Markets that reached supply summits earlier and at more modest levels are now seeing...
In evaluating rent performance among major apartment markets, two key factors emerge: the timing of peak supply and the scale of new inventory at that peak. Data from RealPage Analytics suggests markets...
Analysts predict how multifamily will thrive in 2025
As we enter the New Year, analysts are peering into their crystal balls to predict how multifamily will thrive in 2025.
Yardi Matrix sees the multifamily market poised for modest growth, driven by...
Affordability is re-emerging as a tailwind for market-rate apartments.
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...
Investors see a transitional year for multifamily
Investors responding to Berkadia’s 2025 Investor Sentiment Survey, released in March, see a transitional year for multifamily characterized by uncertainty, with positive signals possible as the year progresses. This outlook is supported...
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...
Student housing preleasing flat while rent growth slows
Student housing preleasing across Yardi 200-tracked universities held steady in March 2025 at 67.1 percent, slightly below the year-ago level of 67.4 percent, while enrollment has grown in primary state schools. However,...
Yardi Matrix looks at student housing trends for Fall 2024
According to the Yardi Matrix Fall 2024 student housing report and webinar, the strong getting stronger is an emerging theme among the Yardi 200. Yardi tracks the performance of 1.15 million student...
Digital ecosystems for modern apartment communities
A key component of having economically sustainable digital infrastructure in apartment buildings is investing in wiring, according to Dan Myers, the president and founder of Dojo Network.
Myers shared his thoughts along with a panel...
Apartment REITs (and some privates) lead new project starts
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...
Student housing sector ends stellar 2024 leasing season
The student housing sector ended a stellar 2024 leasing season, according to the October national student housing report from Yardi Matrix. Preleasing and rent growth both were close to last year’s historic...
Homeownership in America remains resilient
Renter nation? Not yet! says data from U.S. Census Bureau that reveals homeownership in America remains resilient. Again, Jay Parsons, head of investment strategy at Madera Residential, punctures narratives with facts, this...
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...
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...
Rising credit card debt signals challenges ahead for multifamily
Increasing household debt and delinquencies signals challenges ahead for multifamily owners, operators, and renters. Rising credit card debt and high credit-card interest rates make it difficult for renters to make ends meet,...
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...
