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Portland Apartment Sales – Aug 17

28 September 2017
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To download the individual sales report, right-click the link below and “Save As”:

<<<Portland Apt Sales – Aug 17 vs Aug 16 >>>

Highlights:

Gross sales dollars Aug 17 YTD = $919M is a 28% DECREASE over Aug 16 YTD = $1267M
$/unit Aug 17 YTD = $172K is a 26% INCREASE over Aug 16 YTD = $137K.
$/SqFt Aug 17 YTD = $198.21 is a 26% INCREASE over Aug 16 YTD = $157.37

What saved Aug 17 sales was one large transaction in Hillsboro that accounted for 62% of the total sales for the month. Inventory is starting to grow. However, properties priced at a premium to market are sitting. If you’d like a financial analysis / valuation using real numbers contact me.

If you’d like more information on:

– Free financial analysis of your property, eMail me for a SAMPLE report. It will be very helpful if you’re making decisions about futures or operations.

– Details/background on individual sales in the report or a breakdown by neighborhood

– Free copy of our 80-page book – Buying, Selling and Operating Apartments Using Financial Analysis

– A very useful financial analysis of your property, call. It will include I&E comparison to neighboring properties along with recent sales and rent comparables.

Please contact me:

Steve Morris | Vice-President
IMG Northwest
1234 SW 18th, Suite 102
Portland, OR 97205
Phone: 503.970.4593
steve@imgnorthwest.com | www.imgnorthwest.com
OR License # 200202054 | WA License # 24512

For the Oregon Real Estate Agency Pamphlet click here.
For the Washington Real Estate Agency Pamphlet click here.

Posted in Apartment Operations, Apartment Selling, Portland, Portland, Salem and Vancouver Apartment Market Issues
Tags: buying, financials, invest, portland, sales, transactions

An unsolicited (or any) Offer – How do I rank/evaluate it?

27 July 2017
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Unsolicited offers sometimes work out for a seller. However, what can you ask yourself to rate if it is a GOOD and SOLID offer worth your time to proceed? Here are some questions to ask yourself, in order:

PRICING – A breath-taking price may be not that high if you haven’t done an analysis on your property lately. In 2013, the average sale was $88,934/unit in 2017 YTD = $161,131/unit or a 16% per year increase. While we don’t anticipate this continuing, do a valuation / financial analysis. Actively marketing the property will get you the best price 99% of the time – Unsolicited offers are seeking opportunities.
EARNEST MONEY – CASH OR NOTE? If you accept a note, a buyer may be able to tie your property up until closing with no cash out of their pocket. Worse, they may be able to tie up multiple properties (as in a 1031 search) this way. Without his cash at risk, the buyer loses a lot of motivation to negotiate with a seller.
EXPOSURE/RESUME – Has the buyer seen your property? Does he own property in town? Does he have a financing reference?
WHEREWITHAL – Is the buyer willing to show proof of funds for a down payment? If he is expecting to get a property for less than 25% down (or a LTV > 75%) that is probably unrealistic.
NEGOTIATION – Assume the first number is not the best offer from a buyer on an unsolicited offer. It may be a good test to see how they react to a counter.

We can do a very thorough financial analysis on your property which will point out how to increase your Net Operating Income. We compare your rents and expenses to neighboring properties to address your priorities. In addition, we provide a valuation with comparable sales to correlate value. eMail me if you’d like a sample report to examine.

Posted in Apartment Buying, Apartment Selling, Apartments - Other Topics, Financing Commercial Property
Tags: buying, financials, invest, note, sales, selling, transactions

Portland Apartment Sales – June 17

27 July 2017
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To download the individual sales report, right-click the link below and “Save As”:

<<<Portland_June17vsJune16_AptSales>>>

Highlights:

Gross sales dollars June 17 YTD = $585M is a 39% DECREASE over June 16 YTD = $953M
$/unit June 17 YTD = $161K is a 17% INCREASE over June 16 YTD = $138K.
$/SqFt June 17 YTD = $183.20 is a 15% INCREASE over June 16 YTD = $158.83

Inventory is starting to grow. However, properties priced at a premium to market are sitting. If you’d like a financial analysis / valuation using real numbers contact me.

