Jack Kern
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Publisher’s Notes: Fed Secrets
I’m happy to share some thoughts with you in this column. It’s been a pleasure to get to know many of you at industry conferences and frequently the conversation turns to one of my favorite topics, interest rates. Now I know for many of you this is a total yawn
National 05 January 2015 17:42 -
Pierce-Eislen 2015 Multifamily Rent Forecast & Outlook Anticipates Another Great Year Ahead for the Apartment Market
Rent growth at multifamily properties across the United States in 2015 is expected to increase 4.5 percent for Class A and B+ assets and 5.1 percent for Class B and C assets, with some technology-heavy Western markets seeing spikes as high as 9 percent.
National 24 December 2014 15:30 -
‘The Accidental Economist’ with Jack Kern: A Tunnel that Needs a Lot of Light?
“It’s a recession when your neighbor loses his job; it’s a depression when you lose your own.” —President Harry S. Truman, 33rd president, 1945-1953 History repeats itself in a lot of ways, but not typically how I would expect it to. Punditry, for whatever it’s worth isn’t an exact science, like psychology.
National 16 April 2014 19:35 -
Top REITs Keep on Growing
Jack Kern and Mike Ratliff dissect the current state of the REIT sector, and what firms are doing to refine and expand their holdings.
National 06 March 2014 04:00 -
Most Active Residential REITs
This month, MHN offers an index of the Most Active Residential REITs. We used this opportunity to examine the growth of these publicly traded firms.
National 05 March 2014 04:00 -
2014 Top Mortgage Banking Firms
Mortgage bankers continue to see good things coming for 2014. This optimism is bolstered in part by increased certainty in the lending environment.
National 28 January 2014 08:00 -
Data Shows Americans Moving Less; What This Means for Multifamily
Americans are on the move, though not as much as in recent years. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 35.9 million U.S. residents (or 11.7 percent) moved between 2012 and 2013. This shows a decline from the 12 percent of Americans who moved in 2012.
National 25 November 2013 18:14
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