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Volume 2 - Number 20 | October 26, 2004
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TOP STORY: Outlook for Operating Fundamentals Appears Strong
By Stacey Corso
Based upon a range of multifamily research and opinion from industry experts, overall apartment investment conditions should continue to improve as 2005 draws closer. In fact, despite still-low cap rates and some pockets of problems in certain markets, overall fundamentals are expected to improve across the US, according to a number of sources that track the multifamily market.
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INSIDER: Related Capital Co.’s Eric Trucksess
By Sule Aygoren Carranza
Five years ago, the Chicago Housing Authority embarked on an ambitious mission: to rebuild and rehabilitate some 25,000 public housing units and create mixed-income communities throughout the city. A major player in the redevelopment is Related Capital Co., a New York City-based CharterMac subsidiary which provided $23.9 million in equity financing for the project’s $44-million first phase.
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Archstone-Smith Denies Rumors—But Could REIT M&As Start?
By Stacey Corso
After announcing its intention to sell off a number of non-core multifamily assets to pay off a special dividend, rumors ran rampant that multifamily REIT Archstone-Smith would soon buy out another company. But on Oct. 22, the trust issued a statement to the contrary, claiming that it is not in discussions to acquire another publicly traded company.
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Policy Update: Presidential Candidates File Vastly Different Housing Plans
By Sule Aygoren Carranza
With the presidential election just a week away, along with it is a potentially dramatic shift in the government’s housing policy. Indeed, each candidate has a different agenda when it comes to housing issues, and each made his stance clear in recently submitted answers to questions posed by two advocacy groups, the National Low-Income Housing Coalition and the National Association of Home Builders.
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