Stronger Start For Multifamily

Question:

How does "gentrification" affect multifamily investment opportunities?

Answer:

Gentrification can significantly impact multifamily investment opportunities by increasing property values, rental rates, and overall demand as neighborhoods experience economic revitalization, improved infrastructure, and new retail or employment growth. For investors, this often creates opportunities for value-add strategies, rent growth, and long-term appreciation; however, it can also bring higher acquisition costs, increased competition, community resistance, political scrutiny, and stricter regulations such as rent control or affordable housing requirements. Additionally, social displacement concerns may influence local policy decisions, affecting underwriting assumptions and risk profiles. Successful multifamily investors in gentrifying areas typically balance potential upside with regulatory awareness, community engagement, and careful market timing to mitigate risks while capturing growth.

New CFTC Chairman Michael Selig on How to Regulate Prediction Markets

We’re entering a world where odds exist on almost everything — from the outcome of the Super Bowl to details like the first song performed at halftime — and while it may look like gambling, many prediction markets fall under CFTC oversight. In this episode, we speak with new CFTC Chairman Michael Selig, nominated by President Trump and sworn in last December, about his regulatory philosophy, why these contracts are treated as financial instruments, the tension with state gambling laws that restrict sports betting, and whether crypto-driven products like perpetual futures could soon reach traditional markets.