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Opportunity's (Hard) Knock
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3 Up, 3 Down: Demographics Forecast Hot and Cold Metros
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.
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More Distress Sales Coming?
AS THE BANKING sector slowly returns to health, more distressed multifamily assets are expected to hit the streets next year.
Metroplex Flexes Recovery
JOB GROWTH IS BACK—at least in Dallas/Forth Worth, Texas. And the return of jobs has led to strengthening demand across the entire metroplex, driving absorption to the highest level in a decade.
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Proposed Trust Fund Rules Issued
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has issued proposed regulations for the affordable housing trust fund created by the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (HERA), linking the regulations to the existing HOME program regulations t
Market Movers
NUMBERS MAY NOT LIE, BUT SOMETIMES they can make a liar out of conventional wisdom.
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Pop Quiz: CBRE Investors' Steve Zaleski on Being one of 2010's Top Buyers
CB Richard Ellis Investors has emerged as one of the top multifamily buyers this year, behind only Behringer Harvard and Equity Residential, and recently closed its largest deal, a $193.5 acquisition of a South Florida community. Apartment Finance Today recently sat down with Managing Director...
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More Distress Sales Coming as Banks Return to Health
With the banking sector continuing to lick its wounds and slowly return to health, more distressed multifamily assets are expected to hit the streets next year.
Unlearning bad habits picked up during the boom years is the first step to recovery.
Jacks of All Trades
OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS, many multifamily CFOs added a new, albeit unfortunate, bullet point to their resumes: “loan workout specialist.” Some could probably also add: “crisis management expert.
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Capture Rate
TO PARAPHRASE AN OLD QUESTION: If prospective residents call and nobody hears them, do they still make a sound?
The Road to Recovery
BALTIMORE’S RECOVERY hasn’t been as robust as its closest neighbor, Washington, D.C., but signs suggest that employment and economic growth are right around the corner.
Strong as Steel
PITTSBURGH'S APARTMENT MARKET seems to have as many things going for it as it has bridges—which is a lot.
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LIHTC Properties Spark Economic Gains
LOW-INCOME HOUSING tax credit (LIHTC) developments significantly boost surrounding property values, according to a new study that examined the economic impact of affordable housing in New York City.
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Looking for a Home
DOMESTIC INVESTORS CONTINUE to be largely out of luck these days.
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One Trick Pony
One of my guilty pleasures is watching Top Chef and Project Runway.
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Sizing Up the FHA's Recent and Proposed Changes
Some of the FHA's multifamily programs haven't seen changes in more than 40 years. So, in announcing new leverage and debt service levels, the FHA took the opportunity to enact a slew of other changes, and propose a few more.
Managing by the numbers