Stabilized Properties Feeling the Squeeze
Shifting market conditions for the multifamily industry can be clearly seen in how stabilized properties have fared so far this year.
Shifting market conditions for the multifamily industry can be clearly seen in how stabilized properties have fared so far this year.
Apartment demand has softened considerably for the Houston market compared to last year, but strong rent growth has persisted so far.
National monthly average effective rent growth was above 1% again in May, but cracks in momentum may be emerging.
One of the markets in which apartment demand has been resilient so far this year relative to the national cool down has been Orlando.
National average occupancy and rent growth continued to look strong in April, but a continued decline in apartment demand is the story.
Strong rent growth continued in March at the national level, but so did a more recently developed trend – declining apartment demand.
One of the leaders in rent growth over the last year has been the Tampa market, and it appears those gains are beginning to pressure demand.
As part of our look back at 2021, we consider the markets that led the nation in apartment demand for the year.
2021 has been a year of historic apartment demand and rent growth nationally, and Greater Houston certainly has not been an exception.