The surge in house prices could be a harbinger of accelerating inflation if it’s being driven by savvy investors betting that the cost of renting is poised to rise.
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The National Multifamily Housing Council’s latest report on rent collections showed 80 percent of U.S. rental households made rent payments as of May 6.
Both the CRE Finance Council and the second from the National Association of Realtors see signs of a strong commercial real estate rebound coming over the next 12 months.
Chicago does not face the run-up in apartment deliveries that may slow the comebacks in some of the nation’s biggest cities.
Multifamily rents rose nationally in April indicating ongoing recovery from the pandemic, according to the latest Yardi Matrix Multifamily National Report.
National apartment rents aren't just recovering — they’re growing at a pace that would equate to the strongest apartment rent gains this century if maintained throughout the year, according to a CoStar Group analysis.