Jay Board
Analyst, MPF Research
Jay Board is an analyst for MPF Research. Prior to joining MPF in July 2011, Mr. Board was a reporter for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. He is a graduate of Texas A&M University.
Analyst, MPF Research
Jay Board is an analyst for MPF Research. Prior to joining MPF in July 2011, Mr. Board was a reporter for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. He is a graduate of Texas A&M University.
Multifamily transaction volumes are on the rise but remain below peak levels of the last cycle.
Apartment building activity in the Southeast is expected to pick up in the next year, with the number of new construction starts in 2012 likely to top this year’s total by 50 percent.
Many apartment leasing agents, wary of losing established customers, are reluctant to position rents notably higher when negotiating lease renewals right now. But they shouldn’t be.