Rents are rebounding as new lease volumes have surged. In the week ending June 20, total new lease volumes were up a remarkable 18.6% compared to the same time last year in the same-store dataset.
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Downtown Chicago Rents Have Suffered While Suburban Markets Were a Mixed Bag
All told, 90% of renters made full or partial payments from April 1-12, 2019, compared with 91% of renters in March 1-12, 2020, according to the NMHC. That is a payment rate of 93% compared to the same time last month.
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to offer at least 90 days mortgage forbearance to multifamily property owners negatively impacted by the pandemic.
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.
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.