COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE'S ECONOMIC ADVISORS

This week’s rental housing briefing covers bank lending standards, apartment retention, October hiring, renter affordability and multifamily investment opportunities, plus the economic releases to watch November 9–13.

The US economy added 165,000 payrolls in October, strengthening the case for a December rate hike.

Using ACS microdata for the 50 largest rental markets, we find that cost burdens for lower-income renters rose most where high-income renter growth was fastest.