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Apartment rents are still on the rise. Rental communities across the country are still fully occupied on average, despite years of new construction. But just a few months ago, the financial markets flashed warning signs of a possible recession in 2020. How long can the good times last? What challenges and opportunities will apartment investors find in 2020? Multifamily Executive asked Steve Guggenmos, vice president of research and modeling for Freddie Mac Multifamily, to share

As high-net-worth (HNW) investors and family offices mull next year’s opportunities in commercial real estate, they might want to keep the multifamily mantra in mind. For several years, industry players have consistently preached about the attractiveness of multifamily properties for HNW investors and family offices. Indeed, a recent NREI survey shows that, once again, multifamily ranks as the most in-favor asset class among HNW investors . For 2020, the multifamily sector should remain a rich

LOS ANGELES—First let’s say at the outset that CBRE predicts 2020 will be a very good year for commercial real estate. Transaction volume and cap rates are expected to remain stable, it says in a new report. But the year will not be without its challenges. One of which will be some risk of oversupply in Class A multifamily. It predicts that the overall vacancy rate will edge up by 20 basis points to 4.5%

Cautious optimism is the proverbial tone many multifamily investors are taking as the start of a new decade is only a few weeks away. The whispers of a slowing economy have turned to a dull roar, but according to recent IMF reports, the U.S. economy is expected to steadily grow 2.1% over the next year. As economic pessimism lifts the outlook looks rosier for multifamily investment with continuing job growth. Without indication of a significant

WASHINGTON, DC—It will be a buyers’ market for apartment investors next year, according to a recent survey from Capital One. It found that 74% of multifamily professionals expect they will primarily be buyers rather than sellers while just 19% saw themselves primarily being sellers in the year ahead. Respondents also indicated that rent control and continued legislative pushes around affordable housing would significantly alter their investment strategies. The survey of more than 100 multifamily professionals,