Thursday, February 20, 2025

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Class B apartments lead occupancy increases

Apartment occupancy has increased across all three asset classes lead by Class B, despite a 50-year-high wave of new apartment deliveries, according to RealPage Analytics. Seven consecutive quarters of record new apartment...

Buy multifamily – market conditions favor investment

Now is the time to buy multifamily, said Peter Standley, director of Marcus & Millichap's multifamily division, while discussing the state of industry on October 7. He discussed the impact of new...

The U.S. does not have a housing shortage

The word “shortage” has a very specific meaning. It refers to the inability to purchase a good at the current market price (or at any price). Rent control, which restricts the legal price of...

Results matter

Snapshots and soundbites are used to describe politics. Makes sense. The subconscious mind constantly scans the landscape for the most important thing: The path to prosperity, stability and opportunity. And of course, a single...
High-income millennials and Gen Zers are choosing Class A apartments over home ownership. Is it a lifestyle choice or the economy?

INFOGRAPHIC: A luxury vibe

High-income millennials and Gen Zers are choosing Class A apartments over home ownership. Is it a lifestyle choice or the economy? National Class A rents average $660 to $2,000 below the average monthly mortgage Hospitality-focused apartments Class...
Often considered the slowest growing region in the U.S., the Midwest has recently shown surprising improvements, both in the performance of its multifamily markets and in the resilience of the region’s economy. The outperformance comes amid a volatile economic backdrop—the Midwest’s relative stability is one of the region’s defining features and highlights its importance in any multifamily portfolio.

New metrics make Midwest investment attractive

  Recently, the Midwest has shown surprising growth and economic resilience, making this region an attractive candidate for multifamily development, investment and general interest. Often considered the slowest growing region in the U.S., the Midwest has...
The council just approved a ban on websites that offer data about local rental markets and help landlords set their rents. The council blames these tools for exploding housing costs.

San Francisco city council targets free speech to cover up its own housing failures

The San Francisco city council is smashing the mirror because it doesn’t like the face staring back at it. The council just approved a ban on websites that offer data about local rental markets and...
According to a 2021 study by the University of California, Los Angeles and U.C. Berkeley, over one-third of public school employees are “rent-burdened,” meaning housing costs consume more than 30 percent of their income. The issue is particularly severe for food service workers, more than half of whom are affected.

California to turn unused school land into millions of housing units

In an effort to address a lack of housing that officials say has contributed to a shrinking teaching workforce, the California Department of Education is planning on converting undeveloped school lots into affordable housing. State...
Absorption rates have notably risen from 118,000 units in the first quarter to 166,000 in the second, fostering optimism among industry experts about a potential shift from decelerating fundamentals to a growth phase.

Market set for recovery

The multifamily housing market is showing promising signs of recovery, with recent data from CoStar Group revealing a significant increase in demand and stabilization of vacancy rates. Absorption rates have notably risen from 118,000 units...
Would a YIMBY building boom rejuvenate urban family life or produce sterile, megacity hellscapes?

The housing theory of childless cat ladies

Would a YIMBY building boom rejuvenate urban family life or produce sterile, megacity hellscapes? Housing Boom = Baby Bust? America’s low birth rate is in the news again, thanks largely to Vice Presidential candidate Sen. J.D....

Apartment market fundamentals stabilized in July, reports RealPage

According to data from RealPage Analytics, apartment fundamentals stabilized in July. Rent growth and occupancy remained relatively steady during the month. National occupancy was 94.2 percent for the third straight month, which...

Increasing apartment supply is slowing new lease-up velocity

Increasing apartment supply is slowing new lease-up velocity, said Madera Residential head of investment strategy and research Jay Parsons. Leasing velocity for newly built apartments is at its slowest pace in recent...

Surging demand in Q2 2024 helps stabilize occupancy and rent growth

Surging demand in Q2 2024 helps stabilize occupancy and rent growth and narrow the gap between supply and demand, according to RealPage Market Analytics. RealPage market analyst Carl Whittaker thinks this is...

Professionally managed apartments report lower vacancies than the broader market

Professionally managed apartments report lower vacancies than the broader market, according to data from RealPage and the U.S. Census Bureau. Since 2010, the professionally managed segment of the multifamily industry has averaged five...
The sticky combination of heat and high humidity

The sticky combination of heat and high humidity

Extreme weather alerts in a community communications program is an operational baseline. Extreme weather warnings can help residents understand their risk and protect themselves, which is especially important for small children and older adults,...
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