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NMHC Special Report: Finding Value in Value-Add

In 2016, rents decelerated, interest rates popped following the presidential election and construction costs increased, leading many insiders to reconsider their growth strategies as the current cycle progresses. San Diego—Following years of higher-than-expected growth, the multifamily industry began to cool in 2016. Rents decelerated, interest rates popped following the presidential election and construction costs increased, leading many multifamily insiders to reconsider their growth strategies as the current cycle progresses. As the top multifamily professionals descended on San Diego for the annual NMHC Apartment Strategies Outlook conference, one of the main strategies offered... Read more

Over the past decade, many American cities have been transformed by young professionals of the millennial generation, with downtowns turning into bustling...

U.S. apartment properties still look good to foreign investors. “We expect foreign capital flows into the U.S. to increase,” says Chris Akins, senior managing...

The economist and CPE columnist explains how the changing U.S. population is shaping the sector's prospects. To borrow a quote that popped up frequently during...

Since the 2008 US mortgage crisis brought down the worldwide economy we have become used to ultra-low interest rates. This has led to historically low mortgage rates...

There’s A ‘Great Divide’...

There's a great disparity in apartment rent growth between major metros and secondary markets, and the caliber of recent supply is to blame. U.S. rent growth has slowed for four consecutive months, with markets like San Francisco, New York and San Jose cooling the most. There is enough demand to absorb current supply, Yardi Matrix department of operations manager Doug Ressler told Bisnow, but the apartments coming online fall within the upper end of the spectrum, and that’s not where the demand is. “This has been typical for years. No one builds Class-B/C’s, they all build Class-A's,” Ressler said. “So you’ve got this great divide where the demand is just... Read more

Architects, interior designers and builders give a sneak peek into the upcoming design features renters will want this year. Orlando, Fla.—The apartment market in...

Traditional marketing for property managers dictates that all you have to do is place an ad in a newspaper or local magazine to get noticed. While that may still be...

RentRedi was developed to help landlords and renters alike. Making Renting Easy is our goal. RENTREDI - Available today, the RentRedi app makes renting easier by giving...

Last year's US rental market proved to be full of surprises as some hot markets underperformed, while others saw record demand for housing. But perhaps the most...