An Update on Rent Growth
With winter in the rearview mirror, so too are the monthly declines in national average effective rent – for the time being.
With winter in the rearview mirror, so too are the monthly declines in national average effective rent – for the time being.
Perhaps most notable among many important developments for multifamily in the first quarter, the deluge of new supply has begun.
It has been a fairly challenging winter for the multifamily industry, and it has been Gateway markets that have been slightly more resilient.
After two consecutive months in negative territory, national average effective rent change in January managed to get back to zero.
It’s a new year, but some of the challenges for the multifamily industry that played a role in 2022 have come along for the ride.
Persistently low demand and a very active construction pipeline have combined to send national average occupancy to its pre-pandemic level.
Multifamily rent growth finally lost some steam in recent months, long after apartment demand had cooled. But, the change has not been uniform.
For the first half of 2022, multifamily was still benefitting from the effects of a historic 2021 – that changed in the third quarter.
Strong in-migration markets over the last few years are well-represented among those with the most active construction pipelines.