Latest Multifamily Trends

Despite a market significantly cooling from record highs in 2021 and into 2022, the multifamily industry should stay solid, thanks to continued demand and solid fundamentals. Demographics remain a strong fundamental. More

Strong fundamentals continue to drive a robust student housing market nationwide. According to the Yardi Matrix Fourth Quarter Student Housing Report, which tracks more than 200 colleges and universities across the U.S., the industry continued to outperform into the third quarter, with a record number of bedrooms leased in September and rent growth strong. The More

The multifamily market, while still strong, has experienced headwinds in recent times. But disruption tends to refocus rather than restrain opportunity. More

The Federal Reserve’s repeated interest rate hikes to combat inflation continue to impact the multifamily sector, according to the National Multifamily Housing Council’s Quarterly Survey of Apartment Market Conditions. More

While movement on new senior housing construction projects is a little slow right now, investment activity is picking up and is expected to do continue to gain momentum. With some 10,000 Baby Boomers projected to reach retirement age every day through 2030, the demand for senior housing is expected to increase significantly in the coming More

Senior housing development costs have risen sharply over the past two years, with labor and land the primary drivers of higher expenditure, according to recent research by CBRE. CBRE derived data from the valuations of 142 senior housing developments scheduled for delivery. The properties in the data set include independent living, assisted living and memory care More

With further ratcheting up of interest rates by the Federal Reserve, the multifamily market overall is seeing a tentative tapping of the brakes. Nonetheless, those in the know maintain that disruption yields opportunity, and deals are out there — and happening — all over the U.S. For example, RealSource Properties Multifamily REIT not only recently More

Self-storage space has remained an attractive investment as housing markets continue to experience tight conditions, according to Marcus & Millichap’s third quarter Self-Storage National Report. The self-storage sector started second quarter 2022 in a strong position, having increased rental demand during the most challenging period of the pandemic. Currently, more than half of the millennial More

Rent control, long regarded by many in the homebuilding and multifamily industry as misguided government interference, is edging back into official conversations as interest rates – and rents – continue to rise. The nation is already facing a shortage of rental housing. Some 4.3 million new units are needed by 2035 to accommodate the nation’s More

Expect construction lenders to be more selective throughout the rest of the year, whether regarding their lending capabilities in various markets or towards less experienced borrowers and general contractors. Multifamily, SFRs and industrial projects are still the most sought after, but other core commercial properties will also see some construction dollars going forward. In most More