The big question on many investors’ minds – “Is a bubble forming in CRE?”

Nearly 19 months after the onset of pandemic lockdowns, adjustments that might once have been predicted to be temporary — working from home, dealing with high package volumes — are still very much influencing the multifamily market and how owners approach attracting and retaining tenants.

The National Multifamily Housing Council’s Quarterly Survey of Apartment Market Conditions for October 2021 show strong and ongoing improvement continues across the multifamily industry.

As evidence that builders are facing the combined headwinds of rising material and labor costs as well as supply chain delays, the pace of multifamily development is down.

The real estate sector is in a strong position to build its way out of the pandemic and take the economy with it

Six of the largest multifamily REITs to have released their earnings reports for the third quarter all reported outperforming their year-to-date performance guidance, including Mid-America Apartment Communities, AvalonBay Communities, Equity Residential, Essex Property Trust, UDR and Camden Property Trust.