COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE'S ECONOMIC ADVISORS

This week’s Rental Housing Weekly Briefing examines uneven multifamily rent growth across US metros alongside new Arbor-Chandan research showing persistent barriers in the renter-to-owner transition.

NYC rent growth remained well ahead of the national pace in April, with Manhattan pulling further ahead while borough-level momentum stayed uneven.

National multifamily rent growth held near 1.0% in April, while short-term momentum improved modestly. Conditions remain soft, but the latest data suggest the market is no longer broadly worsening.