{"id":32089,"date":"2022-05-12T15:39:25","date_gmt":"2022-05-12T22:39:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yardi.com\/blog\/?p=32089"},"modified":"2026-02-22T15:27:43","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T23:27:43","slug":"bumpy-roads-ahead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yardi.com\/blog\/bumpy-roads-ahead\/","title":{"rendered":"Bumpy Roads Ahead"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As the stock market rocks and rolls, inflation becomes a fact of life and many Americans continue to relocate, what\u2019s in store for the multifamily industry?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Answering that big question was the goal of a recent Yardi Matrix webinar presented by Jeff Adler, vice president of Matrix, who presented fundamentals, economic indicators, geographic trends and much more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If you missed the presentation, you can view the recording and slide materials<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additional multifamily insights are available in the latest Yardi\u00ae Matrix Multifamily Report<\/a>, which reported this week that the average U.S. asking rents rose $15 in April to an all-time record $1,659.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Multifamily asking rent growth measured a record 14 percent increase in 2021. However, that performance is expected to moderate during the remainder of 2022, due to multiple factors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI do expect the economy to continue to grow \u2013 at a slower rate. I do expect multifamily to continue to grow \u2013 at a slower rate. Bottom line, it is going to be bumpy,\u201d Adler said. On the plus side, multifamily fundamentals are strong, and the sector should remain resilient during the next year and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beyond external factors like inflation, rising interest rates and economic volatility, there are many trends impacting housing that investors and multifamily professionals should make note of.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n