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Why Construction Financing Will Pick Up Next Year

Demand and pricing for apartment product continues to climb, and it will likely encourage more construction financing for new projects in 2018.

By Kelsi Maree Borland | Updated on November 27, 2017

Gabe Weinert Gabe Weinert

Construction financing for new multifamily product was notoriously this year, but the outlook for next year is strong. According to Gabe Weinert, an SVP at Walker & Dunlop that recently closed a $109 million in construction financing for new multifamily builds in Southern California, 2018 may be a better year for construction financing. Softened regulations and strong demand for apartment rentals will continue to fuel lender appetite for multifamily deals, including new construction deals.

“I think that it is getting a little easier. Most banks have concentration issues where they have done too many construction loans, and they are worried about doing too many construction loans,” Weinert tells GlobeSt.com. “They have to diversify their real estate, but the people that are invested in real estate still very much want to be in construction an multifamily.”

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