Multifamily

The San Fernando Valley market is primed to be L.A.'s hottest investment market next year.

Mayor Bill de Blasio is ending the 17-year-old cluster site program, helping non-profit developers acquire the properties to create affordable housing.

New legislation will make these more difficult by boosting the percentage of ownership votes needed.

On a more positive note investing conditions grew modestly stronger in many metro markets during the quarter compared to the preceding quarter, according to Freddie Mac.

The city's new Transit-Oriented Communities Incentive is a response to Measure JJJ that is intended to promote more transit-oriented development.

Only three multifamily properties have been built in Flower Mound within the past 17 years; it and the Mansfield submarkets are two of the strongest in Dallas/Fort Worth and high on the list for active buyers.

Investors and occupiers alike will need to be nimble to confront market challenges and take advantage of opportunities in the coming year, says CBRE.

A roundup of the latest leases, sales and other transactions in the Northeast middle markets.