Market Insights
Everything we do is underpinned by proprietary analytical tools and methodologies – then battletested by an in-house team of research analysts and real estate capital market experts. We believe that this combination provides Amherst Capital with an information advantage and differentiated perspective into the fundamentals driving performance.
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Amherst Capital White Paper Explores Opportunity in Transitional Commercial Real Estate Lending
NEW YORK, April 10, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Amherst Capital has released a new white paper, "Transitional Lending – The Sweet Spot in CRE Investing," which argues that lending in the approximately $50 billion transitional commercial real estate ("CRE") market has the potential to provide a better risk-reward opportunity than other CRE sectors in the current investing environment.
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Transitional Lending - The Sweet Spot in CRE Investing
White Paper - March 2017
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This paper examines the risk-reward associated with investing in stabilized/non-stabilized CRE, and argues that low leverage loans backed by transitional properties are the sweet spot for CRE investing in the current environment. -
"Monday Morning Cup of Coffee: Housing takes center stage at SXSW"
HousingWire - March 2017
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“How do we make real estate sexy like South By Southwest is,” Sean Dobson, chairman and CEO of Amherst Holdings, joked at his company’s session at the renowned conference in Austin. -
Amherst Capital featured in BNY Mellon's 2017 People Report
Trust leads to confident investment decisions. As a trusted name in the market, Amherst Capital Management is offering clients and investors new opportunities to invest in the world’s largest asset class.
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"Credit Restrictions Cost Home Buyers ‘Deal of a Lifetime'"
The Wall Street Journal - December 2016
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"Wall Street as Landlord: Blackstone Going Public with a $10 Billion Bet on Foreclosed Homes"
The Wall Street Journal - December 2016
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Blackstone has said it focused on properties in top school districts that were suitable for families, a strategy shared by rivals who have told investors that tenants in such areas more readily accept rent hikes to avoid moving. Invitation Homes spent more money buying and fixing up its homes—about $172,000, on average—than any of its competitors, Amherst Capital Management estimated in a recent study. -
"Why is Blackstone Moving Ahead with the Invitation Homes IPO Now?"
National Real Estate Investor - December 2016
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In a recent report, researchers with real estate investment management specialist Amherst Capital Management estimated that U.S. single-family homes remain undervalued by about 5.0 percent. As a result, single-family rentals currently have the potential to produce unlevered returns of approximately 7.4 percent and leveraged returns of approximately 13.0 percent over a 10-year period. -
U.S. Single Family Rental - An Emerging Institutional Asset Class
White Paper - November 2016
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Single-family suburban homes have been the mainstay of the U.S. housing market since the post-World War II automobile boom. However, as mortgage credit availability became scarce and homeownership plummeted following the financial crisis, the demand for single-family homes manifested itself in the form of rentals — amplifying the opportunity in the single-family rental (“SFR”) space. This paper examines single-family rentals as an institution-owned, longer-term commercial real-estate (“CRE”), much as apartment and office REITs are viewed. -
"MOVES-Amherst lures back Goodman for mortgage push"
Reuters - November 2015
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Veteran analyst Laurie Goodman is returning to the investment side of the US mortgage market in an advisory role at a new startup called Amherst Capital. -
Amherst Capital expands Originations Team to bolster growing CRE lending business
NEW YORK, Sept. 28, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Amherst Capital expands Originations Team to bolster growing CRE lending business, adds Gabe Boyar.
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Research and Analytics Team
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Sandeep Bordia Head of Research and Analytics
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Laurie Goodman Non-Executive Director of Research and Analytics1
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Jasraj Vaidya Senior Research Analyst
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Aaron Haan Research Analyst
1. Provided through a consulting agreement with Amherst Capital