While the residential market is buzzing with activity the small multifamily market, namely 2-4 plexes are still difficult to sell but activity and sales are up even though much of the sales are REO properties. In this weeks articles we have a wide range of topics which we wrote about. The first articles how worried some apartment associations are about the government helping people buy homes. 1. Cheap Homes And Accessible Loans Means There Is Additional Pressure On Apartment Owners. In the second article we talk about some basics of buying a small multifamily property. This is a good primer for a beginner investor considering investing in multifamily properties, its not a scare of article rather a be conscious article. 2. 4 Basics of Buying a Phoenix Multifamily Investment Property. The next two articles cover management issues but also include an article about how to get the rents in a given market. This is done with a rental survey. I you do one then you will find out some of the frustrations tenants go through - we cover that in article 3. 3. Making It Difficult For Prospective Tenants. 4. What Is The Rent In A Market? Where Do You Get That Information. The last article covers an NAR (National Association of Realtors) overview of the commercial market, including multifamily which has better prospects then some other commercial sectors. 5. Commercial Markets Eroded By Current Economy But Multifamily Is Fairly Positive | 
