Not Everyone Needs a Doorman: A Look at Working-class Multifamily Housing

As enticing as high-end real estate is — not just to live in, but also to brag that you own a piece of — it’s not the whole story. We do a disservice to the broader population and, not inconsequentially, our investors if we don’t at least study how we could make as much if not more money from rehabbing existing housing stock.

Austin: The Best Little Floorspace in Texas

Austin is still the capital. It still has an eclectic music scene. But Austin has outgrown all those convenient labels, and it keeps growing. No wonder the multifamily real estate market is so hot there.

Dallas: Big D Gets a Big A+ For Construction Effort

As the building boom goes on, the jobs flood in, and the younger workers flood in after them. The art and nightlife scenes surge from one end of the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area to the other, and the construction is literally non-stop.

Interest Rate Cuts: Mortgage Market’s Second Wind? Maybe.

It’s clear that if you’re looking for an economic indicator to let you know whether you should be building more multifamily buildings or how many units you should be dividing them into, fed funds really won’t give you those answers.