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Buying a home is getting more and more expensive, thanks to sharp increases in both prices and mortgage rates. That is juicing demand for apartment rentals and, in turn, pushing rents higher.
The average monthly net rent at top-tier apartment buildings in downtown Chicago rose 5.7 percent in the second quarter from a year earlier, but another construction wave will test the market in 2019 and 2020.
Apartment rents across the nation have soared over the past several years amid the expanding job market, the primary driver of demand for apartments, and a continued preference for renting over owning among some people.
The Downtown Chicago apartment market has had a banner start to 2018, with a record 2,300 net units leased in the first five months of the year.
It may sound like bad news for the apartment sector: rent growth may stay relatively flat in the second half as vacancies and interest rates climb. But multifamily analysts insist the sector is going to remain strong over the long-term as investors search for properties to buy.