by Calculated Risk on 10/21/2024 11:00:00 AM

Today, in the CalculatedRisk Real Estate Newsletter: NMHC on Apartments: "Looser market conditions for the ninth consecutive quarter"

Excerpt:

From the NMHC: Though the Apartment Market Continues to Loosen, Deal Flow Increases for Third Consecutive Quarter as Debt and Equity Conditions Improve

Apartment market conditions showed signs of improvement in the National Multifamily Housing Council’s (NMHC’s) October 2024 Quarterly Survey of Apartment Market Conditions. All but the Market Tightness (37) index indicated more favorable conditions this quarter, with Sales Volume (67), Equity Financing (63) and Debt Financing (77) all coming in above the breakeven level (50)
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• The Market Tightness Index came in at 37 this quarter – below the breakeven level of 50 – indicating looser market conditions for the ninth consecutive quarter. While close to half of respondents (46%) thought market conditions were unchanged relative to three months ago, 40% of respondents thought markets have become looser, up from 27% in July. Fifteen percent of respondents reported tighter markets than three months ago.

This index has been an excellent leading indicator for rents and vacancy rates, and this suggests higher vacancy rates and a further weakness in asking rents. This is the ninth consecutive quarter with looser conditions than the previous quarter.

There is much more in the article.