Barratt Asset Management (BAM) founder and CEO, Ivan Barratt, made a recent appearance on the Apartment Building Investing podcast with host Michael Blank. Ivan shared his own industry experience, what he wishes he’d done differently, his unique methods of raising capital through relationships, plus advice he’d offer to people thinking about jumping into multifamily investing.[...]
If you’re a multifamily investor, you may want to pack up your plans for that pricey downtown property and expand your horizons to include the suburbs – where investments (and rent) are heating up. Thanks to an over-supply of luxury Class A properties in downtown urban areas, more and more renters are seeking urban-lite experiences[...]
A recent piece in Real Estate Weekly (REW) points out that although the FHA has instituted new multifamily lending caps this year vs last, those same caps don’t apply to Green Finance programs. We’ve written previously about investors turning to green financing for their projects. This article notes that both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac continue to update and[...]
He’s at it again! BAM founder and CEO, Ivan Barratt, recently sat down on the Lifetime Cash Flow Through Real Estate Investing podcast with host Rod Khleif. Ivan shared his thoughts about what it takes to succeed in the field, the realities of financing, and advice he’d give to anyone considering making the leap into[...]
As reported in a MultifamilyExecutive online article late this spring, nationwide occupancy rates are falling with vacancy rates up. According to MFE data, the national apartment vacancy rate sits at 4.7% in quarter one of this year. It’s a fairly significant rise from the low we saw in the third quarter of 2016 when vacancy rates were[...]
According to a recent press release put out by Fannie Mae, the economic and housing forecast created by the Fannie Mae and Strategic Research Group remains consistent: economic growth is predicted for the remainder of 2018. Yet concerns of rising construction costs, implemented tariffs, and rising interest rates demonstrate the risk of rain in an otherwise sunny[...]
Barratt Asset Management CEO, Ivan Barratt, recently sat down with Joe Fairless for an interesting one-on-one podcast about how even a mistake in real estate investing can be a positive down the road. You can find the podcast in its entirety here on Joe Fairless.com for the Best Ever Show. If you don’t have time to listen[...]
The Fed raised interest rates this week, with an expected two more increases to come later this year. The increases, according to an article appearing in The New York Times (NYT) and the head of the Fed, Jerome Powell, demonstrates the confidence in the current strength of the country’s economy. Yet to temper the good news of[...]
After the last official class passed the doors of Broad Ripple High School, the building’s time as a school seemed to be over…or is it? Currently, according to current information from an article in the Indianapolis Business Journal, developers are eager to bid on the old school – but a restrictive law may prevent IPS from cashing[...]
Based on the Yardi Matrix May report, rents are rising and are up nationwide by $4 to an average of $1,381. Yet despite the welcome news of rental rate increase, the positive picture is somewhat tempered by the comparative rates at the same time last year – as well as other factors affecting rent growth like[...]