In the News
With expertise collecting apartment data and analyzing the apartment market since 1994, Axiometrics is frequently called upon by industry reporters, analysts and trade associations to provide commentary and insight. Below are some recent appearances in the media.
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The recession and shifting demographics will swell the ranks of people who will rent, not buy, housing over the next five years - Gene Epstein -The Wall Street Journal - Renter Nation (April 11, 2013)
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Hoarding case highlights financial threats faced by landlords - KATHERINE ALBERS - Marco Eagle (April 11, 2013)
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Turning a leaf, along with a profit - Peter Slatin - HeraldTribune.com (April 8, 2013)
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Housing Affairs Letter : Rentals Still Popular But Growth Slows - CD Publications (April 3, 2013)
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ARA’s Central and North Florida Team Completes 252-Unit Multifamily Community Sale in Rockledge, FL - MultifamilyBiz.com (April 2, 2013)
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Preferred Apartment Communities, Inc. Announces Mezzanine Loan Investment Closing in South Florida - Jacksonville Business Journal (April 1, 2013)
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Southwest Florida Rental Housing Market Tightens - John Jordan -GlobeSt.com (April 1, 2013)
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Demand for rentals soars in Southwest Florida - World News (March 29, 2013)
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Southwest Florida Rental Housing Market Tightens - John Jordan - GlobeSt.com (March 28, 2013)
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Axiometrics Reports Effective Rent Growth Slowdown for Apartment Market During First Quarter - Interest!ALERT (March 27, 2013)
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Axiometrics Reports Effective Rent Growth Slowdown for Apartment Market During First Quarter - Interest!ALERT (March 27, 2013)
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Class C Multifamily Rents Pick Up - CCIM Institute (March 25, 2013)
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Apartment Rent Growth Up 3.53% In February - MortgageOrb (March 21, 2013)
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Axiometrics Reports Slow, Steady Growth for Apartment Market in 2013 After Multiple Years of Above Average Gains - Technology News (March 20, 2013)
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Bisnow Exclusive: Southlake Office Trades for $270/SF - Bisnow (March 18, 2013)
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Axiometrics Data Shows Apartment Market Remains Steady Through First Month of 2013 - MARKETWIRE . -Ulitzer (February 21, 2013)
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Multifamily still poised for solid future - Burl Gilyard -The Business Journals (February 19, 2013)
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Effective Rent Growth Chugs Along - Amy Wolff Sorter -GlobeSt.com (February 19, 2013)
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Boom to Bust? Developers square off in Dinkytown student market in Minneapolis - Burl Gilyard -Dolan Media Company (February 18, 2013)
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Five Signs for Apartment Market Growth - Jennifer Popovec -Nuwire Investor (February 14, 2013)
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Still Going Strong: Multifamily Sector Continued to Excel in 2012 - Citybizlist (February 13, 2013)
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Five Characteristics Define the Nation's Top Multifamily Markets
- Jennifer Duell-Popovec - National Real Estate Investor (February 13, 2013)
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Leasing Season Preview: Rent Growth Decelerates - Joe Bousquin -Multifamily Executive Magazine (February 12, 2013)
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AvalonBay Falls After Forecast Below Analysts’ Estimates - Oshrat Carmiel -BloombergBusinessweek (January 31, 2013)
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Houston Number 1 in 2012 - Amy Wolff Sorter - GlobeSt.com (January 30, 2013)
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Top Cities for Job Growth and Rental Revenue in 2013 - Derek Mearns - Multifamily Executive Magazine (January 29, 2013)
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Research Points to Strong Multifamily Sector This Year - Krista Franks Brock - DSNews (January 25, 2013)
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Chandan: A New Paradigm or Wishful Thinking? - Sam Chandan - Multifamily Executive Magazine (January 24, 2013)
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Toll Brothers Plans to Develop Luxury College Dormitorie - John Gittelsohn -BloombergBusinessweek (January 23, 2013)
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Wave of small projects boosts downtown development - Rudolph Bell - GreenvilleOnline.com (January 22, 2013)
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Single-family vs. Multifamily - John Caulfield -Builder (January 15, 2013)
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Soaring Rents Drive a Boom in Apartments - NYTimes (December 6, 2012)
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Jobs Numbers Increase, MF Demand Shows Slight Decline - Amy Wolff Sorter - GlobeSt.com (November 29, 2012)
