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Where is Multifamily Headed in Los Angeles?
The Latest Housing Trends in Los Angeles Los Angeles’s multifamily market is flourishing, achieving $13.9 billion in sales in the last 12 months. It’s no secret that the metro suffers from a severe housing shortage, with 225 people falling into homelessness each day, according to the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority. The lack of housing […]
The Growing Appeal of Self-Storage
The Fast-Evolving Self-Storage Market Self-storage outperformed again in 2021, with sales volume increasing 180 percent from $8.4 billion in 2020 to $23.6 billion in 2021, according to Real Capital Analytics data. The industry has experienced steady growth in the past 30 years, benefitting from both long and short-term societal trends. In recent years, more Americans […]
Out-of-State Investors Take Over Phoenix Multifamily
Phoenix Multifamily Update Phoenix multifamily is witnessing unprecedented demand, rent, and supply. Over 5,700 units were absorbed in the past year, a record high, with 11,000 units delivered, another record high. Out-of-state investors have been active, purchasing nearly two dozen multifamily properties in 2022. A California investor group purchased a newly constructed apartment complex in […]
The Red-Hot Demand for Industrial in Phoenix
Developers are Keen on Phoenix Industrial Phoenix’s industrial market has been hot, recording its best performances in the last two years. Amid the bolstering demand, developers are taking up entertainment venues to convert into industrial properties. A California-based developer has acquired a Tempe water park and ice rink and is slated for conversion to industrial […]
The Ever-Expanding DFW Industrial Market
An Update on DFW’s Industrial Market As the fourth-largest metro in the U.S., Dallas-Fort Worth is also the second-largest industrial market. The market holds over one billion square feet of inventory, just behind Chicago (1.3 billion square feet) and surpassing Los Angeles (one billion square feet). A private equity firm has targeted Dallas-Fort Worth as […]
Streaming Entertainment Boosts Los Angeles Industrial Demand
Update on Los Angeles Industrial Market Los Angeles holds an expansive industrial market within the two billion square feet Southern California industrial market. The metro boasts one of the lowest vacancies nationally, and rental rates are pushing to new highs with the demand for industrial products surging since the start of the pandemic. Nearly $3 […]
Current Economic Take on the Multifamily Market
Multifamily Market Update: Strategies + Fundamentals Economic uncertainty is still a huge question that will most likely remain throughout the year. In the month of May, the Ten-year treasury hit three percent for the first time since 2009. Inflation is still rising; the last reported value was 8.5 percent. The country’s gross domestic product shrank […]
Prime Markets for Industrial Acquisition
Prime Industrial Markets Industrial is the current darling of commercial real estate. With historical sales numbers, low vacancies, and robust supply across major metros, investors are yearning for the opportunity to enter the industrial market. But as the asset class grows in popularity, supply and demand become unbalanced. Tight market conditions, paired with rising […]
How the Midwest Became a Target for Industrial Users/Owners
Midwest Industrial Real Estate Industrial users and investors continue to migrate to the Midwest for its comparatively lower cost of living, established highway systems and railroad infrastructures, expansive presence of tech and Fortune 500 companies, and port access. A small town in Northeast Ohio was selected as the destination for Intel Corp.’s $20 billion development entailing two chip factories. The massive […]