Rent spread keeps Class B, C Austin apartment demand healthy | Rent spread keeps Class B, C Austin apartment demand healthy | https://www.recenter.tamu.edu/news/newstalk-texas/?Item=18528 | 2017-12-05T06:00:00Z | 2017-12-05T17:00:00Z | AUSTIN – With local job growth slowing and the labor market tightening, Marcus & Millichap says the apartment market is showing signs of stabilizing.
"Healthy in-migration trends and employment gains are producing strong demand for units, and development will reach a new peak in 2017," the firm said in its fourth quarter 2017 report. "Housing needs are rising as new households are formed at a stable pace, and net absorption reaches one of its highest levels in the last ten years as more than 10,200 units are filled."
New supply will outstrip demand for a second consecutive year, but vacancy remains at 6 percent, contributing to a steady increase in the metro’s average effective rent. Vacancy is tightest for Class C units, reaching 5.3 percent in the third quarter.
"Low vacancy in this segment has encouraged strong rent gains over the last 12 months, with the average effective rent climbing more than 4 percent to over $1,000 per month," according to the report. "Development activity is concentrated in the Class A segment, and the spread between effective rents in the two classes is large enough to keep many renters from moving into newer luxury buildings. As a result, demand for upgraded older properties will remain strong."
| Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Services
| Austin-Round Rock
| Multifamily
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