Nicholas Dunlap
A Poem For Janet I'm not much of a poet, but I couldn't help but write a little something about the fed's complete misunderstanding of today's market. I'll make it simple. Show me consistent, sustained economic growth, new jobs and allow people to really feel good about things again. I mean REALLY feel good. None … Continue reading A Poem For Janet
Investors Fear the Froth Like a bad milkshake or a pint poured too quickly, the froth-filled commercial real estate market is now causing concern for investors across the globe. And while the fundamentals driving the residential sector are different this time around (in comparison to 2007) the low capitalization rate and lower interest rate phenomenon … Continue reading Investors Fear the Froth
June 2015 - The Investment Real Estate Top 10 Last night at our general membership meeting at the Apartment Association of Orange County, I was able to pay homage to an entertainment legend and update our members on the real estate market through a Top 10 list of my own. And while I will share … Continue reading June 2015 – The Investment Real Estate Top 10
I Survived The Audit! About five years ago, I had a large corporate client who owned around 400k square feet of industrial, retail and office space (outside of their normal business that involved a different kind of real estate). This was a fun portfolio to manage simply based on its diverse makeup and geography, but … Continue reading I Survived the Audit !
The Controversy Kid - 5 Years Later By: Nicholas A. Dunlap Five years ago, I became a published author and an amateur economist. Yes, a self-proclaimed amateur economist. It’s funny to look back at my first article and realize the obvious improvement in my writing, but it’s rather disheartening to see that after five years, … Continue reading The Controversy Kid – 5 Years Later
Taken from my article published in this month's Apartment News magazine... But What Will I Do With All My Money? A Seller's Dilemma in Today's Market, PT I Low interest rates, rising rents, increased occupancy and high market values, for sellers of multifamily properties, this could be the best time in recent years. This rosy outlook changes … Continue reading But What Will I Do With All My Money? A Seller’s Dilemma in Today’s Market, PT I
A Piece of Greece The National Bank of Greece is in the process of selling a 600 million euro stake in its real estate holdings to a Dutch investment bank. This is described as the largest single transaction in greek real estate history, ancient and modern, of course. Here, there are two items of interest. … Continue reading A Piece of Greece
Let Me Think About It By: Nicholas A. Dunlap I know, comparing multifamily to industrial is an apples to orange comparison, but in this case it fits. Multifamily mirrors the single-family residential market in that things slow down over the holidays. It is not uncommon for units to sit vacant from Halloween until after the … Continue reading Let Me Think About It
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