Students in the South tend to have more options when it comes to off-campus, purpose-built housing than students in other areas of the country. That’s because colleges with the most off-campus housing per student tend to be concentrated in Florida, Texas and other southern states. Of the 175 core universities tracked by RealPage, the off-campus read more
An unexpected apartment market claimed the largest occupancy increase in the nation in 4th quarter: College Station, TX. In the final quarter of 2021, College Station occupancy rose 390 basis points to stand at 97% – marking a seven-year high for this market which generally trails the U.S. average. This market of about 26,000 conventional read more
Last week, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell dove into the debate over rent inflation and suggested that while new lease rent growth is slowing, “there’s still some s...
Apartment leasing is showing signs of improvement, but at least some of it appears to stem from musical chairs. Renter retention – which skyrocketed in the last couple years...
U.S. apartment market recorded positive quarterly absorption for roughly 84,000 units from April to June 2023, but that still totals well below 2nd quarter norms, according to Real
After a decade of new student housing supply averaging at elevated levels in the U.S., 2022 will mark an 11-year low in supply. In 2022, about 26,700 beds are scheduled to deliver, marking the lowest total since the Great Recession recovery. Next year’s total is much lower than the 50,000 beds the market delivered per read more
Apartment construction activity is peaking all across the U.S. But new supply is causing some states to log existing inventory growth rates north of 10%, according to year-end 2022...