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Two big apartment landlords raise rents but at slower pace - Ilaina Jonas - The US Daily (October 25, 2012)
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Axiometrics Reports Stable Occupancy and Effective Rent Growth for U.S. Apartment Market During September - MSNBC.COM (October 15, 2012)
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Class-C Apartments Strengthen - Bendix Anderson, Contributing Writer - National Real Estate Investor (October 5, 2012)
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Top 10 Metros with Highest Occupancy Rates - Derek Mearns - Multi-Family Executive (October 4, 2012)
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Report: Albuquerque apartment market cooling off - Steve Ginsberg - New Mexico Business Weekly (October 3, 2012)
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Axiometrics: Positive But Slowing Effective Rent Growth In Q3 - Mortgageorb (October 2, 2012)
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Lehman’s Bust-to-Boom Archstone Seen Returning at Peak - Bloomberg Businessweek (September 27, 2012)
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Houston multifamily experts praise city's 2012 performance - John Nelson - Texas Real Estate Business (September 12, 2012)
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Multifamily REITs May Have Peaked With occupancy rates and rentals already high, little room for growth - Aaron Levitt - Investor Place (September 11, 2012)
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Rental Occupancy Balances, Price Hikes Ease - Bendix Anderson - NuWire Investor (September 5, 2012)
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Apartment Rents, Occupancies Still Rising - Dees Stribling - MHN online (September 4, 2012)
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New Deliveries Fail to Impact Rent Growth… Yet - Derek Mearns - MultiFamily Executive (August 30, 2012)
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O.C. rent hikes shrink to 3.6% in year - Jon Lansner - The Orange County Register (August 30, 2012)
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ABQ apartment rents declined in July - Steve Ginsberg - New Mexico Business Weekly (August 29, 2012)
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Axiometrics: National Effective Rents Up Slightly In July - MortgageOrb.com (August 28, 2012)
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Axiometrics Says June Apartment Data Softens Slightly - Steve Ginsberg - The Industry Insider (August 1, 2012)
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The Top 5 Cities for Rent Growth, by Class - Jane M. Wolkowicz, Derek Mearns - MultiFamily Executive (August 1, 2012)
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June Apartment Market Results Soften Slightly According to Latest Report from Axiometrics - Market Watch (July 31, 2012)
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Colonial Properties Trust's CEO Discusses Q2 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript - Seeking Alpha (July 27, 2012)
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Will Rentals Thrive in Sellers’ Markets? - The Wall Street Journal (July 13, 2012)
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Axiometrics Introduces Apartment Pipeline Solution, Providing View on Multifamily Planning, Construction, and Delivery Sophisticated tools help apartment developers, investors,
lenders, and owners understand when, where, and at what price new units are being delivered - CNBC.COM (July 9, 2012)
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10 Submarkets With the Most Units in the Pipeline - Les Shaver - Multi-Family Executive (June 28, 2012)
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Despite Weak Job Growth, Apartment Market Results Remain Strong According to Latest Axiometrics Report - Yahoo Finance (June 27, 2012)
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Greenville seeing stronger demand for apartment units - Angelia Davis - GreenvilleOnline.com (June 25, 2012)
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West End renaissance - GreenvilleOnline.com (June 22, 2012)
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Equity Residential Said Near Deal for Manhattan's Beatrice Tower - Oshrat Carmiel - San Francisco Chronicle (June 18, 2012)
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Lennar to open Jasmine Falls today - Las Vegas Review Journal (June 16, 2012)
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O.C. apartment rents up 4.6% in year - The Orange County Register (June 8, 2012)
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Greenville, S.C. renters to see flood of new apartments - multihousingpro.com (June 5, 2012)
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Axiometrics: Multifamily Rents In 2.5% Year-To-Date Increase - MortgageOrb.com (June 4, 2012)
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Axiometrics’ April Report Shows Strong Apartment Market Driving New Development - Bloomberg (May 31, 2012)
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Return of the Bubble Markets: Apartments Rising in Phoenix Again - Les Shaver - Multifamily Executive (May 30, 2012)
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The year of the landlord: Pent-up demand raises Greater Boston rents by double digits in Q1 - Chris Mahoney - Boston Business Journal (May 25, 2012)
