Sentence examples for multifamily sector from inspiring English sources

The increase in home building was driven by the volatile multifamily sector, while groundbreaking for single-family units fell.

Is most of your focus these days in the multifamily sector? A. We are opportunistic in how we view the world, and so we see the risk-adjusted returns favoring the residential sector.

What about investing in condos? A. We think that the multifamily sector is very, very resilient and has been driven by things other than economic growth, really demographic forces.

The multifamily sector is more active than it has ever been, with nearly 5,400 units being created or undergoing major rehabilitation, according to a recent brokers' report covering rental apartment complexes with 100 units or more.

But economists said the multifamily sector of the housing market would probably stay weak, as evidenced by half-finished apartment towers across the country and the number of condo projects that are renting out units as a way to make money.

Archstone-Smith, a national apartment building real estate investment trust based in Englewood, Colo., confirmed yesterday that it had agreed to be acquired by Tishman Speyer of New York and its financial partner, Lehman Brothers, for $22.2 billion in what would be the largest public-to-private transaction to date in the multifamily sector.

Groundbreaking last month was depressed by a 24.1 percent tumble in the volatile multifamily homes sector, where starts for buildings with five or more units dropped 28.3 percent.

[Editor's note: Our December 2005 issue features an extended look at the multifamily REIT sector.].

Speaking with investors and past customers, John realized there was a need for a venture fund specifically focused on the multifamily rental sector.

Although the largest year-to-year inventory decreases occurred in the condominium, co-op and multifamily housing sectors, the supply of single-family homes diminished as well.

Technology in the multifamily real estate sector has been particularly lagging, despite growing at an immense pace.