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.