LOS ANGELES-The multifamily market will remain the hottest property type for the coming year, according to panelists at the ULI Fall Meeting here Thursday at the Los Angeles Convention Center. That's not a surprise, but the ULI's annual Emerging Trends survey shows that even B and C quality rental properties may hold promise for investors in the coming year.

The multifamily outlook was just one facet of the commercial real estate markets that ULI panelists explored Thursday in a number of sessions that drilled down into the details of the Emerging Trends report, which was discussed in more general terms Wednesday in a webinar at the ULI meeting, as reported by GlobeSt.com.

In a panel discussion that looked at the capital markets portion of the Emerging Trends report, speakers pointed out that the report shows that low-income housing remains the only type of multifamily development expected to attract few investors or lenders.