This story was originally published on Multifamily Dive. To receive daily news and insights, subscribe to our free daily Multifamily Dive newsletter. The Federal Open Market Committee maintained the target range for the federal funds rate at 3.5% to 3.75% at the end of its January meeting today, after it made multiple cuts last year. "The U.S. economy expanded at a solid pace last year and is coming into 2026 on a firm footing," Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said in a news conference today. "While j ...

This story was originally published on Multifamily Dive. To receive daily news and insights, subscribe to our free daily Multifamily Dive newsletter. Dive Brief: Houston-based Camden has put all of its California properties on the market and seeks to exit the state, according to a report from Real Estate Alert. The REIT acknowledged in a statement to Multifamily Dive that it was marketing properties for sale, but couldn’t comment further due a blackout before earnings. The REIT owns 11 properties totalin ...

“Right now, across all asset classes that we hire for, we probably have six or seven development roles across our entire team,” McGuffin said late last year. “In 2021 to 2023, we would have had 25 to 30.”Development and dealmaking roles have been hit the hardest. Jim McGuffin, managing director and real estate practice lead at Chicago-based search firm Hirewell, who called the environment “choppy” in 2025, said those positions have fallen by 50% to 75%.Then, as dealmaking slowed and starts fell, executive h ...

This story was originally published on Multifamily Dive. To receive daily news and insights, subscribe to our free daily Multifamily Dive newsletter. Dive Brief: Apartment sales volume rose 9% year over year to $165.5 billion in 2025, climbing across every subtype and metro tier, according to a report that data firm MSCI Real Assets shared with Multifamily Dive.  While 2024’s trades were driven by large one-off sales, like Blackstone and Denver-based Apartment Income REIT Corp.’s $10 billion deal, volume ...

This story was originally published on Multifamily Dive. To receive daily news and insights, subscribe to our free daily Multifamily Dive newsletter. The Bainbridge Cos. has tapped Jennifer Ipock as its vice president of operations, the Wellington, Florida-based property owner, developer and manager announced Wednesday in a press release shared with Multifamily Dive. Headshot of a woman in business attire. Based in Bainbridge’s Charlotte, North Carolina, office, Ipock will support operational strategy acr ...

This story was originally published on Multifamily Dive. To receive daily news and insights, subscribe to our free daily Multifamily Dive newsletter. Dive Brief: Delinquency rates for apartment commercial mortgage-backed securities declined for a second straight month, dropping 34 basis points to 6.64% in December, according to a report from data firm Trepp. In October, delinquency rates for apartment commercial mortgage-backed securities rose 53 basis points to 7.12%, before falling to 6.98% in November ...

Core Insights - Multifamily real estate has shown significant volatility in 2025, primarily due to oversupply following a period of aggressive construction post-pandemic [1] Group 1: Market Dynamics - The multifamily sector experienced a surge in construction driven by large population migrations and rising home prices, which became increasingly unaffordable [1] - The oversupply in the multifamily market has emerged as a critical issue impacting the sector's stability [1]

Group 1 - The multifamily sector in real estate experienced significant volatility in 2025 due to oversupply following aggressive construction post-pandemic [1] - The construction surge was driven by large population migration and increasingly unaffordable home prices [1]

According to Kadish, those issues persist. “Sellers definitely need to warm up to the fact that it is a new world,” Kadish said. “They can’t rely upon their 2021 or 2022 pro forma. They are going to get, frankly, a higher exit cap than they were expecting, and they were originally underwriting three to five years ago.”When interest rates began rising in 2022, gaps emerged in perceptions of property values. Sellers clung to pre-rate-hike prices, while buyers pointed to a higher cost of capital that was dingi ...

Core Viewpoint - Aimco is pursuing an orderly sale of its remaining high-quality portfolio to maximize shareholder value, as determined by its Board of Directors after a comprehensive strategic review [2]. Group 1: Special Stockholder Meeting - Aimco has filed a definitive proxy statement with the SEC for a special stockholder meeting scheduled for February 6, 2026, to approve the "Plan of Sale and Liquidation" [1]. - Shareholders of record as of December 31, 2025, will be eligible to vote at the meeting [1]. Group 2: Financial Performance and Asset Sales - Aimco recently completed the sale of its Brickell Assemblage for $520 million and has an additional $620 million in assets under contract for sale [4]. - The company is actively marketing a significant portion of its remaining portfolio and expects to deliver net proceeds to shareholders through liquidating distributions estimated between $5.75 and $7.10 per share [4]. Group 3: Company Background - Aimco has a long history of acquiring, constructing, renovating, and managing a large portfolio of multifamily assets, focusing on delivering exceptional returns for its partners and shareholders [3]. - Aimco is a diversified real estate company primarily targeting value-add and opportunistic investments in the U.S. multifamily sector [10].