A Tipping Point for the Apartment Market

Commercial real estate investment activity has not changed much since last month’s interest rate reduction from the Federal Reserve (nor has it had much time to adjust), but sales volumes will almost certainly improve in 2025, given the strong investment prospects for CRE assets at the start of a rate cutting cycle. For multifamily apartments, unambiguous signs of strong demand point to improved performance in the medium-to-long-term, but in the shorter term, elevated levels of apartment supply and typical seasonal demand trends could mean that rent growth continues to trend lower until Spring of next year.