NOCO Apartments

Category: Trends

  • NoCo continues to buck the current negative trends

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    In contrast to recent research reports from Real Capital Analytics and NMHC, Northern Colorado is seeing relatively flat vacancies and increasing rents. On a national level, many very different markets get clumped into one category. For example, NMHC’s regions are Northeast, Midwest, South and West. Where does Fort Collins fall? The West, which is reporting…

  • Freddie Mac aims $1B at Multifamily Sector

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    from GlobeSt.com “Bottom line, this means more money is flowing into the market.” WASHINGTON, DC-Freddie Mac is launching a new $1B debt program that it hopes will deliver more liquidity to the multifamily sector–and as an added bonus, hopefully begin to thaw out the frozen credit markets. The new investment vehicles are a departure for…

  • The Renter Demographic: Who Are They Now?

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    from AAOA Blog, by Howard Bell The rental demographic is changing. Are you keeping pace? The Echo-Boomers Child with cellThe children of baby boomers are now driving the rental market. They make up a third of the population and are a significant segment of the renter population. This is a group of younger adults that…

  • Will new appraisal rules hurt property valuations?

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    From AOAA New guidelines that became effective last Friday are causing controversy within the mortgage industry, and protests have been launched by both mortgage brokers and appraisers calling for immediate amendments. The new rules affect all conventional loans to be sold to Fannie or Freddie. The most troublesome issues revolve around the new requirement that…

  • Appraisal Values Expected to Stay Flat In Northern Colorado

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    Even though certain areas will see moderate changes in either the positive or negative direction, the region should see relatively flat appraisal values. The valuations only considered property performance, condition and comparable information through June of 2008. Therefore, most of the current market reaction in Q3 2008, Q4, 2008 and Q1 2009 will not have…

  • Financing Rates – 04/27/09

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    From Terrix Financial: Fannie Mae rates are up slightly – but still very good. They have been up and down inside a fairly narrow window over the past few months.Below are rates from various programs – we have some good options for apartments. For $500,000 to $2,000,000:3/30 6.0% 5/30 6.375%7/30 6.75%Up to 80% LTV on…

  • Compelling Reasons to Invest in Apartments

    Compelling Reasons to Invest in Apartments

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    Torto Wheaton Research completed a research report, entitled “A Case for Investing in U.S. Apartments” which was published last week by the National Multi Housing Council. The group identified 7 Key Factors in Apartment Investing: * Apartments have a long track record of having the highest risk-adjusted investment returns compared to other property types. The…

  • Education level helps to buffer against job loss

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    The Coloradoan – BY ROBERT MOORE The Fort Collins-Loveland area’s highly educated workforce is giving the region some protection against the skyrocketing unemployment plaguing the country, a CSU economist said. The area’s unemployment rate reached a seasonally adjusted 6.4 percent in March, up from a revised 6.2 percent in February and the 3.9 percent rate…

  • Fort Collins/Loveland and Denver Ranked As Housing Markets To Recover First

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    Boyce Thompson has posted an interesting blog article on Builder Magazine Online. Five leading housing analysts were asked which five markets will recover first. The metro Denver area and the Fort Collins/Loveland area were each in the top five picks by two analysts. Interestingly, both analysts were based in California. Colorado was omitted from the…

  • Student Housing: A Safe Bet for Veteran Owners

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    GlobeSt.comBy Amy Wolff Sorter DALLAS-One main disagreement at the second annual RealShare Student Housing Conference focused on which was more important when it came to valuation and performance: cap rate or cash-on-cash. But panelists and speakers participating at the April 15 event agreed the sector is more or less recession-proof, so long as the owners…