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Multifamily Market Challenges: Strategies for Operators to Preserve NOI Amidst Rising Costs, Supply Pressures

by Sarah Daniels March 25, 2024

Multifamily operators face a number of challenging factors in today’s market. The spike in the cost of debt along with higher expenses across the board — from property insurance and taxes to construction and labor — as well as adverse effects left over from eviction moratoriums are eating away at net operating income (NOI) across the country. During the third quarter of 2023, multifamily expenses grew 7.2 percent, more than double the rate of inflation, according to Freddie Mac’s 2024 multifamily forecast. Additionally, rent control efforts in some jurisdictions are …

March 25, 2024

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Heightened Demand for Affordable Rental Housing Sets Tone for 2024 Investment Opportunities

by Sarah Daniels February 15, 2024

Multifamily & Affordable Housing Business sat down with Marge Novak, senior vice president and head of Capital Markets at Berkadia, for a question-and-answer discussion about the current state of the affordable housing market and the challenges likely to influence 2024. Multifamily & Affordable Housing Business: How is the affordable housing market faring in the current economic conditions? Novak: With increased inflation and interest rates, home prices hit all-time highs, making them less affordable than at the height of the 2006 housing bubble. While buyers waited for prices to fall, sellers …

February 15, 2024

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Asset Living Emphasizes Occupancy, Efficiency as Market Conditions Soften

by Sarah Daniels October 19, 2023

Sensing a shift in the wind, multifamily property manager Asset Living is preparing for a bumpier leasing environment amid rising supply, slowing rent growth and overall economic uncertainty. While an adjustment, it shouldn’t come as a complete shock, says Robert Hicks, an Asset Living division president in charge of the conventional multifamily business in the western United States. Over the past handful of years, the sector has enjoyed some of the highest occupancies he has seen in his 25-year career in the industry, he points out. At the same time, …

October 19, 2023

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Tech-Driven Renters Insurance Model Ramps Up Efficiency, Reduces Risk

by Sarah Daniels October 5, 2023

The failure of residents to meet coverage requirements or letting policies lapse can cost owners and operators significantly, according to TheGuarantors, a fintech company serving the multifamily industry. For some operators, this can mean up to hundreds of thousands of dollars in liability costs. It can be months before operators become aware that residents have changed or canceled their policy. Property technology (proptech) innovations have helped digitize every facet of the leasing, management, maintenance, rent collection and revenue management processes. However, most proptech improvements have traditionally been renter focused, rather …

October 5, 2023

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Fine-Tune Borrowing Strategies to Activate Multifamily Projects

by Sarah Daniels September 7, 2023

Multifamily developers and owners seeking debt financing face a gauntlet of headwinds, but deal flows confirm that good deals are still landing loans. That’s according to Janette O’Brien, head of production for multifamily lending at KeyBank. As one of the nation’s largest bank-based financial services companies, KeyBank has a full pipeline of multifamily loans in process. That puts O’Brien’s finger on the pulse of what differentiates viable deals in today’s volatile market. Multifamily & Affordable Housing Business asked O’Brien about current borrower challenges, as well as the strategies that are helping some …

September 7, 2023

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Single-Family Rental, Build-to-Rent Sector Increases Supply Volume, Attracts Institutional Capital

by Sarah Daniels June 12, 2023

By Jeff Coles, Berkadia Over the last 15 years, even during the Great Recession, single-family rentals continued to deliver excellent returns through appreciation and rental income. As demand for the sector has increased significantly, driven by changing migration patterns, many investors are shifting their investment strategies to include single-family rental/build-to-rent homes (SFR/BTR), also referred to as built for rent (BFR) houses. Development and Interest in SFR/BTR Despite recessionary rumors, development is continuing, often undertaken by some of the leading developers in the for-sale single-family market. Also, institutional investors have shown …

June 12, 2023

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Berkadia Brokers Sale of Westlook Resort Living in Reno, Nevada

by Channing Hamilton May 12, 2023

RENO, NEV. — Berkadia brokered the sale of and secured financing for Westlook Resort Living, a 192-unit garden-style property in Reno. Jared Glover of Berkadia Las Vegas completed the sale on behalf of the seller. Clay Akiwenzie of Berkadia Incline Village secured the financing for the buyer. Westlook Resort Living offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Community amenities include a clubhouse, a fitness center, bocce and cornhole courts, a pool and a dog park.

May 12, 2023

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Berkadia Arranges $51.5 Million Refinancing of Village at Eastpointe in Fort Lauderdale

by Lynn Peisner May 8, 2023

FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — Berkadia has arranged the $51.5 million refinancing of The Village at Eastpointe Apartments in Fort Lauderdale on behalf of R.O.I. Capital, a commercial real estate investment company based in Fort Lauderdale. Freddie Mac provided a $42.5 million, five-year, fixed-rate loan. The preferred equity provider, RCG Longview, contributed $8.96 million in equity to the deal. The 296-unit property was developed in 1974 and renovated in 2022. Units are offered in one- and two-bedroom floor plans ranging from 750 to 950 square feet. Amenities include a fitness center, …

May 8, 2023