Mortgage Lending Key to Outlook for Multifamily REITs

In the latest episode of The REIT Report: NAREIT’s Weekly Podcast, Britton Costa of Fitch Ratings discussed how developments in the housing and mortgage markets are affecting the multifamily REIT sector.

Costa described Fitch’s outlook for the housing market this year as “fairly positive.” Prices for single-family housing should approach previous market highs, according to Costa, but the underlying values will be more sustainable.

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