{"id":37866,"date":"2024-05-09T03:32:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-09T10:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yardi.com\/blog\/?p=37866"},"modified":"2026-02-22T15:26:42","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T23:26:42","slug":"rent-forecast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yardi.com\/blog\/rent-forecast\/","title":{"rendered":"Rent Forecast"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The multifamily market is a tale of two supply scenarios, shows a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardimatrix.com\/publications\/download\/file\/5619-MatrixBulletin-MultifamilyForecast-May2024?signup=false\">new special report<\/a> from Yardi Matrix.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of the 134 U.S. cities reviewed by Yardi Matrix, those that recorded substantial growth during the pandemic and are now receiving high volumes of new supply are posting stagnant or falling rents. Nine of 20 markets that saw rents fall since the beginning of the year are in Florida or Texas. Other pandemic high-growth markets like Atlanta, Raleigh-Durham and Salt Lake City are also experiencing lower average asking rents than a few months ago.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"880\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yardi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/05\/MF_Rent_Forecast_May2024_Hero.jpg?w=1280\" alt=\"Yardi Matrix Rent Forecast Q2 2024\" class=\"wp-image-37867\" style=\"width:350px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yardi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/05\/MF_Rent_Forecast_May2024_Hero.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.yardi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/05\/MF_Rent_Forecast_May2024_Hero.jpg?resize=768,528 768w, https:\/\/www.yardi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/05\/MF_Rent_Forecast_May2024_Hero.jpg?w=400 400w, https:\/\/www.yardi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/05\/MF_Rent_Forecast_May2024_Hero.jpg?w=500 500w, https:\/\/www.yardi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/05\/MF_Rent_Forecast_May2024_Hero.jpg?w=600 600w, https:\/\/www.yardi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/05\/MF_Rent_Forecast_May2024_Hero.jpg?w=720 720w, https:\/\/www.yardi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/05\/MF_Rent_Forecast_May2024_Hero.jpg?w=800 800w, https:\/\/www.yardi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/05\/MF_Rent_Forecast_May2024_Hero.jpg?w=1000 1000w, https:\/\/www.yardi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/05\/MF_Rent_Forecast_May2024_Hero.jpg?w=1200 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Secondary markets in the Midwest, Northeast and South are still posting strong growth in asking rents. Markets with increases higher than two percent include Albany; Milwaukee; Worchester-Springfield; Louisville; Cincinnati; Des Moines; Richmond; Madison; Lafayette, Ohio; Youngstown; Providence; Northern Virginia; Portland, Maine; and Scranton-Wilkes-Barre. Honolulu, where supply is a consistent challenge, marked 5.7 percent growth year-to-date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe still expect markets with lots of supply to continue to struggle to realize gains this year, but that is only a supply issue, and once those new units get absorbed all of those markets will be back in good shape,\u201d notes the report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rent growth in 2025 will be stronger than this year, and in 2026 even more so, as the current influx of supply to be fully absorbed. Gain more insights in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardimatrix.com\/publications\/download\/file\/5619-MatrixBulletin-MultifamilyForecast-May2024?signup=false\">latest Multifamily Rent Forecast Update<\/a>&nbsp;from Yardi Matrix.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yardi Matrix offers the industry\u2019s most comprehensive market intelligence tool for investment professionals, equity investors, lenders and property managers who underwrite and manage investments in commercial real estate. Yardi Matrix covers multifamily, student housing, vacant land, industrial, office, retail and self storage property types. Email&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:matrix@yardi.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">matrix@yardi.com<\/a>, call 480-663-1149 or visit&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/yardimatrix.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">yardimatrix.com<\/a>&nbsp;to learn more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The multifamily market is a tale of two supply scenarios, shows a new special report from Yardi Matrix. Of the 134 U.S. cities reviewed by Yardi Matrix, those that recorded substantial growth during the pandemic and are now receiving high volumes of new supply are posting stagnant or falling rents. 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