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Apartment Communities Welcoming More High-Income Earners

Apartment Communities Welcoming More High-Income Earners

Apartment communities are seeing a boost in high income-earning resident applicants.

A growing number of wealthier new renters come from the millennial generation, who are driving the burgeoning lifestyle-renting market. At the same time, many would-be buyers are bowing out of the residential real estate market, trends are showing, according to RentCafe.

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West and South Lead US in Multifamily Investment Metrics

West and South Lead US in Multifamily Investment Metrics

Investors can’t take their eyes off of the Western and Southeast U.S. apartment markets.

Multifamily investment activity has roared back after “a couple of weak quarters” during the pandemic, said Richard Barkham, global chief economist and head of Americas research at CBRE said at the recent GlobeSt.com Multifamily conference.

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Apartment Rents Continue to Defy Gravity

Apartment Rents Continue to Defy Gravity

The fourth quarter typically is a month for apartment rents to fall, or at least cool a bit. Not this year. The multifamily housing industry continues to defy trends, and also continues to march higher, according to recent data from RealPage.

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USC Forecasts Continued SoCal Rent Gains

USC Forecasts Continued SoCal Rent Gains

Despite heightened out-migration, the Southern California apartment market should continue to see strong rent growth over the next year due to the strong economy boosted by increasing spending on consumer goods, according to a newly released report by the USC Lusk Center for Real Estate.

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CGI+ Founder Gidi Cohen on Special Situation Real Estate and More

CGI+ Founder Gidi Cohen on Special Situation Real Estate and More

To further Leverage.com’s mission of democratizing knowledge about commercial real estate, we started an interview series with all kinds of CREF pros: everyone from multifamily and medical to cannabis and construction. This time we connected with Gidi Cohen, Founder and CEO of CGI+, a boutique real estate investment and strategy firm that provides personalized high-quality service and performing assets.

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