Tag Archives: Rents

Even as Housing Revives, Apartment Growth to Boom

“Despite overtures of the headwinds from new supply, our April survey results showed positive gains in both occupancy and rents ahead of expected seasonal trends,” she wrote in a report to clients. (Read More: Apartment Building Bubbles as Single-Family Homes … Continue reading

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Apartment mania: Sleek live-work lofts in East Bay vs. SF

Apartment hunting in San Francisco is not for the faint of heart. The latest news on spiraling rents and brutal competition for rentals in San Francisco — as well as Oakland and San Jose — is covered here. Many folks … Continue reading

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Is Multi-Family Home Construction Overheating?

“With most data surpassing trailing 10-year averages, supply is clearly on the way. … The big unknown, in our view, is how desensitized (or not) investors are to the idea,” wrote David Toti and Gaurav Mehta, analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald. … Continue reading

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Beyond the Numbers, Confidence Returns to Housing

While first-timers are getting more interested, current homeowners are getting less interested, according to the Campbell survey. Meanwhile investor interest in housing rose to a four-month high, accompanied by a rise in sales of distressed properties. Investors, who largely buy … Continue reading

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The Housing Bubble Is Back

Cullen Roche is worried that the trajectory of housing prices might deviate from what practical assumptions would predict Real estate returns are not rocket science.  Because they’re such a huge portion of the consumer balance sheet they tend to be … Continue reading

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