Western region

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...

Tracking rents is important for understanding the dynamics of the housing market. For example, the sharp increase in rents helped me deduce that there was a surge in household formation in 2021 (September 2021:...

Proposition 33, the latest attempt to open the door to rent control in California, went down to defeat Tuesday. It was supported by only 38.4 percent of the voters compared to the 61.6 percent...

The White House and the Republican National Committee agree on one thing at least: The sale of surplus federal land could help alleviate a crushing shortage of affordable housing. Proposals to sell federal land to...

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...

Moody’s Analytics associate director and economist Nick Villa gazes into his crystal ball to determine which markets will see the highest apartment rent growth in 2025.He leans on Moody’s Q3 2024 Preliminary...