RealPage Analytics Blog Authors

Chuck Ehmann

Senior Real Estate Economist

Chuck Ehmann is a Senior Real Estate Economist for RealPage, Inc. He provides research, analysis and insight into the economic, demographic and financial trends affecting the multifamily industry. With more than 30 years of experience in real estate market and economic research, he has extensive experience in all phases of real estate research, analysis and reporting. Prior to joining RealPage, Chuck Ehmann worked for Axiometrics and MPF Research and spent 12 years with Guaranty Bank as Director of Economic and Real Estate Research. He remains active in the real estate research and economics community, serving as the president of The Dallas/Fort Worth Association for Business Economics and as a member of the D/FW Real Estate Research Forum’s Advisory Council. Chuck holds an MBA in Real Estate from The University of Texas at Arlington.

Meet the Team

Chuck Ehmann

Bar graph showing monthly changes in nonfarm payroll employment from May 2024 to May 2026, with significant fluctuations.

U.S. Employment Gains Much Stronger than Expected in May

A partially constructed building with wooden framework and scaffolding under a clear blue sky.

New Multifamily Construction Booming in Small Markets

A group of eight job applicants sitting in a waiting area, each holding a document, looking pensive.

New York is Back on Top for Job Gains

Construction site featuring multiple cranes and an unfinished building under a blue sky.

How Much are Multifamily Starts Increasing?

Two professionals in a meeting discussing documents on a table, with a laptop and a plant in the background.

Annual Job Gains Improve for Major Metros

Los Angeles is Ramping Up New Multifamily Construction

Bar graph showing monthly changes in nonfarm payroll employment from April 2024 to April 2026.

U.S. Employment Remains Resilient in April

A person in a suit holds a rolled blueprint and an orange hard hat, with a construction site in the background.

Multifamily Starts Increase in March

Four individuals sitting in a waiting area, engaged in conversation or using devices, against a neutral background.

Metro Job Gains Continue Falling