By David Baird - “Multifamily opportunities in 2009 will be abundant.” It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to understand that when tough times hit the for sale sector of the housing market (owner occupied single family homes), that the multifamily/apartment sector is a direct beneficiary. In today’s post I’ll make the case for aggressively pursuing multifamily investments in 2009… 

As the national director of the multifamily practice for Sperry Van Ness, I have more than 30 years of experience including more than 300 completed transactions totaling more than $2 Billion dollars. Suffice it to say, I have been through a few economic cycles and have witnessed the best of burgeoning markets, and the worst of depressed markets. I have one piece of advice for you in 2009: invest in multifamily now…