Sunbelt

Multifamily analysts predict supply will continue to exceed demand this year, keeping vacancy elevated and putting downward pressure on rents. So far in 2024, U.S. multifamily completions are outpacing new starts at...

Affordability is re-emerging as a tailwind for market-rate apartments. One takeaway from data discussed on a RealPage podcast this week is that rent-to-income ratios have returned to pre-pandemic levels, suggesting affordability issues...

Multifamily concession offerings are on the rise nationally as rent growth slows. According to Fannie Mae, almost 21 percent of multifamily units were offering concessions averaging five percent as of Q2 2024. The return...

Multifamily oversupply conditions are improving, but not out of the woods yet. The good news is that some relief is expected by 2025, but Sunbelt markets may take 12 to 18 months...

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...

Apartment occupancy held steady in May, marking the seventh straight month in which occupancy remained at or above 94.1 percent. Rent change fundamentals also remained steady, solidifying the idea that the nation...

Confidence has returned to a small segment of the multifamily arena forecasting an end to the supply glut that has stymied both development and acquisitions over the past several years. Apartment REITs...

download pdf Hybrid work is likely here to stay. This shift isn’t just changing lifestyles—it’s also affecting commercial spaces. Office vacancy rates post-COVID shot up almost overnight, and they remain near 20 percent nationwide, the...

Ed Glaeser is perhaps the pre-eminent urban economist working today, and I’ve cited his work repeatedly when looking at land-use restrictions and burdens on new development. So I was very interested to see he’s coauthored...

The multifamily investment outlook remains bullish, but the floodgates will not burst open with deal flow this year. That is the takeaway from the National Multifamily Housing Council’s (NMHC) annual conference, according...