According to a recent Yardi Matrix report, September marks the first month this year that did not see rents rise since January. Despite flat rents last month, the report did have encouraging news regarding multifamily demand and occupancy. We take a look at some of the Yardi report insights in today's BAM blog...
...Just within the last five years, Class A development has gone from half the new construction to well over three-quarters of new inventory in most of the major markets. BAM looks at the RentCafé data, as well as some of the implications of when investors bet heavily on luxury assets in today's BAM blog...
One question many potential real estate investors have is about risk: how much risk is involved and how do you reduce that risk? While all investing carries some inherent risk, you can often successfully navigate those waters and temper that risk by doing due diligence with research and comprehensive evaluation of the deal...We offer other tips for risk reduction in real estate investment in this edition of the BAM blog...
Not to be outdone by other midyear prognostications, Freddie Mac recently released a mid-year outlook specifically for the multifamily industry...We look at what's gone right for multifamily this year and what's coming down the road this year and beyond, in today's edition of the BAM blog...
Did you miss BAM founder and CEO, Ivan Barratt, on the Wheelbarrow Profits podcast recently? We recap some key points in today’s edition of the BAM blog. You can also click this link to listen to the podcast in its entirety. Doing Your Homework: Ivan shares that his mentor used to say “what you don’t[...]
Recently, the ULI Real Estate Economic Forecast was released with the 2018 Fall edition, citing the expert opinion of industry-leading real estate economists and analysts. The report includes a forecast for the remainder of this year, as well as the next two, 2018-2020. We look at some of the key take-aways for the industry, both positive and less-so in today's BAM blog...
What makes workforce housing different than other asset classes? Why should you choose workforce housing when investing? And why not just develop instead of choose an existing community? We give you the low-down on what makes workforce housing a great choice for multifamily investors, straight from the experience and advice of BAM founder and CEO, Ivan Barratt, in today's BAM blog...
Multifamily developers are being hit by a one-two punch to their ability to plan and execute builds recently. As data in a recent National Real Estate Investor (NREI) online article shows, along with data from TradesmanInternational online, a painful combination of rising material costs and lack of skilled trade labor is fixing to cost everyone.[...]
Earlier this summer Jeff Adler, the Vice President and General Manager of Yardi Matrix presented a webinar sharing his opinions and predictions on the state of both the multifamily market and current economy...BAM looks at how Jeff Adler sees current trends in the multifamily industry and where he sees the industry meshing with the economic climate in today's BAMblog...
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