Seven predictions for 2018 multifamily market

​​​​​​​U.S. – “The reality is multifamily going into 2018 is going to be a lot of the same,” says John Sebree, first vice president and national director of the national multi housing group at Marcus & Millichap.

Here are seven predictions for the national 2018 multifamily market:

• Class A assets will remain attractive.

• New deliveries may carry over into 2018.

• Both vacancies and rents may continue to inch up.

• New product starts may moderate.

• The “flight to quality” will continue.

• Houston, Manhattan, Orlando, Fla., Philadelphia and San Jose, Calif. are markets to watch, according to RealPage.

• The gap in affordable housing left by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development will not close.​​