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...
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...
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...
Size and location are factors in student housing performance
Size and location are factors when it comes to student housing property performance, according to the 2024 Fall report and podcast by Yardi Matrix on November 21. Yardi Matrix expects another great...
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...
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...
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...
Who’s to blame for the affordability crisis?
Who's to blame for the affordability crisis? Jay Parsons, multifamily housing analyst and head of investment strategy and research for Madera Residential, suggests that the media is pointing fingers in the wrong...
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...
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
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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...
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...
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...
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...
Are you dreamscrolling? Three ways to gain control
Beth Martin may be a designer in Charleston, South Carolina, but, in her head, she is in the south of France, touring a 1700s chateau.
Real estate site Zillow is where Martin tends to take...
