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Research & Trends

Does the U.S. Apartment Market Still have a Prime Leasing Season?

Insights

Insights

RealPage Economy Express Episode 27

Research & Trends

Major Themes in 1st Quarter Earnings Calls from Multifamily REITs

Apartment Occupancy Ticks Up for the First Time Since Early 2022

Comparing 1st Quarter Rent Growth to Normal Seasonal Behavior

Lease-Up Demand is Solid, But it Doesn’t Feel Like It

Research & Trends

Local Markets

Once-Strong Apartment Fundamentals in Portland Slump Among Nation’s Weakest

Checking in on the Dallas Apartment Market Under Record Supply

South Florida Rents Rise Dramatically Since COVID, While Bay Area Stagnates

Slow Inventory Expansion Keeps Apartment Market Fundamentals Afloat in Chicago

Local Markets

Student Housing

April Pre-Lease Rate Runs Above Average, But Below All-Time High

As Back-Half of Pre-Lease Season Begins, Occupancy Stays Strong

Strong Pre-Leasing Early in Season Points to Mild Second Half for Student Housing

February Pre-Lease Rate Falls Below Year-Ago Figure

Student Housing

Supply Trends

Chicago Claims Most Balanced Supply/Demand Relationship Nationwide

Multifamily Starts Plunge in March, Indicating When Supply Wave Could Taper

Annualized Permits and Starts Increase in February

Multifamily Permitting Falls 9% in January

February 28, 2024

Supply Trends

Demand Influencers

U.S. Job Gains Dip to Six-Month Low in April

New York Returns as Top Job Gain Market

U.S. Labor Market Remains Historically Strong

Post-Revision Metro Job Gains Slow Further

Demand Influencers

Insights

Recent Supply High Softens Apartment Fundamentals in Albuquerque

High Supply Submarkets Log Deepest Rent Cuts in Class B and C Stock

West Region Inventory Growth Trails U.S. Average

Major Markets that Have Not Recovered from COVID Job Losses

Insights

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