Philadelphia Multifamily Report – August 2024
A sound economy and lingering demand are pushing the market forward.
Multifamily fundamentals in Philadelphia remain healthy. Average advertised asking rents were up 2.6 percent on a year-over-year basis, reaching an average of $1,766 as of June. Meanwhile, the national average only saw a 0.6 percent increase, to $1,739. On a trailing three-month basis, the metro outperformed the U.S. average yet again, as Philadelphia’s average advertised asking rents climbed 0.6 percent. Despite contracting 30 basis points year-over-year as of May, the metro’s occupancy rate in stabilized assets was still 110 basis points ahead of the 94.5 percent U.S. rate.
Philadelphia’s unemployment rate clocked in at 3.2 percent as of April, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The figure improved 50 basis points month-over-month and was significantly below the national average. The metro’s employment market added 48,100 new jobs during the 12 months ending in April. This amounted to a 1.4 percent expansion, on par with the national rate of growth.
During the first half of the year, developers delivered a total of 3,131 units across metro Philadelphia and had an additional 16,207 units under construction. Robust construction activity will likely put pressure on the market, as Yardi Matrix expects 6,172 units to come online by year-end.
