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    Flexible rent payment options gain popularity as affordability decreases

    Buy now, pay later programs save property managers time and help struggling renters stay up to date.

    By Robyn Griggs Lawrence • Jan. 17, 2023
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    OUTLOOK 2023

    Apartment investors look for discounts in 2023

    With $249 billion in debt maturing in the next two years, some owners may have to sell regardless of whether they’re ready.

    By Jan. 17, 2023
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    DEALS + STARTS

    Trion scores 37% rate of return on Oregon deal

    The company sold Fox Meadows in Portland for $19.35 million after holding it for two years.

    By Jan. 12, 2023
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    CMBS delinquency rate rises in December

    Multifamily’s 36-basis-point increase topped all commercial real estate sectors.

    By Jan. 10, 2023
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    Q&A

    Dallas developer takes ‘pet friendly’ to the next level

    Steve Bardack’s Fidus Pet Concierge Communities aims to purchase and renovate garden-style properties with pet-friendly features. 

    By Jan. 6, 2023
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    November deal volume drops almost 75%

    Prices rise year over year as owners hold onto their properties.

    By Jan. 5, 2023
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    Multifamily loans top $2 trillion for the first time

    The inventory of multifamily loans for the GSEs, life insurers, banks and thrifts, and securitization vehicles rose in the third quarter.

    By Jan. 4, 2023
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    UC Investments injects $4B into Blackstone’s REIT

    Blackstone will contribute $1 billion of its current BREIT holdings to a strategic venture with the University of California’s investment arm.

    By Jan. 4, 2023
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    DEALS + STARTS

    Flexibility helps Los Angeles investor enter the Vegas market

    Banyan Residential acquires 133 townhomes in a $61 million deal.

    By Jan. 3, 2023
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    Lennar postpones plans to spin off multifamily subsidiary

    The builder is going to "wait for the right timing" to spin off Quarterra, according to CEO Stuart Miller.

    By Dec. 21, 2022
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    Multifamily servicing rates continue to increase

    The overall CRE servicing rate increased for the fourth month in a row.

    By Dec. 14, 2022
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    Blackstone says it won’t force asset sales from BREIT

    News that the firm was limiting withdrawals from its $69 billion real estate income trust has led to speculation among multifamily watchers.

    By Dec. 14, 2022
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    DEALS + STARTS

    Milestone acquires 870 units in Northern Virginia

    By assuming the existing financing, the Dallas firm purchased three properties in Fairfax County.

    By Dec. 9, 2022
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    Small signs point to increasing delinquency rates

    Fannie Mae sees late loan payments decrease while they rise for Freddie Mac.

    By Dec. 8, 2022
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    Apartment transactions plummet

    The sales market won't take off until interest rates stabilize, says CBRE exec.

    By Dec. 6, 2022
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    DEALS + STARTS

    How one owner scored a large profit on a Florida property

    Buying at the right time, property renovations and strong growth in Naples, Florida, helped Atlas.

    By Dec. 2, 2022
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    Material costs decline after 18 months of record highs

    Prices for most commodities have fallen significantly over the last two months, with the exception of ready-mix concrete. 

    By Dec. 1, 2022
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    These states have the most student housing distress

    Although there are pockets of problems in some areas, delinquencies in apartments near colleges have fallen to the lowest rate in 15 years.

    By Nov. 28, 2022
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    MBA: Multifamily originations declined 16% in Q3

    Lending fell 13% across commercial real estate as rising interest rates thwarted deal flow.

    By Nov. 22, 2022
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    Haven, JP Morgan form $1B build-to-rent joint venture

    The newly announced partnership is yet another signal that institutions are bullish on single-family rentals.

    By Nov. 18, 2022
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    DEALS + STARTS

    Top apartment deals of Q3

    Go behind the scenes to see how some of this quarter’s biggest transactions took shape.

    By Nov. 17, 2022
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    Trepp: Servicing, delinquency rates drop

    Although problem loans remain rare in the apartment sector, some groups expect distressed buying opportunities in 2023 and 2024.

    By Nov. 14, 2022
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    Q&A

    How Standard Communities is working to grow to 50,000 apartments

    With tech firms like Amazon and Microsoft showing a willingness to invest, affordable owners have more ways to acquire housing.

    By Nov. 11, 2022
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    CBRE: Spreads widen 4 basis points on multifamily loans

    Loan-to-values fell 2.9 percentage points from Q2 and 9 percentage points from a year ago.

    By Nov. 10, 2022
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    OneWall grabs a tax credit property in the DC suburbs with a mid-4% interest rate

    The company sees an opportunity to renovate units and raise rents while staying within LIHTC parameters.

    By Nov. 9, 2022