Archive for Commercial Real Estate Market Trends
Rene Predicts Eugene Real Esate Trends
Rene responds to Ben Bernanke’s announcement about keeping interest rates low and looks into her crystal ball.
Commercial Multi-Family Interest Rates Still Hover Around 5%…
Steven Wiltshire of Marcus & Millichap Capital Corporation gave us this great information:
February 19, 2010
Multi-Family Loan Programs > $3 Million
Fixed Rate
Agency Lenders
Term
LTV
Interest Rates
5 Yr.
55 to 80%
4.55% to 5.41%
7 Yr.
55 to 80%
5.15% to 6.01%
10 Yr.
55 to 80%
5.58% to 6.44%
15 Yr.
55 to [...]
Smart Investment Opportunities for the Recession
Many investors ask us our opinion of the market, when do we feel we will be out of the recession, and what is the right kind of property to buy right now.
First off, if we could predict when we will be out of this recession then we would be sitting on a beach on our [...]
Economic Background and Investment Environment
With the second consecutive quarter of positive economic growth now apparent, it is likely that the recession will be declared technically over. Although we aren’t out of the woods yet, we are one step closer to recovery. However, it will take much more time for the businesses trying to sell their goods and services, the [...]
2010 Apartment Market Projection
I recently heard some interesting statistics and I thought I would share them with you. There is currently a 12% national unemployment rate of people aged 20-34 years old and that is one of the factors that is driving apartment vacancy up. We are currently seeing apartment vacancy rates hover around 6.5 to 7% [...]
2010 Winter Newsletter – The Barry Apartment Report
2009 will go down as one of the toughest years for the Portland economy since the early 1980’s, with only the Great Depression causing noticeably more pain. While we all know how tough the second half of 2008 was, there was little to prepare us for the turbulent waters and gale forces winds which impacted [...]
How The Shadow Inventory Is Forcing Home Prices Higher
In recent weeks we’ve seen reports suggesting that real estate prices have begun to stabilize. What’s being said is not that prices are returning to the levels seen in 2007, but instead that declines in many communities have now slowed or stopped. Indeed, home prices are actually rising in some local markets. These reports are [...]
Apartment Investing Activity Picking Up
A flurry of recent apartment transactions and positive reports from the trenches by apartment owners is leading multifamily experts to say the sector is finally showing signs of improvement.
“The attitude towards multifamily has completely changed in the past year,” said Dave Doupé, managing director of Jones Lang LaSalle’s West Coast Capital Markets team. “Financing from [...]
Potential Tax Savings Opportunites
Potential Tax Savings Opportunities
Nelsonian Fundamentals: There are two ways to increase “profits”.
Either: 1. increase your incomes; or,
2. decrease your expenses.
Both will increase the “Bottom Line”.
Both of the following “opportunities” can improve your profit margin right now by decreasing your expenses… the expense of taxes paid to the government.
Do I have [...]
What Will Indicate Economic Improvement?
I recently read this article in USA Today (10/15/09) that gave the top indicators of economic heath.
These are the indicators according to HSBC Consumer Survey of 1,000 households.
42% stated: People around me get jobs again
39% stated: Unemployment rate declines
22% stated: Home sales improve
16% stated: Retail sales increase
15% stated: Fewer empty store fronts.
Nelsonian Theory would state:
Watch [...]