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Supply Trends

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Apartment Supply Surges to Highest Levels Since the Mid-1980s

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Multifamily Permitting Still Trending Down

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Six Neighborhoods Building the Most Apartments in the U.S.

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Multifamily Development Slows as Single-Family Grows

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Census is Likely Overstating Multifamily Starts in 2023

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These 7 Downtowns Have Doubled Apartment Supply in a Decade

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Multifamily Permitting and Starts Drop Further

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Which Markets Could be Most – and Least – Impacted by Apartment Construction?

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Submarkets With Low Inventory Growth Maintaining Rent Increases