Archive for Market Trends

Capital Alert: New Lows for Multifamily Agency Rates

News Flash: Smoking Hot Interest Rates Lead To A Great Summer – Fannie Mae interest rates for multi family units are at an all time low. Now is a great time to considering buying an apartment complex. Big or small we can help you at Pacwest Commercial Real Estate, Inc call us today at (541) [...]

Commercial Multi-Family Interest Rates Still Hover Around 5%…

Steven Wiltshire of Marcus & Millichap Capital Corporation gave us this great information: July 8, 2010 Multi-Family Loan Programs > $3 Million Fixed Rate Agency Lenders Term LTV Interest Rates 5 Yr. 55 to 80% 4.35% to 4.80% 7 Yr. 55 to 80% 4.78% to 5.23% 10 Yr. 55 to 80% 5.04% to 5.49% 15 [...]

Apartments Are Winners in the Near Future

This is an interesting article published by IREM that is quite consistent with my local and regional take on the market. Vacancy rates continue to rise in most commercial sectors and are not expected to level out in most markets until the end of this year or early 2011, according to the National Association of [...]

FHA Head Says Housing Market Is On Life Support

This article taken from ActiveRain.com the worlds largest real estate network. According to David Stevens, head of FHA, the U. S. housing market is on life support. In an article in Bloomberg Businessweek, Stevens is quoted as saying: “This is a market purely on life support, sustained by the federal government.” He went on to [...]

Market Update for Leasing in Eugene/Springfield

By: Brent McLean Industrial Leasing: The market is becoming much more active in first quarter of 2010 than any quarter in 2009. I have been deeply involved with several strategic negotiations for Tenants for ideal space for their relocation needs. In talking with several other commercial brokers that are actively working industrial leasing market, they [...]

Glimpsing into Our Local Real Estate Crystal Ball

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke announced last week that he will attempt to hold interest rates low in an effort to help the housing market rebound. There is a growing concern that as the first time home buyer tax incentive ends in April, 2010 that residential real estate sales will plummet to all time lows. [...]

Commercial Multi-Family Interest Rates Still Hover Around 5%…

Steven Wiltshire of Marcus & Millichap Capital Corporation gave us this great information: February 19, 2010 Multi-Family Loan Programs > $3 Million Fixed Rate Agency Lenders Term LTV Interest Rates 5 Yr. 55 to 80% 4.55% to 5.41% 7 Yr. 55 to 80% 5.15% to 6.01% 10 Yr. 55 to 80% 5.58% to 6.44% 15 Yr. 55 [...]

Smart Investment Strategies for the Recession

Many investors ask us our opinion of the market, when do we feel we will be out of the recession, and what is the right kind of property to buy right now. First off, if we could predict when we will be out of this recession then we would be sitting on a beach on [...]

Economic Background and Investment Environment

With the second consecutive quarter of positive economic growth now apparent, it is likely that the recession will be declared technically over. Although we aren’t out of the woods yet, we are one step closer to recovery. However, it will take much more time for the businesses trying to sell their goods and services, the [...]

Tough Times Ahead for Commercial Real Estate, Even in Eugene, Oregon

I just received a report from Common Cents regarding the fact that nearly 3000 community banks (nearly 40% of all banks) are at risk for failure due to their heavy weight in commercial real estate loans. While Eugene is small compared to cities like Portland and Seattle, we are known for our small banks and [...]

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