If you’d like more information on:

– Free financial analysis of your property, eMail me for a SAMPLE report. It will be very helpful if you’re making decisions about futures or operations.

– Details/background on individual sales in the report or a breakdown by neighborhood

– Free copy of our 80-page book – Buying, Selling and Operating Apartments Using Financial Analysis

– A very useful financial analysis of your property, call. It will include I&E comparison to neighboring properties along with recent sales and rent comparables.

Please contact me:

For the Oregon Real Estate Agency Pamphlet click here.
For the Washington Real Estate Agency Pamphlet click here.

Posted in Apartment Buying, Apartment Selling, Portland, Portland, Salem and Vancouver Apartment Market Issues
Tags: invest, portland, transactions

Portland Apt Market Sales – May 2017

30 June 2017
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To download the individual sales report, right-click the link below and “Save As”:

<<<Portland_May17vsMay16_AptSales>>>

Highlights:

$/unit May 17 YTD = $164K is a 19% increase over May 16 YTD = $139K.
$/SqFt May 17 YTD = $186.93 is a 16% increase over May 16 YTD = $160.57.
May 17 YTD sales = $483M vs. May 16 YTD sales of $903M = -46.5%

The rental market is still strong, but owners are adjusting to the changing political climate and rule changes which will put a limiter on the increase in income (i.e. rents).

Inventory is starting to grow. However, properties priced at a premium to market are sitting. If you’d like a financial analysis / valuation using real numbers contact me.

If you’d like more information on:

– Free financial analysis of your property, eMail me for a SAMPLE report. It will be very helpful if you’re making decisions about futures or operations.

– Details/background on individual sales in the report or a breakdown by neighborhood

– Free copy of our 80-page book – Buying, Selling and Operating Apartments Using Financial Analysis

– A very useful financial analysis of your property, call. It will include I&E comparison to neighboring properties along with recent sales and rent comparables.

Please contact me:

For the Oregon Real Estate Agency Pamphlet click here.
For the Washington Real Estate Agency Pamphlet click here.

Posted in Apartment Buying, Apartment Selling, Portland
Tags: portland, transactions

Portland Apt Market Sales – April 2017

26 May 2017
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To download the individual sales report, right-click the link below and “Save As”:

<<<Portland_Apr17vsApr16_AptSales>>>

Highlights:

$/unit April 17 YTD = $168K is a 22% increase over April 16 YTD = $138K.
$/SqFt April 17 YTD = $186.76 is a 13% increase over April 16 YTD = $165.72.
April 17 YTD sales = $405M vs. April 16 YTD sales of $669M = -40%

The rental market is still strong, but owners are adjusting to the changing political climate and rule changes which will put a limiter on the increase in income (i.e. rents).

I’ve posted a 5 year (2011-2016) Portland apartment sales history on this site. I sort sales by:

County
Neighborhood
Complex Size
Decade Built
Largest sales per county by total sale, $/SqFt and $/Unit

If you’d like more information on:

– Details/background on individual sales in the report or a breakdown by neighborhood

– Free copy of our 80-page book – Buying, Selling and Operating Apartments Using Financial Analysis

– A very useful financial analysis of your property, call. It will include I&E comparison to neighboring properties along with recent sales and rent comparables.

Please contact me:

For the Oregon Real Estate Agency Pamphlet click here.
For the Washington Real Estate Agency Pamphlet click here.

Posted in Apartment Selling, Portland, Portland, Salem and Vancouver Apartment Market Issues
Tags: History, portland, sales, transactions

Portland Apt Sales – March 17

28 April 2017
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To download the individual sales report, right-click the link below and “Save As”:

<<<Portland_Mar17vsMar16_AptSales>>>

Highlights:

$/unit March 17 YTD is a 28% increase over March 16 YTD.
$/SqFt March 17 YTD is a 27% increase over March 16 YTD.
March 17 YTD sales = $382M vs. March 16 YTD sales of $571M = -33%

2017 is off to a slow start in terms of gross sales dollars at $376M (vs. $571M 2016 YTD). The rental market is still relatively strong, but owners are adjusting to the changing political climate and rule changes.

