Condos Left Behind in Housing Rebound

Condos accounted for just 5.5% of all construction of multifamily housing in the U.S. in the first quarter, the lowest ratio on record, as demand has been hit by post-crisis rules on condo mortgages and by some consumers’ shift in favor of renting.

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Reforming FHA condo lending guidelines is paramount to reviving owner occupant entry level condo purchases.  We expect the private market will find an innovative solution to this niche in short order. There is far too much opportunity in this inefficient corner of housing finance to not see innovation. 

Boomers Competing With Millennials for U.S. Urban Rental Housing

The number of renters who are 65 or older will reach 12.2 million by 2030, more than double the level in 2010, according to research by the Urban Institute in Washington. While the millennial generation born after 1980 has driven demand for apartments in recent years, baby boomers — those born from 1946 to 1964 — will be the next wave, pushing up rents and spurring construction of more multifamily housing.

Source: www.bloomberg.com

Millennials and Boomers are competing more and more for urban infill rental projects in a dramatic shift in trends within the industry.  The number of renters who are 65 or older will reach 12.2 million by 2030, more than double the level in 2010, according to research by the Urban Institute in Washington. While the millennial generation born after 1980 has driven demand for apartments in recent years, baby boomers — those born from 1946 to 1964 — will be the next wave, pushing up rents and spurring construction of more multifamily housing.

Foreclosure Inventory Below Pre-Crisis Levels, But Still Three Times the ‘Normal’ Rate

The number of loans in some state of foreclosure as of June 2015 dropped to about 739,000 year-over-year, the lowest number since 2007, prior to the financial crisis. Even with the decline, however, the foreclosure inventory rate is still three times its “normal” rate, according to Black Knight.

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The number of loans in some state of foreclosure as of June 2015 dropped to about 739,000 year-over-year, the lowest number since 2007, prior to the financial crisis. Even with the decline, however, the foreclosure inventory rate is still three times its “normal” rate, according to Black Knight Financial Services.