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    MSCI: Apartment sales volume drops 74% YOY

    Prices fell 14.9% from last year, but the declines have begun slowing.

    By • Sept. 29, 2023
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    New York City owner has 25 properties in the Bronx sent to special servicing

    Emerald Equities cited non paying tenants and inflated expenses as the source of its problems in the workforce portfolio.

    By • Sept. 27, 2023
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    DEALS + STARTS

    CP Capital’s suburban strategy pays off in Chicago

    Tax issues slowed the sale of The Monarch, but the firm was still satisfied with the outcome.

    By • Sept. 25, 2023
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    Apartment execs react to another interest rate pause

    The multifamily market seeks stability, but another increase looms on the horizon.

    By • Sept. 25, 2023
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    Starts plummet 41%

    Permits for five-plus-unit buildings also dropped last month, while completions picked up as developers finished off existing projects.

    By • Sept. 21, 2023
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    San Francisco apartments face financial challenges

    One-third of the apartment properties on Trepp’s delinquency watchlist are in the city.

    By • Sept. 20, 2023
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    DEALS + STARTS

    UDR buys 6 properties in Texas for $402M

    The deal shows how companies with centralized platforms can squeeze extra efficiencies out of new acquisitions.

    By • Sept. 18, 2023
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    Returns for apartments continue to fall

    A report from NCREIF ranks the areas of the country with the most and least returns for multifamily investors.

    By • Sept. 18, 2023
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    Q&A

    Texas developer leverages construction pipeline to beef up its management platform

    Embrey Partners is also building out its third-party platform and weighing the role of centralization.

    By • Sept. 15, 2023
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    RangeWater hits 100,000 units

    A senior executive with the Atlanta-based firm explains what drove its growth.

    By • Sept. 13, 2023
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    DEALS + STARTS

    Why this California investor is shifting to newer apartment properties

    Plenty of Places Apartment Homes sees value-add returns shrinking and an opportunity to cater to residents' needs.

    By • Sept. 13, 2023
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    How a private investor adjusted its strategy in search of mid-teens returns

    Kingbird’s new president is looking at equity and mezz opportunities in this shifting market.

    By • Sept. 12, 2023
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    DEALS + STARTS

    Draper and Kramer moves into Austin

    The Chicago-based owner assumed the loan on the 307-unit Griffis at Riata.

    By • Sept. 7, 2023
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    Freddie Mac Multifamily names new Targeted Affordable Housing exec

    Peter Lillestolen will oversee low-income housing tax credit equity and structured transactions for both conventional and TAH.

    By • Sept. 6, 2023
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    Boston-based owner looks to triple its portfolio within the next few years

    The Davis Cos. plucked Mai Zhang from JBG Smith Properties to shepherd its apartment growth plans.

    By • Sept. 5, 2023
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    Bell adds properties in Texas, Florida and North Carolina

    The apartment owner plans to upgrade the properties as it continues to secure financing despite a volatile lending environment.

    By • Sept. 5, 2023
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    REITs report decelerating rent growth

    REITs show strength on the East Coast, but see less growth in the Sun Belt.

    By • Aug. 31, 2023
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    NexPoint aims to pay off a credit facility with 2 Texas sales

    The REIT plans more Sun Belt sales as it seeks to reduce leverage and buy back stock.

    By • Aug. 29, 2023
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    Sales volume drops 76% YOY to $6B as cap rates hit 5%

    Transaction totals in July were also 53% below the $12.7 billion average during the five years before the pandemic, according to MSCI.

    By • Aug. 29, 2023
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    Mill Creek adds a property in Colorado

    The developer and owner assumed the fixed-rate financing at Modera Art Park, which it bought from Carmel Partners.

    By • Aug. 28, 2023
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    Waterton returns to Portland, Oregon

    After reentering Seattle earlier this year, the owner picked up a 177-unit property in another Pacific Northwest metro.

    By • Aug. 23, 2023
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    Permits for 5-plus units plummet 32%

    While multifamily developers started roughly the same number of projects a year ago, completions fell 23%.

    By • Aug. 22, 2023
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    Delinquent renters drive expenses 8.5% higher for Camden

    Despite evictions and skips, low move-outs to homeownership limit turnover damage for the Houston-based REIT.

    By • Aug. 21, 2023
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    Trepp: Multifamily CMBS delinquencies rise, but properties in servicing decline

    Though the percentage of apartment communities facing financial challenges has risen over the past year, executives still aren’t seeing a lot of distressed sales.

    By • Aug. 17, 2023
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    REIT Report

    Revenue growth boosts AvalonBay

    As market conditions slow, the Virginia-based REIT sees an opportunity to pick up land in its expansion metros.

    By • Aug. 16, 2023