Posted by JMT on November 6, 2009 · 2 Comments
If you are a Puget Sound apartment investor, the volatility of the capital markets has directly impacted your investment goals. Whether buying, selling or refinancing, stricter underwriting guidelines than those offered during the Anomaly Period correlate to lower leverage, decreased cash flow and diminished returns. That being said, apartments are the most attractive, from a … Read more
Category Analysis, Commentary, Financing · Tagged with cap rates, coast sperry van ness, debt coverage, everett apartments, fannie mae, FHA, freddie mac, interest rates, josh jansen, loan terms, loan to value, multifamily, multifamily lending, positive financial leverage, puget sound apartments, seattle apartments
Posted by Josh Jansen on November 4, 2009 · 2 Comments
Dupre + Scott Apartment Advisors have published an outstanding article on price appreciation and rates of return for different apartment investors throughout the Puget Sound region. The article contains exhaustive empirical analysis that evaluates returns through a variety of holding periods and market cycles. Here are some of the key points: For properties purchased from … Read more
Category Analysis, Commentary · Tagged with apartments, buy low, coast sperry van ness, dupree + scott, everett apartments, josh jansen, price appreciation, property values, puget sound, puget sound apartments, seattle apartments
Posted by Josh Jansen on October 23, 2009 · 6 Comments
We’ve all been exposed to the fable Chicken Little in one form or another. Whether through books as a child or DVDs as a parent, the basic premise of the story is that, through misinterpretation of a specific event, or series of events, Chicken Little incites mass hysteria throughout his kingdom on the mistaken belief … Read more
Category Analysis, Commentary · Tagged with apartments, coast sperry van ness, dupre + scott, economy, everett apartments, housing bubble, josh jansen, multifamily, peter schiff, puget sound, puget sound apartments, recession, seattle, seattle apartments
Capital Markets Update with GP Realty Finance – Part 1 of 2
Posted by JMT on November 6, 2009 · 2 Comments
If you are a Puget Sound apartment investor, the volatility of the capital markets has directly impacted your investment goals. Whether buying, selling or refinancing, stricter underwriting guidelines than those offered during the Anomaly Period correlate to lower leverage, decreased cash flow and diminished returns. That being said, apartments are the most attractive, from a … Read more
Category Analysis, Commentary, Financing · Tagged with cap rates, coast sperry van ness, debt coverage, everett apartments, fannie mae, FHA, freddie mac, interest rates, josh jansen, loan terms, loan to value, multifamily, multifamily lending, positive financial leverage, puget sound apartments, seattle apartments