Research

Moody’s Analytics reviewed Covid-19 effects on California’s multifamily market, showing in many ways commercial real estate remains a local business.

The coronavirus has sent shock waves through the global economy. With uncertainty rising, investors have quickly piled into safe-haven assets, sending bond yields to new depths. Multifamily will also see its turbulence, but it is well positioned to weather the storm.

Older renters are increasingly becoming a significant driver of urban multifamily demand. Walkability, convenience and access to a variety of services attract aging Americans to certain cities.

While Gen Z is emerging as a source of multifamily demand, millennial renters still dominate the apartment market across a variety of metros.

Boston’s strong labor market and new lifestyle amenities are translating into greater success for the metro’s small multifamily sector.

More single-family rental households are turning to newly constructed build-to-rent properties, and recent data points to room for continued growth.

Young adults in STEM plus the Arts ISTEAM) professions now dominate the multifamily market with shifts in their income and housing.

Arbor and Chandan economics review housing trends by occupations including the movement and growth of apartment renters in tech.

Arbor Realty Trust and Chandan Economics analyze trends of who is living in single-family rentals, small multifamily and large multifamily housing.

The Milken Institute’s Best-Performing Cities series has been used by real estate investors for two decades to identify strong markets and guide future investment. Here’s a look at some of the cities that topped the 2020 list.