Market Intelligence: Q4 U.S. Multifamily Update
The U.S. multifamily market faces a multitude of questions heading into its final quarter of 2025. Though apartment demand has held firm amid slowing economic growth, summer rent growth slumped below expectations. Lingering supply challenges continue to bog down many of the nation's Sun Belt markets. Stubborn interest rate pressures have dampened new construction and property sales alike. How will demand hold up going into 2026? What should industry professionals take into consideration for the coming year? And will 2026 be the point in which a rebound towards more normalized fundamentals is achievable?
Join RealPage industry experts as they review the state of the nation's apartment market. This will include a discussion on key topics at the forefront of the industry today, an update to the 2026 forecast and outlook, and a debrief of local market fundamentals.
Dustin Weaver is a Market Analyst with RealPage's Data Analytics division, where he focuses on conventional apartment market analysis, research and data methodology. Dustin leverages his background in partnering with institutional investors and REITs to enable easier consumption and application of multifamily data and analysis.
Carl Whitaker
Vice President & Chief Economist, RealPage, Inc.Carl Whitaker is RealPage’s Chief Economist, leading the company's team of economists and market analysts. Carl and the Market Intelligence team specialize in analyzing and disseminating economic and market trends for the rental housing industry. He primarily focuses on presenting trends in the rental housing industry to a wide audience, including investors, asset managers, operations professionals and media, among other personas. Carl has been cited in the Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg and GlobeSt and is a frequent keynote speaker for industry events. Carl holds degrees from the University of North Texas, including a Master of Science in Applied Geography.
