Tag: multifamily starts
Multifamily starts forecast revised lower
Fannie Mae’s September housing forecast calls for fewer multifamily housing starts in 2024 and 2025 than in last month’s forecast. The downward revision follows...
Multifamily completions surge in August
The Census Bureau’s new residential construction report stated that multifamily completions leapt to a multiyear high in August. However, multifamily starts fell despite higher...
Outlook for multifamily starts brightens
Fannie Mae’s August housing forecast calls for a higher level of multifamily housing starts in 2024 than predicted in last month’s forecast. This is...
Up-and-down multifamily housing construction stats move lower in July
The Census Bureau’s new residential construction report stated that multifamily permits and completions were down sharply in July after popping higher in June. However,...
Higher growth for multifamily starts predicted
Fannie Mae’s July housing forecast calls for higher levels of multifamily housing starts in 2024 and 2025 than in their two most recent past...
Multifamily housing construction bounces back from May lows
The Census Bureau’s new residential construction report for June stated that multifamily permits, starts, and completions were all up from May’s depressed levels. In...
Multifamily starts predicted to pick up in 2025
Fannie Mae’s May economic forecast calls for multifamily housing starts to reach their low point in Q2 2024 and then to rise, if unevenly,...
Multifamily housing construction stats lower across the board
The Census Bureau’s new residential construction report for May showed weakness in all areas of multifamily housing construction. Permits, starts, units under construction and...
Forecast: multifamily starts lower as interest rates to remain high
Fannie Mae’s May economic forecast calls for multifamily housing starts to decline through the end of 2024 before slowly recovering in 2025 despite persistently...
Mixed month for multifamily housing construction
The Census Bureau’s new residential construction report for April showed multifamily permits were lower, starts rebounded higher and completions remained about the same. Note that,...
Fannie Mae sees lower multifamily starts as inflation persists
Fannie Mae’s April economic forecast calls for multifamily housing starts to decline modestly through the end of 2025. Single-family housing starts are expected to...
March is a down month for multifamily housing construction
The Census Bureau’s new residential construction report for March showed multifamily permits were flat for the month, and that was the relative bright spot....
Fannie Mae lowers housing starts forecasts on higher interest rates
Fannie Mae’s March economic forecast calls for multifamily housing starts to decline modestly through the end of 2025. Single-family housing starts are expected to...
Multifamily completions hit 50 year high
The Census Bureau’s new residential construction report for February showed multifamily construction unit completions continuing their recent surge. In addition, both multifamily permits and...
Fannie Mae predicts a soft landing for economy
Fannie Mae’s February economic forecast calls for a steady decline in inflation while both GDP growth and employment growth remain positive, if subdued. The...