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Volume 3 - Number 3 | February 8, 2005
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TOP STORY: Outlook Improving for Troubled South, But Some Cities Will Still Recover Slowly
By Stacey Corso
While the national multifamily forecast is one of mounting improvement overall, some markets in the South are still recovering from oversupply and the effects of cheap single-family housing prices. In particular, Nashville, TN; Raleigh, NC; Memphis, TN; and Greensboro, SC will continue to struggle this year, observers say. Nonetheless, several analysts and developers in the region believe that occupancies in other southern markets will tighten, especially in Florida and Texas.
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INSIDER: Eagle Real Estate’s Randall Friend
By Stacey Corso
A growing multifamily owner headquartered in Orange County’s Costa Mesa, CA, Eagle Real Estate Group is on a spree to buy $400 million in existing apartment communities across the Western portion of the US—specifically, in California, Nevada and Arizona. Even as investors of all stripes clamor for product, Eagle believes it has a good shot at acquiring properties with an affordable housing component, especially older assets in need of renovation.
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Optimistic for 2005, MBA Releases Advocacy Agenda
By Sule Aygoren Carranza
Officials of the Mortgage Bankers Association predict economic growth and strong fundamentals for the multifamily housing industry through 2007, as they revealed their long-term economic forecast and 2005 advocacy agenda at a recent gathering.
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Condo Fever Makes Developers Learn New Tricks
By Stacey Corso
The current intense demand for condos, spurred by several years of low interest rates, has driven traditional apartment developers into the condo conversion game. But before they can reap profits, they’re often forced to catch up on the challenges of selling and managing condo product.
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