There’s been a lot of dry powder capital building up, which has to go somewhere, and asset classes like multifamily are reaping the benefits of eager investors looking to spend.

this new work-from-home trend, multifamily landlords, developers, and designers are reconsidering design elements fit for the remote work lifestyle, but it's also important to consider how long this trend will last.

Prospects for a strong rebound in investment activity in 2021 are positive. There is tremendous capital on the sidelines in the form of consumer savings and money market funds.

At the end of 2020, annual effective asking rents for the nation overall were cut by 1.1%. Moving forward, however, pricing is expected to reach the breakeven point in the last half of 2021, and then growth could return, getting higher than 3% by the end of calendar 2022

A new $70 billion cap has been established for 2021 with a 50% mission-driven requirement with new and different criteria.

The recent run-up in prices is being attributed to the weather being unseasonably favorable to building activity for this time of year, along with mills shutting down for maintenance.