This week’s roundup highlights cost-burdened renters, NMHC’s annual renter preferences report and multifamily construction patterns. First, Novogradac reports that the number of households headed by those age 65 and older that are cost-burdened has reached an all-time high of 10 million, with this age group lacking access to affordable housing options, according to a Harvard [...]
This week’s roundup offers insights on the metros with the happiest renters, third-quarter 2019 multifamily investment trends and cities that experienced strong prime leasing seasons this year. First, Point2 Homes ranked the 150 largest U.S. metros to determine the most dynamic cities, based on factors such as education and training, business opportunities and technological advances. [...]
This week’s roundup highlights housing affordability, the rental inventory mix in Los Angeles and investors’ thoughts on opportunity zones. First, First American analyzes how mortgage rates and wage growth have impacted housing affordability and home prices in 2019. Next, Apartment List delivers its rent report for November, noting that apartment rents have remained essentially flat [...]
This week’s roundup offers insights on the nation’s top markets for multifamily investment, renter preferences and how climate risk impacts real estate. First, Arbor’s Chatter blog releases its 2019 Top U.S. Markets for Large Multifamily Investment Report, which ranks the top 50 metros based on investment growth prospects and how lending activity has shifted within [...]
This week’s roundup highlights the nation’s fastest-growing cities, senior housing trends and the widening income inequality among older adults. First, Business Insider takes a look at the cities experiencing the most rapid economic growth, based on a WalletHub analysis of 515 cities of different population sizes. Next, RealPage observes that the almost all of the [...]
This week’s roundup takes a look at apartment occupancy and rent growth, New York City multifamily inventory trends and renter cost burdens. First, MBA reports that U.S. multifamily rent growth and occupancy were strong in the third quarter of 2019, with occupancy climbing to 96.3%. Next, NPR explores the increasing popularity of single-family rentals and [...]
This week’s roundup offers insights on mortgage delinquencies, single-family rental (SFR) affordability and wage growth versus rent growth. First, MBA reports that commercial and multifamily delinquency rates are near record lows due to a strong economy and robust capital. Next, RealPage notes that Class C apartment product has been the national leader for occupancy since [...]
This week’s roundup highlights trends to watch in the real estate industry, apartment supply and demand across markets, and an emerging asset class in seniors housing. First, PwC and the Urban Land Institute’s recently released Emerging Trends in Real Estate 2020 report takes a look at the key factors set to impact real estate and [...]
This week’s roundup offers insights on apartment occupancy, top cities for job growth and high-skill millennials’ rental preferences. First, RealPage reports that the nation’s top 150 largest multifamily markets had a 96.3% average occupancy rate in August, the highest rate since 2000 . Next, CityLab notes that while many markets have increased their multifamily construction [...]
This week’s roundup takes a look at apartment construction, mortgage originations and opportunity zones. First, NAHB analyzes U.S. metro areas with increasing or decreasing levels of building activity, noting that core counties of smaller metro areas were popular regions for new multifamily supply in the second quarter. Next, Commercial Property Executive reports that multifamily mortgage [...]