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Biggest O.C. apartment building boom since ’07 - Rental-Living.com (May 21, 2012)
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Axiometrics' Research Indicates Strongest Monthly Sequential Rent and Occupancy Growth in Last Four Years - Market Watch (April 30, 2012)
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Manhattan Apartment Building Prices at Peak as Rents Jump - Oshrat Carmiel - Bloomberg (April 27, 2012)
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Equity Residential FFO Climbs on Surging U.S. Apartment Demand - Oshrat Carmiel - Bloomberg (April 25, 2012)
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All Property Management Forms Strategic Alliance with Leading Online Housing Resources to Connect More Property Owners with Managers - Digital Journal (April 17, 2012)
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Multifamily Bonds Surging to Record U.S. as CMBS Fade: Mortgages - Sarah Mulholland - Bloomberg (April 9, 2012)
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Seattle Signals Glut Risk as Apartment Construction Rises - Hui-yong Yu - Bloomberg (April 4, 2012)
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Job Creation Growth: Mirage or Realty? - Erika Morphy - GlobeSt.com (April 3, 2012)
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Axiometrics Reports Apartment Market Delivers Strongest Rent Growth Since May 2011 - Yahoo Finance (March 28, 2012)
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Apartment Loans by Agencies Creating Bubble, Chandan Says - Oshrat Carmiel - Bloomberg (March 14, 2012)
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Recovery on Commercial Property Fueled by Apartment Demand: Mortgages - Oshrat Carmiel - Bloomberg (March 7, 2012)
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Apartment Recovery in 2012 Looking Solid - G. U. Krueger - The Orange County Register (March 4, 2012)
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Something to Build On - Candace Carlisle - Dallas Business Journal (March 1, 2012)
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Mini Donald Trumps Take the Leap into Landlord Biz - Julie Schmidt - USA Today (February 15, 2012)
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U.S. Apartments Saw Healthy Rent, Occupancy Growths in 2011 - Dees Stribling - Multi-housing News Online (February 4, 2012)
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Fasten Your Seatbelts - Les Shaver - Multifamily Executive Magazine (February 1, 2012)
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Role Reversal - Sam Chandan & Ron Johnsey - Apartment Finance Today (January 31, 2012)
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Gen-Y Demographic Could Quickly Vacate Apartments for Homeownership - Chris Wood - Multifamily Executive Magazine (January 10, 2012)
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Apartment Occupancies Set to Hit Historical Highs - Chris Wood - Multifamily Executive Magazine (January 10, 2012)
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The Cost to Rent an Apartment in North Texas is On the Rise - Charles Bassett - KDAF Channel 33 (January 8, 2012)
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Friday Watch - San Francisco Gate (January 6, 2012)
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Apartment Rents Heading Higher For 3rd Year In A Row – Julie Schmit - USA Today (January 5, 2012)
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Running on Full – Chris Wood - Multifamily Executive Magazine (January 1, 2012)
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Johnsey: Austin Shifting From Buying to Renting Homes – Cody Lyon - Austin Business Journal (December 29, 2011)
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Rent Party! Apartments Drive Strong Housing Starts Data – Daniel Gross - Yahoo! Finance (December 20, 2011)
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Rents See Slow Growth in Q3 – Les Shaver - Apartment Finance Today (December 1, 2011)
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Class B Shows Strength – Les Shaver - Multifamily Executive (December 1, 2011)
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Repositioning Underway for Recently Traded Sawgrass Cove in Florida – Barbra Murray - Multi-Housing News (November 17, 2011)
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At Your Service – Chris Wood - Multifamily Executive (November 14, 2011)
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Renters Outspend Owners on Housing – Cathy Haney - Orange County Register (November 11, 2011)
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Rising Rents Improve Investors’ Returns – UPI (October 19, 2011)
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U.S. Apartment Vacancy Drops to Five-Year Low as Rents Increase – Hui-yong Yu and Katie Spencer – Bloomberg BusinessWeek (October 6, 2011)
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Gen-X, Gen-Y Changing the Face of Multifamily Market and Architecture – Barbara Murray - Multi-Housing News (October 6, 2011)
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Market Trends - Marie Puybaraud - Commercial Investment Real Estate (September 9, 2011)
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Seven Deadly Sins – Les Shaver and Chris Wood – Multifamily Executive (September 1, 2011)
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Renters Charge the Market – Tonie Auer - Real Estate BisNow (August 15, 2011)
