Rents have declined only once – and then only at (0.1)% – yet economists keep predicting it will happen to cool inflation.

by mrmrmrj Here are some recent “news” articles: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/09/08/apartment-rents-on-verge-of-declining-due-to-massive-supply.html Rents in August were just 0.28% higher than August 2022, according to RealPage. Compare that to a year ago, when rents were posting 11% annual growth. The number of new units being built is at a 50-year high, with more than 460,000 being completed this year …

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Multifamily investors face financial losses due to struggling tenants’ inability to pay rents.

A complete writeup of our vacancy index methodology can be found here: https://t.co/IRWYcXCdQn And the complete dataset, including local estimates for hundreds of locations across the U.S., is available here:https://t.co/NpXMOeVbSD 10/ — Igor Popov (@IAPopov) August 30, 2023 We’ve also filtered out smaller props (<10 units), which need to have high vacancy rates to appear …

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Nick Gerli: Rents in hard-hit cities like Austin, Las Vegas, and Phoenix are down 6% in the last year, with taxes, insurance, and interest costs rising. This could lead to forced selling in H2 2023.

Rents are dropping. 📉 Hardest-hit cities include Austin, Las Vegas, and Phoenix, where rental rates are down -6% over the last year. Meanwhile – taxes, insurance, and interest costs are up significantly. Cocktail that could mean forced selling in H2 2023. pic.twitter.com/nKiLmPRW0V — Nick Gerli (@nickgerli1) July 4, 2023 “Landlords who purchased in the last …

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