If you have a day, City of Portland gives a very useful annual class. I’ve included topics, class times and sign-up info here:

https://portlandapartmentsales.com/2017/04/21/city-of-portland-landlord-training-spring-2017/

I’ve posted a 5 year (2011-2016) Portland apartment sales history on this site. I sort sales by:

County
Neighborhood
Complex Size
Decade Built
Largest sales per county by total sale, $/SqFt and $/Unit

If you’d like more information on:

– Details/background on individual sales in the report or a breakdown by neighborhood

– Free copy of our 80-page book – Buying, Selling and Operating Apartments Using Financial Analysis

– A very useful financial analysis of your property, call. It will include I&E comparison to neighboring properties along with recent sales and rent comparables.

Please contact me:

For the Oregon Real Estate Agency Pamphlet click here.
For the Washington Real Estate Agency Pamphlet click here.

Posted in Apartment Buying, Apartment Selling, Portland, Portland, Salem and Vancouver Apartment Market Issues
Tags: portland, sales, transactions

Feb 17 – Portland Multi-Unit Sales

30 March 2017
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To download the individual sales report, right-click the link below and “Save As”:

<<<Portland_Feb17vsFeb16_AptSales>>>

Highlights:

$/unit Feb 17 YTD is a 35% increase over Feb 16 YTD.
$/SqFt Feb 17 YTD is a 42% increase over Feb 16 YTD.
Feb 17 YTD sales = $302M vs. Feb 16 YTD sales of $333M

2017 is off to a slow start in terms of gross sales dollars. Be aware $131M of $209M in sales for Feb 17 is from one portfolio (i.e. same buyer and seller) sale with 4 of the individual sales reported in the 4 county area.

There were more larger complexes sold which skews YTD averages. The market is changing with pricing (and rents) giving signs of topping out for the near term.

I’ve posted a 5 year (2011-2016) Portland apartment sales history on this site. I sort sales by:

County
Neighborhood
Complex Size
Decade Built
Largest sales per county by total sale, $/SqFt and $/Unit

Interest rates – The threat of small increases remains, however, with lower unemployment we haven’t seen the wage and general inflation that drives large increases.

If you’d like more information on:

– Details/background on individual sales in the report or a breakdown by neighborhood

– Free copy of our 80-page book – Buying, Selling and Operating Apartments Using Financial Analysis

– A very useful financial analysis of your property, call. It will include I&E comparison to neighboring properties along with recent sales and rent comparables.

Please contact me:

For the Oregon Real Estate Agency Pamphlet click here.
For the Washington Real Estate Agency Pamphlet click here.

Posted in Apartment Buying, Apartment Selling, Portland, Portland, Salem and Vancouver Apartment Market Issues
Tags: portland, sales, transactions

Portland Apt Market Sales 5 year History (2011-2016)

16 March 2017
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Attached is the 5 year (2011-2016) Portland Apartment Market Summary:

<<<<<< IMGNW_2016-2011_PortlandApartmentHistory_March2017 >>>>

Right-click to download the report. It includes 2016 stats and 2011-2016 history of:

2016 Operating Dynamics Trends

2011-2016 5 year history overview

2016 and 2011-2016 New construction overview

2016 Sales By County

2016 and 2011-2016 Sales By Neighborhood ($/unit, $/SqFt and reported CapRate).

2016 and 2011-2016 Sales By Complex Size (<100 units vs. 100+ units)

2016 and 2011-2016 Sales By Decade Built

2016 and 2011-2016 Largest Sales by Gross $ and $/unit

2016 and 2011-2016 Largest Sales by County

If you’d like more information on:

– Details/background on individual sales in the report or a breakdown by neighborhood

– Free copy of our 80-page book – Buying, Selling and Operating Apartments Using Financial Analysis

– A very useful financial analysis of your property, call. It will include I&E comparison to neighboring properties along with recent sales and rent comparables.

