHousingNews.com Article) — The other day I was listening to a story about a guy shopping for a car. He planned on staying local for the purchase, but somehow managed to start talking to a dealer two hours away. It made very little sense for him to drive two hours for a car, and he made a point to say that to the dealer, but intent...Continue reading »
Flexible structures are the best defense as the industry and the economy enter a second decade of expansion, according to The Habitat Co.’s Bryan Sullivan. By Bryan Sullivan (MultiHousingNews.com Article) — As of July 4, the United States is in the midst of the longest economic expansion ever. Gross domestic product has been growing for...Continue reading »