Development. Acquisition. Financing. Recapitalization. Disposition.
CBRE Multifamily is the trusted advisor for every point in the investment cycle. We know every stage of an asset life cycle, with expert investment and financing strategies to help you when you need it. We maximize value at any scale, from a $5 million asset to a $5 billion portfolio. And we close deals with certainty so you can move on opportunity.Our Services
CBRE Multifamily is the industry leader in the acquisition and disposition of multifamily properties, using deep expertise, unmatched data and trusted relationships to anticipate trends, command capital and maximize returns for our clients. We have been #1 in U.S. Multifamily sales every year since 2011.
Services offered include:
- Acquisitions and dispositions
- Consulting
- Portfolio planning and sales
- Valuations
- Property marketing
- Market research
Maximize your financing options with deep connectivity to diverse capital sources around the globe and experience across all loan types. Our fully integrated platform provides seamless access to Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae and FHA financing programs, in addition to a deep capital network including correspondent life companies, banks and institutional lenders.
Lending products offered include:
- Permanent financing
- Bridge loans
- Construction financing
- Small balance lending
- Mezzanine debt
- Structured equity
Our real estate investment banking business is the industry’s leading provider of advisory and financing in private and public markets. As a FINRA-registered broker/dealer, we combine global institutional investor connections with Multifamily advisory expertise to drive results.
Solutions we offer:
- Private Funds Group
- M&A Advisory
- Private Capital Advisory
- Equity and Debt Capital Markets
CBRE Loan Services provides expert and efficient loan administration services tailored to the specific needs of our Multifamily clients. Our portfolio consists of construction, bridge, bilateral and structured debt instruments of multiple asset types.
CBRE Loan Services identifies the risks and opportunities in a portfolio using complete, organized and integrated loan and property data and documents, collected and maintained by CBRE’s knowledgeable multifamily and loan servicing professionals. Our unique platform of embedded specialty professionals grants us the expert ability to product the best outcome for a portfolio and capitalize on our experience while maximizing people, time and money.
CBRE Research delivers authoritative global thought leadership and deep local market intelligence to clients and colleagues around the world. Powered by the industry’s leading data and analytics platform and the forecasting strength of CBRE Econometric Advisors, our 500 researchers deploy expertise across property types, industries and economies to deliver results for investors and occupiers.
Backed by the power of the global CBRE Research team, the CBRE Multifamily Research team specializes in content relevant to investors, owners, and operators of multifamily housing. Whether it’s supply, demand, rents, vacancies, or cap rates – CBRE Multifamily Research is on hand with the latest insights.
Our valuation, appraisal and consulting experts utilize premier market data and insights to provide the most accurate multifamily and residential valuation and advisory services across the globe.
Lending products offered include
- Property and portfolio appraisals
- Market and feasibility studies
- Evaluations (alternative valuations)
- Financial and tax reporting
- Litigation support and testimony
- Right-of-way and eminent domain
- Institutional fund valuations
Our project management professionals deliver residential improvement projects from end-to-end from consulting through the design and build-out and activation of the site all the way through the formal close-out and hand-off to operations, optimizing value and minimizing risk.
Learn more about our project and program management services
Residential Agency offers a full range of residential real estate services, including property sales, residential leasing, development consultancy, domestic and international project marketing across Asia Pacific (APAC) and Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Our international team help clients build, buy and sell residential homes all around the world.
Why Choose CBRE Multifamily?
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One team. Connected for you.
We cover you everywhere with a collaborative team connected across the nation. No gaps in geography. No learning curve anywhere. Wherever you start, one call connects you to the right people, whether you need feet on the street locally or outreach to buyers globally.
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We fit your needs.
Any multifamily opportunity. Any scale. We listen to you and look at what you tell us through a world of data points. Then we solve the problem, taking a top-down, bottom-up approach to create the right solution for any obstacle and each transaction.
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The power of our platform.
We move more global capital around the world and into the United States than any other firm. Our reach and relationships link you to capital in every market across the globe. We pair that high deal volume with peerless buyer intelligence, for timely, targeted transactions.
