Giro Katsimbrakis on the Multifamily Market's Sustainable Future

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The multifamily sector has been questioned a lot recently. Why all of the questions? People tend to be skeptical of success. So with all of the success the multifamily business has been having lately naturally questions and analysis will follow. Is it truly a sustainable market? When will the market dry out? How stable is it? Real estate expert Giro Katsimbrakis gives you the answers.

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Sustainable  Future?  No  Problem.  By  Giro  Katsimbrakis  December  11,  2013    The  multifamily  sector  has  been  questioned  a  lot  recently.    Why  all  of  the  questions?    People  tend  to  be  skeptical  of  success.    So  with  all  of  the  success  the  multifamily  business  has  been  having  lately  naturally  questions  and  analysis  will  follow.    Is  it  truly  a  sustainable  market?    When  will  the  market  dry  out?    How  stable  is  it?    All  good  questions  but  results  have  pointed  to  little  worry  amongst  the  experts.    When  it  comes  to  pure  numbers  National  Real  Estate  Investor  and  the  Commercial  Real  Estate  Show  have  comprised  that  the  multifamily  market  will  be  comparable  to  2012  by  the  end  of  2013.    The  national  market  analysis  manager  for  Real  Page  Inc.,  Jay  Parsons  mentioned  that  approximately  47,000  units  had  been  absorbed  across  the  country  for  the  third  quarter  totaling  over  163,000  for  the  year  thus  far.  Rent  has  also  increased  over  1  percent  for  the  quarter  and  over  3  percent  for  the  year  to  date.    The  numbers  are  now  steadily  increasing  after  an  initial  boom  towards  the  end  of  2012.    With  this  steady  growth  it  appears  that  it  is  a  good  time  to  buy  in  the  multifamily  market.    Some  have  expressed  concern  of  overbuilding  being  an  issue  but  Parsons  has  stifled  these  concerns  explaining  that  overbuilding  has  only  been  unique  to  specific  markets.    Moreover  “construction  has  essentially  flat-­‐lined”  allowing  the  multifamily  market  to  remain  currently  sustainable.    

Why  so  sustainable?    Parsons  and  others  believe  with  job  growth  being  populated  more  so  by  recent  college  graduates  and  young,  unmarried  adults  translates  to  more  renters  than  owners.    Parsons  calls  these  individuals  “Gen  Y  renters”  and  sees  many  developments  tailored  to  this  group.    This  allows  some  experts  to  not  only  believe  the  multifamily  market  is  sustainable  but  expect  a  steady  increase  until  the  end  of  2016.    So  will  the  market  dry  out  and  is  it  stable?    With  interest  rates  at  record  lows  in  some  instances  and  the  ability  to  refinance  in  early  stages  as  well  as  

the  option  to  pay  cash,  now  is  a  perfect  time  to  buy.    Multifamily  will  consistently  be  a  good  choice  in  the  future  as  it  is  the  sector  leading  currently  in  the  realm  of  commercial  real  estate.    To  be  worried  about  market  sustainability  will  always  be  a  constant  but  as  it  stands  all  signs  point  to  positive  experiences  in  the  multifamily  sector  nationwide.    Giro  Katsimbrakis  has  twenty  years  worth  of  real  estate  industry  experience.  He  began  as  a  leasing  agent  for  Kiska  Developers  in  New  York  City,  and  quickly  worked  his  way  up  the  company  ladder  to  Director  of  Sales.  After  bringing  the  company  out  of  the  red  and  expanding  its  office  to  over  twenty  agents,  he  started  his  own  commercial  and  residential  real  estate  company,  East  River  Properties.  After  taking  over  the  Las  Vegas  and  Arizona  markets,  Giro  Katsimbrakis  relocated  to  the  Dallas/Fort  Worth  area  and  founded  DPW  Properties,  which  he  is  currently  in  the  process  of  expanding  nationwide.  Throughout  his  long  and  successful  career,  Giro  has  rehabbed  over  four  hundred  properties,  and  bought  and  sold  millions  of  dollars  worth  of  real  estate.