by Joe Stampone | Jun 14, 2024 | Market News, Multifamily, Value-Add
We all know the famous Warrant Buffet quote, “be fearful when others are greedy and greedy when others are fearful”. It’s a saying that gets thrown around often these days, but not one that’s applicable to the current multifamily market. There’s general optimism in...
by Joe Stampone | Apr 22, 2024 | Entrepreneurship, Market News, Multifamily
In real estate, when the market is hot and values/cash flows are increasing, every mistake gets overlooked. When the market turns (and it always does), investors scrutinize everything. However, in today’s world where anyone can produce media, it’s not just...
by Joe Stampone | Feb 19, 2024 | Innovation, Multifamily
“We buy value-add multifamily properties in high-growth Southeast markets.” There isn’t a more popular or less differentiated strategy in the multifamily space today. This prevalent investment strategy was especially apparent after spending a few days at NMHC...
by Joe Stampone | Jan 10, 2024 | Market News, Multifamily
We made it. 2023 was by far the most difficult of my professional career which started in 2011. I dealt with a myriad of deal and market-related issues; uncapped floating rate debt straining cash flows, raising preferred equity behind an agency loan, inability to...
by Joe Stampone | Oct 21, 2023 | Market News, Multifamily
Although it’s only been a few months since my last state of the multifamily market update, I feel like it’s time to write another one. That post is not dated by any means but needs to be expanded upon. The world is changing rapidly, pessimism has crept in, rates being...
by Joe Stampone | Aug 30, 2023 | Multifamily, Value-Add
The value-add multifamily (“VAM”) business was the darling of real estate investing over the past decade. In a zero interest rate environment where capital flooded the space, it was impossible to do wrong. The more you bought and the more aggressive floating rate debt...