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Worst to First – Tonie Auer – Real Estate BisNow (August 15, 2011)
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Luxury Apartment Project in Charlotte Cleared for Construction with HUD Financing – Barbra Murray – Multi-Housing News (August 11, 2011)
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With Rent Recovery Things Are Looking Up – Paul Bergeron – Units (August 1, 2011)
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Equity Residential FFO Rises 3.3% as Apartment Rents Climb, Vacancies Fall - Oshrat Carmiel – Bloomberg (July 27, 2011)
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The Power of Online Renewals – Leslie Turner – Journal of Property Management (July 20, 2011)
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The Next Big Boom? – Chris Wood - Multifamily Executive (July 19, 2011)
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Hot Rents: Where the Growth Is – Chris Wood - Multifamily Executive (July 14, 2011)
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July Rental Advice: As Rents Rise, What's a Renter to Do? – Karen Aho – MSN Real Estate (July 5, 2011)
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Apartment Market's Rent Growth Heating Up – MultifamilyBiz.com (July 1, 2011)
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U.S. Apartment Market to Strengthen Over Next Two Years – Units (July 1, 2011)
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Apartment Market Pushing Toward 6.0% Annual Rent Growth – Joshua Pringle – Multi-Housing News (June 30, 2011)
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Apartment Leases, Rents Pick-Up - Dawn Wotapka - Wall Street Journal (June 23, 2011)
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Where Rents Go, Will Inflation Follow? – Joshua Zumbrun – Bloomberg BusinessWeek (June 9, 2011)
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Multifamily Market Becoming a Crowded House – Mark Thomton – REJournals.com (June 9, 2011)
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Harvard Study Says U.S. Housing Market Remains Mired as Buyers Sit on Sidelines - Michael Gerrity – World Property Channel (June 7, 2011)
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Rising Rents Risk U.S. Inflation as Fed's Restraint Questioned – Joshua Zumbrun – Bloomberg BusinessWeek (May 30, 2011)
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Multifamily Sector's April Stats Show Recovery's Strengthening – CityBiz Real Estate (May 29, 2011)
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Our Love Affair with Apartments – Sam Chandan – New York Observer (May 12, 2011)
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AvalonBay Reports Jump in FFO as Apartment Rents Increase – Oshrat Carmiel – Bloomberg BusinessWeek (April 27, 2011)
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Renters, Think Like a Landlord and Save – Marilyn Kennedy Melia – Bankrate (April 15, 2011)
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Tenants as Vacancies Climb – Ray Smith – MarketWatch (April 13, 2011)
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Apartment Industry Trends Towards Record Rent Growth – Chris Wood - Multifamily Executive (April 7, 2011)
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Twenty-Five American Cities With The Biggest Rent Hikes – Venessa Wong - Bloomberg BusinessWeek (March 14, 2011)
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Landlords Hiking Prices – Chris Farrell – American Public Media (March 11, 2011)
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Landlord Raising Rents as Demand Outpaces Supply – Venessa Wong - Bloomberg BusinessWeek (March 10, 2011)
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Wealthy Invest in Commercial Property in Quest for Yield - Margaret Collins and Oshrat Carmiel – Bloomberg (March 9, 2011)
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Investor's Starting to Warm to Class B and C Apartment Buildings – Sam Chandan – The Real Deal (March 4, 2011)
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Apartment Investors in U.S. Not Scared by Vinyl Siding in Search for Yield – Oshrat Carmiel - Bloomberg BusinessWeek (March 4, 2011)
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The Real Estate Washout That Wasn't - Brian Louis and David M. Levitt – Bloomberg BusinessWeek (February 10, 2011)
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Aftermath of the ‘Busted’ Condo Boom - Michael Russo – Multi-Housing News (February 4, 2011)
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U.S. Commercial Property Recovery Spares Economy Another Blow - Brian Louis and David M. Levitt – Bloomberg BusinessWeek (February 4, 2011)
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Major U.S. Apartment Markets Forecast To Rebound In 2011 – Jennie Phipps – Investor’s Business Daily (January 28, 2011)
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REITs Push Pricing at Expense of Occupancy – Chris Wood – Multifamily Executive (January 27, 2011)
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Love 'Em or They'll Leave Ya: 12 Steps to an Effective Resident Appreciation Program - Tracey Lott Heitzman - Nevada State Apartment Association (January 4, 2011)
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2011 Apartment Industry Forecast: Happy Days Are Here Again - Keat Foong - Multi-Family News (January 2011)
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2011 Inflation Challenge - Steve Shefler - Mutual Fund Research Newsletter (January 2011)
