RentCafe, Santa Barbara, Calif., recently analyzed which cities feature the largest apartments for $1,500 monthly rent. Topping the list of big cities was Wichita, Kan., followed by Toledo, Ohio.
Category: News and Trends

ATTOM: Home Sellers’ Profit Margins Nearly Flat in Second Quarter
ATTOM, Irvine, Calif., released its second-quarter 2024 U.S. Home Sales Report, which showed that home sellers earned a 55.8% profit margin on typical single-family home and condo sales during the second quarter.

Dealmaker: Gantry Secures $40M Loan to Refinance Washington Multifamily
Gantry, San Francisco, secured a $40 million permanent loan to refinance an apartment complex on Mercer Island, a Puget Sound community between Seattle and Bellevue, Wash.

MBA Recognizes Premier, Select Members
MBA is proud to recognize its Premier and Select Members and to thank them for their continued support of MBA and the real estate finance industry.

CREF Policy Update: MBA, Trades Send Letter to President Biden Opposing Rent Control Proposal
Commercial and multifamily developments and activities from MBA important to your business and our industry.

MBA: Delinquency Rates for Commercial Property Loans Declined Slightly in Second Quarter of 2024
Delinquency rates for mortgages backed by commercial properties declined slightly during the second quarter of 2024.

Freddie Mac Forecasts Low Rent Growth Amid High-Supply Headwinds
Freddie Mac Multifamily, McLean, Va., expects multifamily performance to remain muted for the remainder of the year as the market works through a historically high supply of new units.

CMF Quote of the Week: July 25, 2024
“The delinquency rate for most property types declined last quarter, with the exception of loans backed by office properties, which experienced an increase.”
–Jamie Woodwell, MBA’s Head of Commercial Real Estate Research

Hotel Construction Activity Highest Since Early 2023
CoStar Group, Washington, D.C., reported the volume of U.S. hotel rooms under construction recently reached its highest since February 2023.

Zelman & Associates: Apartment Transactions Survey Shows Stronger Supply Index
Zelman & Associates, a Walker & Dunlop company, New York, released its latest apartment transactions survey, finding that the supply-demand spread moderated in June after some imbalance in the first three months of the year.