Gray Report Podcast/Video: Apartment Market Shows Its Strength—Will It Last?

podcast April 04 25

The dramatic swings of the stock market have subsided, but in this still-volatile environment, the stability and positive momentum in the multifamily market stands out. As the historic wave of new apartment supply slowly subsides, midwestern markets with steady, growing economies have emerged as rent growth leaders, and this strong performance is likely to continue…

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(Midwest) Multifamily Stability Increasingly Attractive

The dramatic swings of the stock market have subsided, but in this still-volatile environment, the stability and positive momentum in the multifamily market stands out. As the historic wave of new apartment supply slowly subsides, midwestern markets with steady, growing economies have emerged as rent growth leaders, and this strong performance is likely to continue…

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Gray Report Podcast/Video: Is the Housing Market Stronger Than a Trade War?

PodcastVideo April 12 2025

In the space of a week, the Trump administration’s tariff policies set off a stock market downturn and spurred expectations of a recession before the President Trump announced a 90-day pause on most tariffs, sending markets soaring upwards again. With recent reports on the apartment market showing record levels of demand in Q1 of 2025…

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Trump Tariffs Paused: Will Multifamily Rally?

In the space of a week, the Trump administration’s tariff policies set off a stock market downturn and spurred expectations of a recession before the President Trump announced a 90-day pause on most tariffs, sending markets soaring upwards again. With recent reports on the apartment market showing record levels of demand in Q1 of 2025…

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Gray Report Podcast/Video: Huge Moves for Housing Post-Pandemic

PodcastVideo April 5 2025

Recent apartment performance suggests that 2025 rent growth is continuing the lower-than-average trends from 2024, but given the slowdown in apartment construction and the anticipated drop in new multifamily supply in 2026, owners and investors with a long-term strategy could see some significant opportunities emerge in this transitionary period. Listen to the latest episode of…

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CRE Resilience, or Calm before the Storm?

Wide-ranging tariffs have just been enacted by the Trump administration, but commercial real estate—multifamily included—remains remarkably steady. This steady performance, however, could mean that 2025 rent growth continues the lower-than-average trends from 2024, but given the slowdown in apartment construction and the anticipated drop in new multifamily supply in 2026, owners and investors with a…

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Gray Report Podcast/Video: Growing Distress in the Multifamily Market?

PodcastVideo March 29 25

Data on multifamily loan delinquencies and special servicing shows a slow buildup throughout 2024 that could lead to greater distress in 2025, which is particularly relevant given the challenges expected for multifamily operations with apartment supply still elevated and economic uncertainty putting downward pressure on rent growth. better prospects moving forward which could create investment…

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Is a Wave of Distress Building?

Data on multifamily loan delinquencies and special servicing shows a slow buildup throughout 2024 that could lead to greater distress in 2025, which is particularly relevant given the challenges expected for multifamily operations with apartment supply still elevated and economic uncertainty putting downward pressure on rent growth. better prospects moving forward which could create investment…

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Gray Report Podcast/Video: Investors Bullish on Multifamily. Will It Last?

PodcastVideo March 24 25

New data on investor sentiment shows optimism in the multifamily market, but given the lag between fast-moving economic developments and the Jan.-Feb. time period when the data was gathered, some of this investor enthusiasm may be blunted in light of the recent volatility. That being said, strong fundamentals and improving long-term rent growth trends have…

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Investors Bullish on Multifamily: Will It Last?

New data on investor sentiment shows optimism in the multifamily market, but given the lag between fast-moving economic developments and the Jan.-Feb. time period when the data was gathered, some of this investor enthusiasm may be blunted in light of the recent volatility. That being said, strong fundamentals and improving long-term rent growth trends have…

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