The data below uses a three-month weighted moving average and color codes by region (West, South, Midwest and Northeast):

Source: Yield Pro & The U.S. Census Bureau

The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) reported that multifamily mortgage debt outstanding rose by $24.97 billion in Q4. Total multifamily mortgage debt reached $2.086 trillion, up $105.5 billion (5.3 percent) year-over-year.

Source: Yield Pro

Source: Yardi Matrix

Through the end of February student housing beds were 61.5% preleased, well ahead of the 48% average over the five previous years. The average rent per bed is $883; up 5.2% year-over-year.

Source: Yardi Matrix

Data from the Federal Reserve going back 20 years:

Source: FRED

Data Source:	Data Month:	Monthly Change:	Annual Change	From Peak
Green Street	Feb 2024	0.00%	-9.00%	-28.00%
MSCI	Feb 2024	-1.00%	-8.90%	-18.40%
	Average:	-0.50%	-8.95%	-23.20%

Source: RentCafe

Your regular reminder that net domestic migration is only one of three things that drive population growth or change.

For major cities it's almost always negative, while the other two – births vs deaths and net international migration – are positive.

— Brad Hargreaves (@bhargreaves) March 14, 2024

Apartment demand in North Carolina and South Carolina ranks as the strongest in the nation, indexed by relativity. The Carolinas garnered apartment demand for 2.5 times more than the share of existing local stock in calendar 2023, topping every other region for the measure.

Apartment markets in the Carolinas absorbed nearly 25,000 units on net in calendar 2023. That accounted for about 10% of all U.S. absorption. But the Carolinas make up a relatively small piece of existing units across U.S. multifamily stock, with just a 4.2% share. Given the size of existing stock across the North and South Carolina, indexed absorption was especially high here in 2023. 

Source: Real Page

We hear a lot about supply in the multifamily world right now, but don’t forget about demand. The following are the Top 10 metros in terms of population growth over the last year:

Source: Jay Parsons