RealPage, Richardson, Texas, agreed to acquire Rentlytics, San Francisco, for nearly $57 million.
Category: News and Trends
Cap Rates Edge Higher
Cap rates edged higher in the second quarter, but they remain low; economic growth should support demand for commercial properties, offsetting further cap rate increases, reported Wells Fargo Securities, Charlotte, N.C.
CREF Highlights
Commercial and multifamily developments and activities from MBA relevant to your business and our industry.
Multifamily Demand Remains Strong
Though U.S. multifamily rents remained essentially flat in September–the first month rents had not increased since January–year-over-year rent growth remained healthy at 3.0 percent, reported Yardi Matrix, Santa Barbara, Calif.
CRE Investors Favor Markets with Young Workforces, E-commerce, STEM Jobs
Dallas/Fort Worth returned to the No. 1 spot for commercial real estate investors due to its young workforce and high business start-up activity, reported PwC US, New York, and the Urban Land Institute, Washington, D.C.
Online Retailers Invest in Bricks
A record number of e-commerce retailers opened physical stores last year and 850 more are set to open in the next five years, reported JLL, Chicago.
Higher Mortgage Rates Drive Apartment Investment Market Index Decline
Significant mortgage rate increases once again drove declines in the Freddie Mac Multifamily Apartment Investment Market Index in the second quarter and from a year ago.
MBA Future Leaders Program Graduates 36 Commercial/Multifamily Real Estate Finance Professionals
WASHINGTON, D.C.–The Mortgage Bankers Association recognized 36 mortgage professionals from the commercial/multifamily market segment in a graduation ceremony for its Future Leaders Program here at the association’s Annual Convention & Expo.
Commercial/Multifamily Briefs
Cushman & Wakefield’s Chicago office acquired multifamily institutional investment sales brokerage firm KIG CRE.
CMBS Delinquency Rate Drops Again; More than $10B in Retail Debt Affected By Sears Bankruptcy
The commercial mortgage-backed securities delinquency rate fell 23 basis points in September to 3.41 percent, reported Trepp LLC, New York.
