Entries by Brittany Campbell-Koch

Cincinnati named one of nation’s hottest rental markets for 6th month in a row

Cincinnati named one of nation’s hottest rental markets for 6th month in a row – The Queen City is the fourth-most-coveted market for apartment renters in the U.S., RentCafe’s November rental activity report found, marking the sixth month in a row Cincinnati has been among the top 10 cities that are attractive to renters. The draw […]

Multifamily loans will face a critical test in 2024 and beyond

Multifamily loans will face a critical test in 2024 and beyond – The U.S. apartment market absorbed 90,827 units in the third quarter, according to RealPage Inc. While that’s an improvement from the negative absorption seen throughout 2022, the approximately 1 million apartments under construction nationally as of the third quarter is still outpacing demand […]

Developer Nick Johnson plans new, market-rate housing in the West End

Developer Nick Johnson plans new, market-rate housing in the West End – BOC Development plans a $2.7 million project, with five new three-story townhomes on six existing vacant lots in the southeast corner of Freeman Avenue and Findlay Street at 1722-1730 Freeman Ave. “One thing we hope to accomplish is bring a balance in our […]

Cincinnati’s largest developments applying for over $89 million in state tax credits

Cincinnati’s largest developments applying for over $89 million in state tax credits – Five projects in the Cincinnati region applied for the latest round of Ohio’s transformational mixed-use development (TMUD) tax credit program The TMUD program provides tax credits to help finance new construction or the renovation of vacant buildings in mixed-use projects that are […]

Prosper Communities leads $1.4M renovation of Ravine Apartments in Silverton

Prosper Communities leads $1.4M renovation of Ravine Apartments in Silverton – Prosper Communities held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday, Nov. 3, for the Ravine Apartments, a 24-unit apartment community located at 6917-6919 Montgomery Road. The Ravine was formerly a motel built in 1961, according to Prosper’s principal, DJ Hume. In its lifetime, the building was renovated […]

Cincinnati City Council candidates open to helping fund new arena

Cincinnati City Council candidates open to helping fund new arena – There is continued chatter about a new facility to replace Heritage Bank Center, with Visit Cincy, the Ohio side of the river’s convention and visitors bureau, and its chairman, FC Cincinnati co-CEO Jeff Berding, pushing for a study of potential locations and costs. No […]

Build-to-rent, single-family rental markets shift gears in unique housing market

Build-to-rent, single-family rental markets shift gears in unique housing market – Gene Garcia, a real estate senior analyst and principal at RSM, said single-family rentals became particularly attractive to millennials during the pandemic, and as work-from-home and other trends have held steady, demand for those units has remained “sticky.” For many would-be homebuyers, a single-family […]