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.
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Continue readingApartment 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.
Multifamily Sales Continue to Trend Downward in City, While Suburban Sales Volume Sets New Record
The owner of one of the biggest apartment complexes in the Chicago area has refinanced the property with a new mortgage, pocketing nearly $46 million in the process.