Archive for State of the Market

Commercial Multi-Family Interest Rates Still Hover Around 5%…

Steven Wiltshire of Marcus & Millichap Capital Corporation gave us this great information:

July 8, 2010

Multi-Family Loan Programs > $3 Million

Fixed Rate

Agency Lenders

Term

LTV

Interest Rates

5 Yr.

55 to 80%

4.35% to 4.80%

7 Yr.

55 to 80%

4.78% to 5.23%

10 Yr.

55 to 80%

5.04% to 5.49%

15 Yr.

55 to 80%

Portfolio [...]

Apartments Are Winners in the Near Future

This is an interesting article published by IREM that is quite consistent with my local and regional take on the market.
Vacancy rates continue to rise in most commercial sectors and are not expected to level out in most markets until the end of this year or early 2011, according to the National Association [...]

Potiowsky’s View of the Oregon Economy

by Doug Marshall, CCIM
Tom Potiowsky, the State of Oregon Economist, recently presented his most current status of the Oregon economy to the Oregon SW Washington CCIM chapter. His presentation titled, “Oregon Economy: Up the Long, Long, Long Road to Recovery” aptly summarized his findings. The good news: the economy, which bottomed out last [...]

Rene Predicts Eugene Real Esate Trends

Rene responds to Ben Bernanke’s announcement about keeping interest rates low and looks into her crystal ball.

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 [...]

RECORD 2.8 MILLION U.S. PROPERTIES WITH FORECLOSURE FILINGS IN 2009

As reported in Foreclosure Market Trends Report.
A total of 2,824,674 U.S. properties in received a foreclosure filing in 2009, a 21 percent increase in total properties from 2008 and a 120 percent increase in total properties from 2007, according to the RealtyTrac Year-End 2009 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report. The report also shows that 2.21 percent [...]

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 [...]

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:

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