California Ranks High in Multifamily Research Report

California Ranks High in Multifamily Research ReportBy: Nicholas A. Dunlap, CPM Marcus & Millichap recently published it's 2012 Real Estate Investment Research Report and the news bodes well for apartment owners in California. Despite a tough political climate and the absence of a unified, statewide apartment association to fight legislation, 4 of the top 10 … Continue reading California Ranks High in Multifamily Research Report →

The Market

The Market By: Nicholas A. Dunlap, CPM People are always asking me what I think about the market. And if you follow my blog, you will know that I think there are some great opportunities available in the market at present. You can acquire distressed office properties in primary markets such as Orange & Los … Continue reading The Market →

The D Word

The D Word By: Nicholas A. Dunlap, CPMAs we watch the economic crisis in Greece play out before our eyes, one can't help but see parallels between the issues plaguing the Greeks and those facing Americans today. An over-sized Government with over-sized spending, pensions and benefits to it's employees faces a serious issue: how do … Continue reading The D Word →

An Investor’s Thoughts On the Census

An Investor's Thoughts On the CensusBy: Nicholas A. Dunlap, CPMProperty owners should marvel over the recently released 2010 US Census data. The United States now has over 308,745,538 residents. Additionally, the South and West were the strongest geographical areas in terms of overall percentage growth at 14.3% and 13.8% since 2000. Texas has grown 20.4% … Continue reading An Investor’s Thoughts On the Census →

The Texas Two Step

The Texas Two-Step By: Nicholas A. Dunlap, CPM Disgruntled public employees in California must love the headline in today’s Orange County Register. Often behind the times and trends of Business and Real Estate, the Register today proclaimed that Texas has begun to “Lasso California Businesses”. Essentially what the state of Texas has begun to do … Continue reading The Texas Two Step →