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Economy Watch: Apartment Rents Still Edging Up in Most Cities
Smaller cities continue to see the greatest increases, but major markets like those in California still make up the most expensive cities for renters, according to a recent RentCafé report.
On the Market: 5 Interesting Listings for the Week of 1/29
This week’s listings include a portfolio investment opportunity in Prince George’s County, Md., a new development in the Irvington neighborhood of Portland and an affordable housing community in Dallas.
Bosch Reveals New Black Stainless-Steel Kitchen Suite
Featuring a full set of nine appliances, the new Invented for Life product line encourages customers to give the kitchen a distinctively personal touch.
MHN’s Top 5 January Articles
Miss out on any MHN stories in January? Here are five of our most popular articles for the month.
JV Secures $707M for Student Housing Portfolio
Walker & Dunlop structured a Fannie Mae credit facility with a mix of fixed- and floating-rate loans for the joint venture’s purchase of 24 student housing properties.
Economy Watch: Multifamily Market Continues to Soften
Overall demand and the availability of equity capital remain strong, but many owners are pulling back on activity, according to NMHC’s latest quarterly survey.
Year-Over-Year Origination Volume
As indicated by the latest data available, origination volume was up 8 percent year over year in 2016, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. Nearly 3,000 different lenders provided a total of $269.2 billion in new mortgages for apartment buildings with five or more units.
On the Market: 5 Interesting Listings for January
This month’s multifamily listings include a community in Vancouver’s Kitsilano neighborhood, apartments overlooking Biscayne Bay in Miami Beach and an asset located within a highly dense urban center in Pembroke Pines, Fla.
A New Smart Home Program
As developers are now integrating connected-home devices during the building process, residents can purchase smart homes with built-in, state-of-the-art automation technologies.
Risky Business: Top Tips for Managing Insurance
Last year’s extreme weather events raise a critical question: What are the best ways to ensure adequate coverage without overpaying?