Tax Trap: Don’t Overlook Occupancy in Property Assessments
Assessors too often value newly constructed apartments as fully occupied, producing excessive tax assessments.
Eliminating Security Deposits Increases Renter Leads for Detroit-Area Owner–Operator
ROCO Real Estate has seen a jump of 10 to 20 leads per property per week since its program roll-out.
When Affordable Housing Clicks with Technology
Massachusetts Housing Partnership’s Susan Connelly, MPZ Development’s Mathieu Zahler and coUrbanize’s Karin Brandt discuss the ways online outreach tools can spur civic engagement and address community issues.
Don’t Overlook Affordable Housing Investment
When smartly executed, these real estate plays offer investors and developers solid returns and the opportunity to create social capital.
HUD Announces Dramatically Reduced Timelines for Subsidized Housing Inspections
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), announced changes to the advance notice they provide to public housing authorities and private owners of HUD-subsidized properties on February 20.
Fastest-Growing Renter Segment: High-Income Earners
RENTCafé study shows more than 1.35 million wealthy households became renters between 2007 and 2017.
Rent vs. Buy 2019
Renting a 3BR apartment is more affordable than the median-priced home in 59% of U.S. markets, Attom Data Solutions finds.
Office Resurgence Continues in Detroit
Deliveries are about to pick up, as more than 1.1 million square feet of office space was under construction as of June, the most in the last decade.
Detroit Keeps Its Composure
Multifamily investors continue to focus on suburban Class B and Class C assets, with acquisition yields hitting double digits.
Detroit home sale prices up, downtown much pricier than neighborhoods
How have Detroit housing prices fared since the economic downturn? Two new reports show that while sale prices are still low compared to other cities, downtown prices are a world of their own.