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Jay Parsons

SVP & Chief Economist

Jay Parsons serves as Senior Vice President, Chief Economist for RealPage, leading the Economist and Industry Principal teams to provide deep insights on market trends and consumer behaviors. He is a frequent author and speaker on topics affecting multifamily apartments and single-family rentals, including rental housing investment and asset management strategy, rental housing policy issues, risk mitigation and property management.

Jay has been cited in The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, The Financial Times, The Economist, and The New York Times, and he has appeared on CNBC and BloombergTV. His commentaries have been published by Barron's, the Pension Real Estate Association, the Mortgage Bankers Association, the National Apartment Association, American Banker and GlobeSt.

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Jay Parsons

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Five Charts that Tell the Story of California’s Rental Housing Crisis

Skyrocketing Apartment Rent Growth Shows Signs of Moderating

What Winter Slowdown? Apartment Occupancy Continues to Push Upward

Biggest Takeaway from NMHC’s Annual Meeting

Demand for Apartments in 2021 Smashes Previous Record High by 66%

High-Income Renters Return to Urban Core, but Not at Expense of Suburbs