Please contact me:

For the Oregon Real Estate Agency Pamphlet click here.
For the Washington Real Estate Agency Pamphlet click here.

Posted in Apartment Buying, Apartment Selling, Apartments - Other Topics, Portland, Portland, Salem and Vancouver Apartment Market Issues
Tags: History, invest, portland, sales, transactions

Dec 16 + FY – Portland Apt Sales

26 January 2017
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To download the individual sales report, right-click the link below and “Save As”:

<<<portland_dec16vsdec15_aptsales>>>

Highlights:

CapRates reported are still in the mid 5% compared to 2015 in the high 5% range.
$/unit Dec 16 YTD is a 15.6% increase over Dec 15 YTD.
$/SqFt Dec 16 YTD is a 10.6% increase over Dec 15 YTD.
Dec 2016 YTD sales = $2922M vs. Dec 2015 YTD sales of $2360M

We are 24% over 2015 Full Year gross sales which is much higher than I would’ve projected in Sept 16. 50% of 2016’s gross dollar sales happened in Oct, Nov and Dec 16.

Dec 16 would’ve been a good year not that long ago (in 2010 to be specific.)

I’ll be posting a 5 year (2011-2016) Portland apartment sales history by mid-Feb, but if you’d like an earlier copy, eMail me. I sort sales by:

County
Neighborhood
Complex Size
Decade Built
Largest sales per county by total sale, $/SqFt and $/Unit

Interest rates have jumped. My conjecture is there’s a sense of impending rate increases driving a burst of large transactions in Oct-Dec 16. Dec 16 had $668M in transactions (vs. $260M in Dec 15).

If you’d like more information on:

– Details/background on individual sales in the report or a breakdown by neighborhood

– Free copy of our 80-page book – Buying, Selling and Operating Apartments Using Financial Analysis

– A very useful financial analysis of your property, call. It will include I&E comparison to neighboring properties along with recent sales and rent comparables.

Please contact me:

For the Oregon Real Estate Agency Pamphlet click here.
For the Washington Real Estate Agency Pamphlet click here.

Posted in Apartment Buying, Apartment Selling, Portland, Portland, Salem and Vancouver Apartment Market Issues
Tags: financials, invest, portland, rates, transactions

Oct 16 – Portland Apartment Sales

4 December 2016
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To download the individual sales report, right-click the link below and “Save As”:

<<<portland_oct16vsoct15_aptsales>>>

Highlights:

CapRates reported are still in the mid 5% compared to 2015 in the high 5% range.
$/unit Oct 16 YTD is a 10.0% increase over Oct 15 YTD.
$/SqFt Oct 16 YTD is a 8.3% increase over Oct 15 YTD.
Oct 2016 YTD sales = $1736M vs. Oct 2015 YTD sales of $1998M

We’re still behind 2015 YTD sales numbers, however, we should be about even with 2015 FullYear gross sales due to a couple of large sales in November.

There is a noticeable slow-down in SFR sales in Portland. We anticipate multi-units will reflect this with pricing and rent pressure moderating compared to 2016 YTD.

Interest rates have jumped. Depending on the extent, this may put pressure on pricing. In any case, for underwriting assume (as of today), loan rates in the mid 4% range (up from low 4% range).

If you’d like more information on:

– Details/background on individual sales in the report or a breakdown by neighborhood

– Free copy of our 80-page book – Buying, Selling and Operating Apartments Using Financial Analysis

– A very useful financial analysis of your property, call. It will include I&E comparison to neighboring properties along recent sales and rent comparables.

Please contact me:

For the Oregon Real Estate Agency Pamphlet click here.
For the Washington Real Estate Agency Pamphlet click here.

Posted in Apartment Buying, Apartment Selling, Portland, Portland, Salem and Vancouver Apartment Market Issues
Tags: financials, portland, transactions

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