25 BPS Fed Rate Hike: Multifamily Impacts and Insights from the NMHC Conference

As multifamily industry leaders gather for the NMHC Conference in Las Vegas, the market remains in a tenuous state, with confidence in apartment fundamentals alongside uncertainty about the economy. Additionally, the Federal Reserve’s recent 0.25% rate hike could point to a forthcoming taper and decrease in interest rates as the year progresses, but the Fed’s actions will likely do little in the near term to resolve the financing and pricing challenges in the multifamily market.