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The Texas Weather Crisis Affects Multifamily

DATE February 25, 2021 / Author


On Friday, February 12th, a winter storm struck Texas, resulting in a week of the region’s lowest temperature in 72 years and more than 2.5 million residents, or 40 percent of Texas households, without power or water. Due to the state’s choice to deregulate electricity, Texas is widely criticized for creating an electric grid that […]

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DaVita Dialysis Remains the Pinnacle of Healthcare Real Estate

DATE February 22, 2021 / Author


CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD Nearly every industry across the board took a hit during the COVID-19 pandemic, even healthcare. Medical office buildings were faced with staffing outages, scarcity in personal protective equipment (PPE), and specialty clinic closures, like dentists or specialized surgeons, as appointments were canceled or postponed. According to the American Hospital Association, over […]

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California Apartments: Future Appreciation or Downhill Spiral

DATE February 16, 2021 / Author


CLICK HERE TO READ THE REPORT As one of the most unaffordable states in the United States, California is no stranger to affordable housing shortages. Demand for more affordable housing in California is a burden held by major cities such as Los Angeles and San Francisco. Due to the high cost of single-family homes in […]

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Matthews™ Capital Markets Rate Sheet | February

DATE February 9, 2021 / Author


CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE MOST RECENT RATE SHEET   Key Capital Market Trends With new regulatory trends impacting the capital marketplace, an economy heavily dependent on a vaccine, and strained relationships causing geopolitical tensions, the U.S. still seems to have a way to go until full recovery. Once a vaccine is distributed and herd […]

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NMHC Rent Collection Data – February 2021

DATE February 9, 2021 / Author


The start of 2021 kicked-off with optimism in the market as the vaccine begins distribution across the nation. The National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) has published Rent Payment Trackers consistently throughout the pandemic, providing statistics on rent payments. For the week ending in February 6th, 79.2 percent of apartment households submitted payment, a 1.9 percentage […]

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Market Report | Multifamily | South Central Austin, TX

DATE February 4, 2021 / Author


CLICK HERE TO READ THE REPORT    Market Overview South Central Austin compromises the 78704 zip code, which has quickly become one of the best areas to live in Austin. Once an inactive neighborhood with mostly used car lots, South Central Austin has since become lively, which has caused multifamily developers to build in the […]

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The Repositioning of Retail | The Growing Impact of Adaptive Reuse

DATE February 4, 2021 / Author


CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE ARTICLE   In many ways, COVID-19 has served as a hyper-accelerator on forces that have been reshaping retail for years, such as advances in technology, changes in spending habits, and shifting preferences of younger generations. As a result, the pandemic pushed retailers with antiquated business models out of the market, […]

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2021 Self-Storage Market Outlook: Measuring Current Conditions

DATE February 3, 2021 / Author


CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE ARTICLE Industry Overview As one of the few asset classes to continue development and transaction activity throughout the economic and financial fallout sparked by the global pandemic, self-storage has remained a strong performer. The self-storage sector is often deemed recession-resistant by investors, as the demand for storage remains consistent, and […]

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Auto Part vs Auto Service Retailers

DATE February 1, 2021 / Author


CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE ARTICLE Commonly associated in the same group are two retail industries, auto parts and auto services, that share fundamental similarities but vary in offerings. Auto part and auto service retailers greatly benefit from the fact that the average length of car ownership has increased over the last ten years, and […]

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