Economy Watch: Apartment Industry Benefiting from Student Debt
The U.S. economy in the first quarter of 2015 seems to have been a little soft. However, apartment owners and developers are also fortunate in that a very large generation is coming of age right now, and they want to form households.
Economy Watch: Good Times for Hotels, But Properties Are Harder to Develop
Apartments have been the darling of the recovery since the recovery started, but the hotel market has snapped back from the dark days of 2009 and ’10 almost as dramatically.
Economy Watch: ULI Predicts Healthy Real Estate Markets Through ’17
With its weakened job growth, sluggish GDP expansion, and uncertainty about interest rates, the first quarter produced some jitters about the economy, and thus the potential for further real estate growth.
Economy Watch: When Will Interest Rates Rise?
The monetary policy question of the year is: When are interest rates, so low now, going to be a little higher?
Top 10 Metros with the Most Population Change and Their Rental Rates
Changes in population and changes in employment are two of the most commonly cited drivers for rental change.
Economy Watch: Apartment Absorption Outruns Construction
The development of new apartments nationwide has been nothing if not brisk since the end of the recession, but it does have its ups and downs.
APARTMENT MARKET STATISTICS: April 2015
Total apartment returns tracked by the National Council of Real Estate Investment Fiduciaries increased to 2.77 percent in the fourth quarter of 2014.
APARTMENT MARKET STATISTICS: March 2015
Multifamily housing starts (five-plus units) rose by 7.6 percent over the month of November 2014 to 340,000 units, according to the National Association of Home Builders.
‘Economy Watch’ Podcast with Dees Stribling: Job Creation this Month
A mediocre month for job creation.
Economy Watch: Middling Employment Numbers Might Keep Interest Rates Low Longer
The March employment numbers surprised on the downside, but oddly enough that could be a positive for the commercial real estate industry for a while.