More stories about Benchmarks

• Extreme Rammed Earth

  Rammed-earth walls used to be elementary.

• GSE Rates Rise Dramatically as the Benchmark Climbs

  All-in rates on 10-year loans from the GSEs have risen 60 to 70 basis points in the past six weeks, which will likely have a big impact on cap rates, and the acquisition market in general, heading into 2011.

• GSE Debt Gets Pricier as the Benchmark Climbs

  The rising yield on the 10-year Treasury note has sent debt prices from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac above the 6 percent mark.

• GSE Debt Gets Pricier as the Benchmark Climbs

  Throughout 2009, multifamily borrowers enjoyed sub-6 percent rates from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, as other commercial real estate sectors struggled to find well-priced debt.

• Writing a Best-Practice Manual

  Using a standardized set of procedures speeds installation and reduces callbacks.

• Still the One

  Multifamily developers are getting reacquainted with an old friend in 2008.

• MARI Me

  Resident screening provider First Advantage Safe Rent released its Multifamily Applicant Risk Index (MARI) in the fall, a statistical model that property managers can use to benchmark the credit histories of their rental applicants.

• Stalled Deals May Move Again Thanks to Fed RateCut

  th signs of instability in the economy and capital markets continuing into September, some borrowers ended the summer “sitting on the sidelines, kind of in a stupor, trying to figure out what’s going on,” as one lender put it.

• Litecontrol

  The Mod2Family is the latest generation of an 'industry standard' Mod fixture design from Litecontrol.

• Steady As She Goes

  While predicting interest-rate movement is always a dicey proposition, 2007 appears particularly perplexing for real estate economists and other professionals trying to get a handle on the future direction of multifamily mortgage rates.