National Multifamily

Despite being handed out like candy in 2020, multifamily concessions are now on the decline, according to new research from Yardi Matrix. Concessions hit their peak over the summer but decreased in the fourth quarter, owing in part to job market gains and an increase in consumer sentiment as the economy reopened and COVID-19 vaccines […]

Measure Caps Properties Available Through Booking Sites To Ease Disputes, Boost Affordable Housing San Diego officials approved a licensing program intended to cap properties available for short-term vacation rentals on sites such as Airbnb at 1% of overall housing inventory. San Diego City Council has approved a licensing system for short-term vacation rentals hosted on […]

More owners are finding with increased housing scarcity and the looming specter of rent control, minimal value-add renovation for modest rental increases may be key.

For rental owners, a crucial element of promoting and leasing property often comes down to a need to know what a potential tenant is looking for in a unit.

Apartment Consultants Inc. (ACI) recently attended a presentation by the CoStar Group discussing the State of the Multifamily industry. This article consists of a summarization of notes from that presentation. ACI has been San Diego’s top multifamily apartment brokerage for the past 35 years. The group of experts lead by Product Marketing Specialist John Berryman, […]

Despite signs of tightening within the multifamily sector, the national rent growth roller-coaster continues to climb, albeit slowly, going into 2018. Although many real estate professionals see this as a sign that property values will soon decrease, any drop right now would likely be extremely shallow, buffered by a lack of supply nationwide. These are […]

Lacking multifamily construction continues to push San Diego County towards higher rents, higher occupancy USC Lusk 2017 Multifamily Forecast Report.

Apartment demand surged to a near-record volume in the second quarter, according to real estate technology and analytics firm RealPage, Inc. and Axiometrics

A recent study by Freddie-Mac found that seven in 10 renters express concern over growing utility costs over rent increases & its affect on income.

For additional evidence that renting by choice is a reality, consider a pair of new studies from credible authorities—Zillow and the National Association of Realtors—showing high percentages of renters who could afford to buy instead don’t.