Multi-Family market set for a record breaking year
According to Freddie Mac, the Multi-Family industry may have a record-setting origination year. As reported in the Multi-Housing news publication, the Freddie Mac Multi-Family Mid-Year Outlook says that between $385 billion and $410 billion could occur by the end of the year. We are incredibly excited about such news from Freddie Mac for us and our investor partners, who benefit from Multi-Family growth by being part of the CalTier Fund. As you can see from the table below, almost all unit sizes are seeing a rise in rent growth. The investor activity comes as demand for multi-family housing ...
Is Real Estate Part of your Retirement Plan?
It is generally agreed that a balanced portfolio is a sensible strategy for most folks planning their finances for retirement. But what does this usually look like? Typically, most people have some mix of directly owned stocks or through a mutual fund or EFT, bonds, and perhaps some other asset classes. Real Estate is considered a solid alternative to adding to the mix. Why? It often performs as well as the S&P 500 (historically, this has been the case, as seen in this Fool.com article) but doesn't tend to fluctuate as stocks do. So there is a little more confidence and ...
