Rising interest rates and the proliferation of build-to-rent contributed to a decrease in the average size of U.S. apartment units in 2022 as developers chased yield after two years of pandemic-driven upticks.
A growing number of large brokerage firms have implemented cost-cutting measures following a steep decline in transactions and capital market activity in the latter half of 2022.
It’s been reported that people are being priced out of homeownership, forced to settle for another lease, but that’s not the case across the board.
Ballooning costs in the for-sale housing market have served as an adrenaline shot for apartment demand, driving valuations up. However, ablation pummels the construction industry, and the development pipeline still can’t keep up.
Multifamily assets appeal to some investors due to their liquidity — or how fast the property can be sold at market value. Additionally, multifamily properties provide a consistent income stream through tenant rent payments, and the property can often increase in value over time.
Our current challenges in the industry are short-term. The fact remains that housing is significantly undersupplied at a macro level,