Tenants are moving to the suburbs in droves, according to CoStar’s latest apartment report, and downtown landlords are cutting rents.

Occupied apartments climbed by nearly 147,000 units, outpacing absorption in the second quarter by more than four times. Even more promising, demand in Q3 increased by 8% year-over-year.

A pair of recent reports, one from  CoStar and another from  Real Capital Analytics  (RCA), show that multifamily property continues to see price increases despite the pandemic.

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Rent debt improved slightly in September as the economy has continued to improve and add back jobs.

Although occupancy has fallen in both urban and suburban areas since the pandemic started, the impact has been more pronounced in the urban areas.