Author Archives: Randolph Taylor

Drilling Down Into the Hot Apartment Submarkets

There are hot apartment markets such as Phoenix and Dallas projected to do well this [...]

Apartment Residents’ Preferences Driven by Remote Work

Teleworking factored significantly in renter preferences, according to a survey released last week by NMHC/Grace [...]

Rates Jump to New 2-Year Highs After Fed Announcement

Fed policy is critically important to interest rates and January has marked a shift in [...]

Chicago apartment market shows no signs of cooling off

The new report, released yesterday, shows that Chicago apartment rents had by the end of [...]

Multifamily Market Polarized by Renter Incomes

The pandemic’s second year witnessed a robust rebound in rental housing demand, which reduced vacancies [...]

CRE Multifamily Mortgage Delinquency Rates Fell In Q4

Delinquency rates for mortgages backed by commercial and multifamily properties declined during the fourth quarter [...]

Prediction 2022 will be a good year for multifamily housing

In its U.S. Multifamily Outlook for Winter 2022, Yardi Matrix forecasts that the fundamentals of [...]

Demand for Apartments in 2021 Smashes Previous Record High by 66%

Strong demand drove up apartment occupancy 2.1 basis points year-over-year to 97.5%. Both the increase [...]

Pandemic Rent Growth Highlights Migration Patterns

The changes in rent since the pandemic started reveal much about demand and where growth [...]

Chart: US Apartment Sector Momentum Across Markets

The U.S. apartment sector has experienced a rebound in both deal volume and asset pricing, [...]

The First Round Of Rental Assistance Reallocation Is Here And It’s Underwhelming

Cities and states have accelerated their distribution of Emergency Rental Assistance funds, leaving less extra [...]

U.S. Inflation Shows More Staying Power After Hitting 7% in 2021

Though many economists anticipate inflation to moderate to around 3% over the course of 2022, [...]

Webcast 2022 Economic Overview and Real Estate Outlook

Join us for a lively discussion with the Honorable Henry M. Paulson, Jr. The CEOs [...]

Downtown Chicago occupancy rates up

A new report from the Chicago Loop Alliance, a neighborhood business advocacy group, shows the [...]

For Apartment Developers It’s All About Labor Labor Labor

Labor availability continues to challenge apartment operators’ ability to build new development or perform value-add [...]

First Ever 4Q Occupancy Increase in 2021

In the 4th quarter of 2021, the U.S. apartment market saw occupancy tighten for the [...]

Higher Inflation Means More Competition for CRE Assets

Commercial real estate is viewed as one of the best places to invest money during [...]

284-Unit Luxury Apartment Complex Opens In Plainfield

A new luxury rental community is officially open in Plainfield. Located on Wallin Drive, near [...]

2022 U.S. Multifamily Investment Forecast

To help investors adapt to and capitalize on the unprecedented climate, the 2022 Multifamily Investment [...]

This Year’s Multifamily Pipeline to Set Record

Marcus & Millichap is expecting the US to add roughly 400,000 new rentals in 2022, [...]

Chicago Firms Form Venture To Invest $1.5 Billion in Single-Family Rental Homes

Chicago firms Harrison Street and Core Spaces plan to invest $1.5 billion in developing and [...]

No End in Sight Yet for Higher Home Prices

After a blistering year, the housing market shows no sign of retreat entering 2022.

Demand for Apartments Fuels Strong Start to the Year for Freddie Mac

Government-sponsored housing finance giant Freddie Mac is returning to the commercial mortgage-backed securities market as [...]

Property Investors Spent More Than $1 in Every $3 on Apartments in Fourth Quarter

Multifamily property sales surged in the second half of 2021 and accounted for more than [...]

Pair of Chicago’s Western Suburb and South Side’s Apartments Sell for $30M

A pair of multifamily sales totaling $30 million on Chic ago’s South Side and its [...]

Expect still more uncertainty in commercial real estate this year

While it’s true that real estate is generally one of the most reliable markets for [...]

Sticker Shock Coming for Renters Receiving Concessions

Fannie Mae forecasted that concessions will decline throughout 2022, returning to more normalized levels by [...]

Inflation: Why prices will keep soaring in 2022

The most recent price data we have is from November when two of the most-watched [...]

Why Aren’t There Any Vacant Apartments?

Apartment occupancy in the U.S. has hit an all-time high, meaning anyone looking for a [...]

Multifamily Forum Southeast

The Marcus & Millichap / IPA Multifamily Forum Southeast brings together the most active multifamily [...]