Research Center
Yardi Matrix: Orange County’s Bright Outlook
The high barrier to homeownership combined with a limited supply of new apartments has pushed multifamily occupancy to among the highest in the country.
Yardi Matrix: Cooling Rents, Austin’s City Limits
The metro’s multifamily market continues to be a hotbed of activity, despite a growing sense of caution that rents and development are beginning to decelerate.
Yardi Matrix: Chicago’s Catching Up
The city’s multifamily market continues to produce steady rent gains and remains a top Midwestern destination for investors.
Top 5 Retail Space and Office Building Sales
PropertyShark compiled the top 5 sales in office and retail for February 2017 in New York City.
REIT Results
Although the hotel sector had the lowest AFFO payout ratio, its average dividend yield of 5.0 percent was higher than several other sectors, including self-storage, shopping centers, multifamily and office.
Yardi Matrix: Investment Flies High in LA
Fueled by strong housing demand and continued gains across employment sectors, the metro’s economy is well positioned to grow.
National Vacancies
Forecasts show that net absorptions are expected to rise in the fourth quarter of 2017 in the West region and to decrease by approximately 20 percent in the South. Vacancy rates are expected to remain almost the same in the fourth quarter of this year.
Employment Picture
The second most significant change was in the professional and related occupations, with a 2.89 percent increase and 12.37 percent decline in unemployment.