BOSTON—For the past several years, Capital One has surveyed multifamily industry participants at the RealShare Apartments conference to assess market sentiment for the coming year. The results, shared exclusively with GlobeSt.com show that multifamily is getting tighter but is still a more reliable choice than other asset classes. Brian Sykes, Boston-based SVP of Capital One Multifamily Finance, reviews the implications of the findings and adds his own perspective on the subject in the commentary below.
The views expressed below are the author's own.
I was surprised by the responses to two questions that we always pose in our annual Capital One RealShare Apartment survey. The first: “What is the one topic that keeps you up at night?” More people named global uncertainty (34 percent) than interest rates rising (23 percent). From what I've heard, I would have expected these two percentages to be reversed. The timing of the survey—right before the election—might have influenced the results, but I think that interest rates are of more concern than industry participants let on.
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Natalie Dolce, editor-in-chief of GlobeSt.com, is responsible for working with editorial staff, freelancers and senior management to help plan the overarching vision that encompasses GlobeSt.com, including short-term and long-term goals for the website, how content integrates through the company’s other product lines and the overall quality of content. Previously she served as national executive editor and editor of the West Coast region for GlobeSt.com and Real Estate Forum, and was responsible for coverage of news and information pertaining to that vital real estate region. Prior to moving out to the Southern California office, she was Northeast bureau chief, covering New York City for GlobeSt.com. Her background includes a stint at InStyle Magazine, and as managing editor with New York Press, an alternative weekly New York City paper. In her career, she has also covered a variety of beats for M magazine, Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel, FashionLedge.com, and Co-Ed magazine. Dolce has also freelanced for a number of publications, including MSNBC.com and Museums New York magazine.