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With a dedicated team of professionals, we provide investment sales, debt and structured finance, and investment banking services for owners and investors in affordable housing.
We answer the growing call for build-to-rent housing with expert solutions that support the success of owners and developers as well as buyers, lenders, and capital sources.
Find opportunities in manufactured housing and recreational vehicle communities with our investment sales, debt and structured finance and valuation services.
We offer a fully integrated platform of dedicated senior housing investment sales, debt and structured finance, investment banking, and valuation services.
We specialize in the acquisition, disposition, and valuation of institutional and private capital student housing assets.
Multifamily Insights
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Renter demand outpaced new deliveries in Q4, lowering the overall multifamily vacancy rate to 4.9%—slightly below its long-run average of 5.0%.
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Brief | Intelligent Investment
Multifamily Underwriting Assumptions Mostly Unchanged in Q4
January 23, 2025
Underwriting assumptions for both core and value-add multifamily assets were mostly unchanged in Q4.
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James Millon, President U.S. Debt and Structured Finance, joins the capital markets conversation to talk about his view on markets in 2025.
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With continued solid fundamentals, multifamily is the most preferred asset class for commercial real estate investors in 2025.
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Article | Intelligent Investment
Resilience and Opportunity: The Future of Affordable Housing Investment
November 18, 2024
In this episode of Capital Markets Conversations, Armand Tiberio, Vice Chairman of the CBRE Affordable Housing team, discusses the current state of the affordable housing market and where the best opportunities are in 2025.
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Brief | Intelligent Investment
Core and Value-Add Multifamily Metrics Improve in Q3
October 28, 2024
CBRE Research is pleased to announce the expansion of its quarterly Multifamily Underwriting Survey in Q3.
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BTR residential development is helping to alleviate the nation’s housing shortage.
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Many multifamily markets that have seen the most growth in new supply, and consequently the most negative effective rent growth, may be recovering soon.
Multifamily Local Market Insights
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Annual rent growth remains strong while vacancy remains low in the Omaha market
Capital Markets Insights
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Brief | Intelligent Investment
Capital Watch: Increased Investment Expected Despite Bond Market Volatility
March 26, 2025
Surprisingly, short- and long-term interest rates, which have a profound effect on commercial real estate investment activity, have not been moving in tandem like they usually do.
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Hotel markets worldwide expected to see improvement in 2025 with RevPAR growth in the US, Europe, and Asia-Pacific regions.
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President Trump has imposed tariffs of up to 25% on certain goods from America’s top two trading partners—Mexico and Canada—and has levied an additional 10% tariff on goods from China, the country’s third-largest trading partner.
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Total cross-regional capital flows to North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific in H2 2024 increased by 31% year-over-year to $US37 billion.
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Brief | Intelligent Investment
Economic Watch: Inflation Remains Above Fed Target But Lower Than Expected
March 12, 2025
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased by 0.2% in February to an annual rate of 2.8%, less than expectations of 2.9% and down from 3.0% January.
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Brief | Intelligent Investment
Economic Watch: February Job Growth Weaker Than Expected But Still Healthy
March 7, 2025
The U.S. added 151,000 jobs in February, short of an expected 170,000. Job growth in December and January was revised down by a total of 2,000.
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Cap rates continue to hold steady, with trends varying across sectors and strategies. Sales volume is expected to trend upward during 2025.
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The Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased to 3.0% on an annual basis in January versus expectations of 2.9%.
Capital Markets Conversations
CBRE research and transaction professionals come together to share timely insights and on-the-ground intelligence to inform your decisions.
Multifamily Leadership
Kelli Carhart
Executive Managing Director
Kyle Draeger
Senior Managing Director
Regional Leadership
Asher C. Gunter
Vice Chairman | Southwest Region
Daniel Baker
Vice Chairman | Central Region
Shea Campbell
Vice Chairman | Southeast Region
Research
Matt Vance
Vice President and Americas Head of Multifamily Research
