Although plenty of economists have speculated, no one really knows for sure when the next economic downturn is coming. When it does come, the multifamily market (and specific parts of that market) will be poised to do better than other investments. We look at how multifamily can stay above any impending economic fray in today's BAM Blog...
With the New Year fast approaching, it's time once again to turn to prognosticators in the industry and try to see what the next year will hold for multifamily real estate. The Urban Land Institute recently released their annual “Emerging Trends Report” which could shed light on what might be on the horizon for industry players in 2019...We look at this latest report and what it indicates for our area in today's issue of the BAM Blog...
As workforce housing experiences a growing supply shortage, one solution is in creating more supply through construction. To that end, Freddie Mac has developed specific financing to assist with construction or major renovation of workforce multifamily housing. We look at Freddie's new product and a major project utilizing it that's currently underway, in today's BAM blog...
One philosophy the BAM founder and CEO, Ivan Barratt, likes to impart is that “winter always comes.”...While no one can predict the length and weather of the winter, there's no doubt that it's coming. Yet just because the seasons change doesn't mean that you (or your investments) have to suffer! We look at some ways to ride out the coming winter in comfort 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...
