Research Center

Market Snapshot: Millennials Flock to Charlotte, N.C., Pushing Up Multifamily Demand

As Charlotte, N.C., remains an attractive destination for young professionals, demand for apartments continues to be high, spurring rent growth and new developments.

Economy Watch: Beige Book Says Economy Growing, But…

The Federal Reserve’s Beige Book might be anecdotal in nature, but they are high-quality anecdotes.

‘Economy Watch’ Podcast with Dees Stribling: CRE to Do Well

CRE likely to do well, despite temporarily soft growth.

Economy Watch: Apartment Industry Benefiting from Student Debt

The U.S. economy in the first quarter of 2015 seems to have been a little soft. However, apartment owners and developers are also fortunate in that a very large generation is coming of age right now, and they want to form households.

Economy Watch: Good Times for Hotels, But Properties Are Harder to Develop

Apartments have been the darling of the recovery since the recovery started, but the hotel market has snapped back from the dark days of 2009 and ’10 almost as dramatically.

Economy Watch: ULI Predicts Healthy Real Estate Markets Through ’17

With its weakened job growth, sluggish GDP expansion, and uncertainty about interest rates, the first quarter produced some jitters about the economy, and thus the potential for further real estate growth.

Economy Watch: When Will Interest Rates Rise?

The monetary policy question of the year is: When are interest rates, so low now, going to be a little higher?

Top 10 Metros with the Most Population Change and Their Rental Rates

Changes in population and changes in employment are two of the most commonly cited drivers for rental change.

Economy Watch: Apartment Absorption Outruns Construction

The development of new apartments nationwide has been nothing if not brisk since the end of the recession, but it does have its ups and downs.

APARTMENT MARKET STATISTICS: April 2015

Total apartment returns tracked by the National Council of Real Estate Investment Fiduciaries increased to 2.77 percent in the fourth quarter of 2014.