The Winning Streak Continues for U.S. Apartments in Third Quarter
The recovery of the nation’s apartment market continued at full steam in the 3rd quarter of 2010, according to preliminary data from MPF Research, a division of RealPage. For the first time in two...
View ArticleSeven Metros Post Occupancy Rates At or Above 96 Percent During First Half of...
At year-end 2009, New York was the only major market tracked by MPF Research to claim an occupancy rate at or above 96 percent. Two quarters later, seven metros posted readings at or above that mark...
View ArticleWith Occupancy Tightening, Rents Are Jumping Again in San Jose
Prior to the recession, double-digit rent hikes weren’t uncommon in San Jose. Those days appear to be returning. With overall occupancy back up to a very tight 97 percent as of 3rd quarter, San Jose’s...
View ArticleThere Are Still a Couple of Submarkets to Fix in Metro San Francisco
Metro San Francisco’s apartment occupancy rate stood at 95.8 percent as of 3rd quarter 2010. That’s a great result by national standards, and the performance is up by 1.3 percentage points so far this...
View ArticleWhat to Watch for in 2011 in the Apartment Industry, Part 5: Top 10 Picks for...
In this video edition of Apartment Market Dynamics, Greg Willett and Jay Parsons reveal MPF Research’s top 10 picks for revenue growth in 2011 among the nation’s major markets. Who’s No. 1? Watch...
View ArticleSan Francisco's Apartment Sector Sees Mixed Results in 2010
In 2010, the apartment market in San Francisco couldn’t keep pace with the big revenue growth seen in nearby San Jose — or even in Oakland, for that matter. That’s not to say San Francisco is in bad...
View ArticleDoes Normal Rent Growth Actually Exist in San Jose?
San Jose is back on top of the charts for rent growth by metro across the U.S. During the year-ending 1st quarter, effective rates for newly-executed leases climbed 7.8 percent, well more than double...
View ArticleOakland Flies Under the Radar as a Top-Performing Apartment Market
Oakland doesn’t get the attention showered on San Jose or San Francisco, but Oakland’s apartment sector has more than held its own. Oakland ranks among the nation’s best with a 1st quarter 2011...
View ArticleApartment Construction in Bay Area Reaches Highest Levels in 20 Years
The Bay Area still leads the nation for annual rent growth, but no longer with double-digit hikes. At the same time, apartment construction has reached the Bay Area’s highest levels in more than two...
View ArticleRent Gap Keeps Expanding Between San Francisco and Oakland [Video]
MPF Research examines the apartment pricing gap across the Bay Bridge between San Francisco and Oakland, which has been expanding steadily for the past seven years. Bay Area Performance Highlights Q2...
View ArticleApartment Completions Slow Rent Growth … Except Where They Don’t
Rent growth in the U.S. apartment market has exceeded the expectations of many during 2014, with much of that growth stemming from very strong pricing power in bread-and-butter, middle-market...
View ArticleBay Area Gets Dethroned from #1 Spot in Nation’s Apartment Rent Growth...
Make no mistake: Apartment rent growth remains substantial in the Bay Area. But which metro surged ahead of the Bay Area and claimed the #1 spot in 2015’s 1st quarter?
View ArticleThe Winning Streak Continues for U.S. Apartments in Third Quarter
The recovery of the nation’s apartment market continued at full steam in the 3rd quarter of 2010, according to preliminary data from MPF Research, a division of RealPage. For the first time in two...
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