Few dispute the notion that demographics drive the apartment market. When looking at demand, the most fundamental statistics that analysts consider include population, household formation and employment. While these...
In 1986, the U.S. federal government created the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program as an indirect subsidy to encourage private investment in affordable housing. Since then, LIHTC properties have provided ...
The self-storage industry is one that has not garnered much investor attention, but may start to, judging by the numbers. Vacancy rates continued to decline in the first quarter and rents climbed at a healthy rate...
It has been a conundrum in the office market throughout the last few years: the job market has been fairly steady, especially for office-using industries. So why has office occupancy growth been so sluggish? Is it...
The explosive growth of rental apartment buildings over the last few years has taken everyone by surprise. After the housing market crashed, more people opted to rent than prior to 2009, and net absorption soared in...
For the last few years, the multifamily asset class has been the top performer of all property types, delivering a per-unit revenue (market rent x occupancy) growth rate of 4.8 percent in 2015. Some markets clearly...
The impact of lower oil prices on the U.S. commercial real estate market can be analyzed from two perspectives: the direct impact and the indirect impact.
The indirect impact of lower oil prices
The impact of l...