Monday, June 17, 2013

As Distress Dwindles, Value-Add Ramps Up via GlobeSt.com

Houston was a region that weathered the Great Recession and following financial meltdown fairly well. Still, the area did have some distress when it came to multifamily properties.

Not anymore, however. These days, the appetite for distressed and foreclosed multifamily properties has switched to an appetite for value-add multifamily assets. Transwestern's vice president of multifamily services Clint Duncan, who recently brokered the sale of Arbor Ridge, tells GlobeSt.com that value-add is a hot commodity in the Houston commercial real estate market.

One reason for the huge interest in value-add assets is because distressed multifamily properties are scarce. "The market is recovering and many distressed owners have been able to refinance," Duncan explains. "Even the tougher assets are doing pretty well, and institutional buyers are starting to look in that area."

Read more...As Distress Dwindles, Value-Add Ramps Up - Daily News Article - GlobeSt.com

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