Research Reflections

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2021 Apartment Housing Outlook

The year 2020 was unlike any other in modern history, marked not only by a global health crisis but social unrest, a contentious Presidential election and a recession that drew comparisons to the Great Depression. As the year came to a...

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2020 Apartment Housing Outlook

Slowing global growth and uncertainties surrounding trade wars and tariffs held businesses at bay in 2019 in terms of spending, but consumers...

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2019 Apartment Housing Outlook

As we head into 2019, tailwinds for the apartment industry outnumber headwinds. Annual rent growth increased to 2.6 percent during the third...

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Rental Housing Construction Faces Multiple Pressures

The final effects of intensifying trade wars are yet to be measurable, but other dynamic changes are causing the rental housing industry to face...

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Fast-Growing, Business-Friendly Sunbelt Markets Outshine in Apartment Performance

As Americans and immigrants continue to migrate to metro areas throughout the nation that offer ample employment opportunities and relatively...

Fast-Growing Aapartments

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Are Apartments Really Getting Bigger?

Recent anecdotal stories seem to indicate that larger apartments are becoming more popular as Baby Boomers downsize from their single-family...

Apartments Size Trend Research

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Majority of Apartment Communities are Cost-Burdened

Examining data trends from NAA’s 2017 Income & Expense Survey, as well as the Census’ 2015 Rental Housing Finance Survey, reveals that o...

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NAA’s 2017 Income & Expense Survey

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Southern and Mountain West States Are Hotbeds for Apartment Demand

A deeper dive into the July demand research product, the top states for projected apartment demand tend to be lower-cost, business-friendly Southern...

Apartment Demand

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United States Needs 4.6 Million New Apartments By 2030 or It Will Face A Serious Shortage

To meet growing demand, America needs to build at least 4.6 million new apartment homes at all price points by 2030. In addition, as many as...

New Apartments demand

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Demographic Double-Dipping

In addition to Millennials, Baby Boomers are a ripe demographic cohort for the renter lifestyle.The imagery of sleek apartments offering a convenient,...

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