Demand Outpaces New Supply as Multifamily Markets Shift Toward Balance

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The multifamily market is showing continued improvement as new construction slows and renter demand holds up. After two years of elevated deliveries, demand is increasingly outpacing new supply across several markets. The improvement is evident across BAM Capital’s core markets. Kansas City continues to stand out for strong demand and rent growth, while Indiana is […]

Passive Multifamily Investing for Business Owners

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As a business owner, you’ve poured your heart and soul into your business. Maybe you built it from the ground up, or it’s a company that’s been passed down through generations. Either way, it represents years of work and sacrifice and plays a big role in both your livelihood and your wealth. For many business […]

Commercial Real Estate Returns By Property Type

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Commercial real estate is often treated as a single asset class, but return characteristics vary significantly by property type.  Multifamily, industrial, retail, and office sectors operate under different demand drivers, lease structures, and economic sensitivities, which can influence both income stability and long-term appreciation. Commercial Real Estate Returns by Property Type: Side-by-Side Comparison The table […]

How to Evaluate a Multifamily Investment Property

Multifamily opportunities often look similar at first glance, but outcomes depend on the details uncovered during due diligence. This guide explains how to evaluate a multifamily investment property using a structured due diligence framework that investors can apply across opportunities. A Step-By-Step Due Diligence Framework For Accredited Investors Before getting into a step-by-step guide on […]

A Complete Guide to Passive Real Estate Investing for Doctors

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As a physician, you’ve spent years building a career that demands an extraordinary amount of time, training, and dedication. But even with a rewarding and potentially high-income career, finding the time to focus on building wealth outside of your practice can be difficult. By the time you finish medical school, residency, and possibly fellowship, you […]

Insights by Ivan | Where We Go From Here

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Expensive Markets, Concentrated Portfolios, and the Case for Owning Housing Dear Partners, I want to use this letter to step back from the quarter-to-quarter updates and talk about the bigger picture: what the next decade of returns is likely to look like from here, how the wealthiest families in the country have positioned for it, […]

Outsourced vs. In-House: How Property Management Models Impact NOI

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Why Vertical Integration Can Be Key to Unlocking Value in Multifamily Real Estate Imagine it’s 2 a.m. on a Saturday, and a pipe bursts on the third floor of an apartment building, leaking water into the units below. In a traditional third-party managed property, an emergency call may go to an off-site answering service or […]

Alternative Investments to Stocks and Bonds

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Alternative investments include a wide range of asset classes, from income-producing real estate and private credit to more speculative strategies like venture capital and thematic investing. These investments behave very differently across returns, volatility, liquidity, and income potential. This guide compares alternative investments to stocks and bonds across the factors that matter most in portfolio […]

What the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act Means for Single-Family Investors

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The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, which became law on July 11, 2026, includes a new restriction on certain large institutional investors purchasing additional single-family homes. While the law does not directly target most individual investors, it is an important development for anyone who has considered single-family rentals as an investment. While single-family investing […]

July 2026 Multifamily Market Outlook: Midwest Markets Continue to Outperform

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The multifamily market continues to adjust as new supply is absorbed and market conditions begin to stabilize. National rent growth remains modest as markets with high levels of new supply work to absorb recently completed apartments. But the national picture doesn’t tell the whole story. Several of BAM Capital’s core markets are outperforming the national […]