Through October 2011, we now have had three consecutive months of positive job growth on both sides of the Bay, after 44 straight months of negative job growth in the East Bay. Nationally, it is the first time that Bay Area regions are in the top five for job growth. San Jose has been #1 in the country for quite a while but now San Francisco has sprinted to #5. These are very significant developments for the Greater Oakland apartment market.

How and why cap rates are used

For experienced owners, “Cap Rates” and “GRM” are common terms and most investors understand them intrinsically. However, I come across more and more buyers who are asking about how and why Cap Rates are used.

A practical approach to increasing an apartment building’s return on equity

PowerPoint presentation by Rental Housing Association of Northern Alameda County