Multifamily Marketwatch® Live: Rates, Taxes & the Portland Multifamily Outlook

HFO Multifamily Marketwatch® Live’s 2026 Investor event brings together three perspectives that multifamily owners care about right now. These are the macroeconomy, financing conditions, and real estate tax planning. Economist John W. Mitchell (M&H Economics) frames 2026 as a year of “Disinterment, replay, and resilience.” He focuses on inflation, tariffs, the Federal Reserve, and interest-rate dynamics. Additionally, he covers housing affordability and Oregon’s competitiveness.

Lending Update

Matt Dzbanek (GREA Capital Services) explains what borrowers should expect from lenders in 2026. This includes spreads, private credit, agency liquidity, and the wave of maturities driving refi decisions.

Tax Break Update

Melissa Wall, CPA (Aprio) outlines Opportunity Zone real estate strategies—planning, interest limitation rules, and cost segregation/bonus depreciation—so investors can align buy/sell/hold decisions with today’s rules.

Multifamily Market Update

The program closes with a Portland multifamily market update (pipeline, vacancies, rent growth, and pricing realism) and a fast Q&A on Fed risk, Opportunity Zones vs. 1031 exchanges, refinance preparation, and agency execution.