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After several years of record apartment construction, the multifamily market is entering a new phase as slowing deliveries begin to restore landlords’ pricing power, according to Marcus & Millichap. Multifamily completions are projected to fall nearly 34% year-over-year in 2026, dropping to their lowest level since 2014, Peter Standley, managing director and national division leader for multifamily at Marcus & Millichap, said in a research video. At the same time, fewer major markets are experiencing elevated construction activity, reducing one of the primary headwinds that have weighed on apartment fundamentals in recent years. “The question investors are... Read more
National Rent Growth Trends National multifamily rent growth accelerated again in July, with both annual and short-term measures reaching their strongest levels in...
Renters can get an average of 703 square feet of apartment space nationwide for a $1,500 monthly budget, according to a new analysis from RentCafe. However, in nearly...
CoStar and Apartments.com have released the latest update on U.S. multifamily vacancy trends, showing improving market conditions as apartment demand continues to...
KEY TAKEAWAYS US renter mobility has dropped, with only 37% expecting to move in three years—down from 57% in 2014, per New York Fed data. Mortgage affordability...
What Happened: Consumer prices rose 0.1% in July and rose 3.4% year-over-year, according to data released this morning by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Both figures landed exactly in line with consensus forecasts. After months of volatile, energy-driven swings in both directions, July is the first report in 2026 to confirm what markets expected. Shelter rose 0.1% for the month, the same pace as June, but accounted for roughly two-thirds of the total monthly increase. In a month where headline CPI itself rose just 0.1%, that share reflects the absence of other meaningful price pressures as much as it does shelter’s persistence. Energy continued to ease, declining 1.5% in July... Read more
Single-family rental (SFR) rent growth accelerated in the Northeast and Midwest, home to eight of 10 leading markets in the first half of 2026. Buffalo, NY, outpaced...
Apartments.com, an industry-leading online marketplace of CoStar Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSGP), published its latest report on multifamily rent trends for July 2026. U.S....
KEY TAKEAWAYS Over 16% of US stabilized apartments offered concessions in June 2026, near post-2014 highs. The average concession discount jumped to 11.1%, the deepest...
Multifamily operators are quietly rethinking what amenities are for, and the math is starting to look very different. For years, the amenity playbook in multifamily was...
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