Multifamily Market Offers Resilience in the Face of Economic Pressures

A Tale of Two Cities “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…” More than 150 years later, the iconic Dickens quote still strikes a chord. While every recession is different, the pandemic-induced shelter-in-place rules quickly sent the U.S. economy into the deepest recession on record in the second quarter. Fortunately, economic recovery, at least thus far, is proving to be just as swift — in certain areas.While unemployment rates dropped quickly from 14.7 percent in …

January 14, 2021Content Partner, Features, Multifamily, Walker & Dunlop

Exit from Pandemic Will Mirror a Butterfly’s Flight Path, Says Economist Peter Linneman

The U.S. economy’s exit from the COVID-19 pandemic will mirror the flight path of a butterfly, according to economist Dr. Peter Linneman. In other words, it will move forward but also up, down and sideways — quite erratic and not terribly fast.Linneman’s comments came during a “Walker Webcast” hosted by Walker & Dunlop CEO Willy Walker on Wednesday, Jan. 6.The butterfly stage will continue until enough people get vaccinated where Americans feel safe resuming pre-pandemic …

January 8, 2021Features, Walker & Dunlop

The Sunset of LIBOR and the Rise of SOFR: What You Need to Know

For years, interbank offered rates, including USD LIBOR (London Interbank Offered Rate), have been the most-referenced benchmark interest rates in the world. However, global indexing is moving to risk-free rates, including the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) in the United States, with pivotal milestones taking place between now and the end of 2021.Here’s what this transition means for the multifamily sector, dates to watch for, and steps to take now. View higher resolution …

November 30, 2020Content Partner, Features, Loans, Walker & Dunlop

Walker & Dunlop Arranges $38.4M in HUD Financing for Skilled Nursing Portfolio Near Chicago

PALATINE, WAUKEGAN, ELGIN AND CHICAGO, ILL. — Walker & Dunlop Inc. has structured $38.4 million in HUD financing for four skilled nursing properties in Illinois, all within 50 miles of Chicago. The collection of properties includes Aperion Care Plum Grove, a 69-bed facility in Palatine; Pavilion of Waukegan, a 112-bed property in Waukegan; Park View Rehab Center, a 112-bed facility in Chicago; and River View Rehab Center, a 203-bed asset in Elgin. Joshua Rosen of Walker & Dunlop led …

November 3, 2020Illinois, Loans, Midwest, Multifamily, Seniors Housing, Walker & Dunlop

New York Industrial Innovation Spreads Nationwide

Despite the negative impact of the pandemic on many areas within commercial real estate, industrial assets continue to attract interest as a favored sector of many lenders and investors. The industrial market is outperforming others throughout this period of disruption.E-commerce growth has resulted in growth in the industrial sector as the need for last-mile delivery and third-party logistics space increases. Similarly, urban infill demand has grown in supply-constrained markets. Finally, …

November 2, 2020Content Partner, Features, Industrial, New York, Northeast, Northeast Feature Archive, Walker & Dunlop

Multifamily Developers in Houston Focus on Affordability

With a historic drop in oil prices amid a global pandemic, fate dealt Houston a bad hand in 2020, to put it mildly. But this is not the first time the city has seen bleak conditions — and faced them down.In 2015-2016, the metropolitan area was throttled by a double whammy of an oil bust and the Memorial Day and Tax Day floods, decimating a full 10 percent of its multifamily housing stock. Yet, by 2020, the city’s job growth exceeded the national rate for the 25th consecutive month, and …

September 2, 2020Content Partner, Multifamily, Texas, Texas & Oklahoma Feature Archive, Walker & Dunlop

Pandemic Sends Commercial Real Estate on a Roller Coaster Ride

While summer fairs and carnivals are mostly on hold, 2020 has taken us on a wild ride as the COVID-19 pandemic whipsawed the global economy in the first half of the year. The U.S. economy crashed downward in March as shelter-in-place rules drove unemployment to record numbers, surpassing peak levels of the 2008 Great Financial Crisis (GFC) in just one month.U.S. unemployment reached 14.7 percent in April, well above the 10.9 percent peak of the GFC. Including part-time workers who wish to …

August 26, 2020Content Partner, Features, Multifamily, Walker & Dunlop

Walker & Dunlop Arranges $8M Refinancing for Orange County Office Property

TUSTIN, CALIF. — Walker & Dunlop has secured a $8 million loan for the refinancing of Pointe Red Hill, a single-tenant office building located in Tustin. The borrower is Fortland Inc.Symetra Life Insurance Co. provided the 10-year, fixed-rate loan, which allowed the borrower to refinance the property’s existing debt and implement property improvements, including the installation of solar carports. Grant Robertson and Kevin Dinneen of Walker & Dunlop’s Los Angeles-based team …

August 3, 2020California, Loans, Office, Walker & Dunlop, Western

Coronavirus & Capital Markets: Opportunity in the Midst of Caution

Lenders and investors may be a little wary when approaching deals under the shadow of COVID-19, but opportunities to employ capital strategically when market prices are low can make for long-term opportunities. Many in commercial real estate hope to lay significant groundwork, strengthening their economic trajectories whenever the market recovery begins.Keith Kurland, senior managing director at Walker & Dunlop, serves as co-head of the company’s New York Capital Markets practice and …

August 3, 2020Content Partner, Features, Multifamily, Northeast Feature Archive, Walker & Dunlop

Walker Webcast: Steady Apartment Rent Collections Buoyed by Unemployment Benefits

BETHESDA, MD. — Several industry professionals are predicting that a second stimulus bill will be a $1.75 trillion package approved by Aug. 15.The comments came on a “Walker Webcast” webinar, entitled “All Eyes on Washington: What Will the Next Stimulus Bill Do for CRE?” that took place on Wednesday, July 29. Commercial real estate finance firm Walker & Dunlop hosts the webinar series.Willy Walker, chairman and CEO of Bethesda, Md.-based Walker & Dunlop, spoke with Bob …

July 31, 2020Features, Multifamily, Southeast Feature Archive, Walker & Dunlop