The Federal Reserve increased the Federal Funds rate by 25 BPS, breaking the 5% barrier in a rate hike that was largely anticipated by the markets, but with comments by Fed Chair Powell indicating a pause in interest rate increases, the next meeting of the Federal Reserve could be a significant indicator of the Fed’s…

Despite a report from Fannie Mae downplaying the region’s performance, Midwestern markets have been a major contributor to the upswing in national rent growth.

A recent article from Charles Schwab claims that the Federal Reserve will avoid further rate hikes, but these lower interest rate forecasts are accompanied by the expectation of an economic downturn. In the multifamily market, a recent rent growth report has recorded a rare year-over-year rent decrease, but when viewed alongside numerous other reports showing…

The latest numbers from the Consumer Price Index showed lower-than-expected inflation, but uncertainty (or pessimism) regarding the Federal Reserve’s interest rate path has dampened some of the enthusiasm about the inflation news. This uncertainty is keenly felt in the still-stagnant apartment sales market, but when it comes to apartment demand, solid positive rent growth trends…

High home prices were a prominent subject two years ago, and despite a dip in values, still-elevated home values and high mortgage rates have kept the topic in conversation. While multifamily investors are familiar with these issues for homebuyers and their implications for the rental market, the enduring nature of this buyer-renter gap will lead…