Thursday, January 26, 2017

Multifamily Still Strong

Despite talk in the NY area that prices for residential property are overheated, and although Connecticut is considered to be one of the places where buying makes more sense than renting, both have more multifamily properties in the LoopNet weekly report of the most viewed properties.  In the NYC region, 7 out of 10 of the listings mentioned were multifamily, and 8 of the 10 in CT were in the same category.

What this suggests is that it may be less about demand for the end product, and more about demand for investment properties for mostly smaller investors, at least in Connecticut.  By that, I mean that REITs may be looking at other things, but that much of what would be considered "affordable" purchases for individuals are now falling into the multifamily basket.  It could also mean that sellers are beginning to put those investments up for sale, either to reap the profits to reinvest, or to lock in gains before there is an oversupply.  Or that the stock market is getting the proceeds from any sales.

Under any scenario, it's clear that the action lately is strongest in the investment realm.  Since LoopNet is telling us that buyers are looking largely at those types of listings, it makes it a good time to list. 

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