By Suzanne De Vita | RISMedia
Inventory shortages are weighing down just about every housing market, with supply on all sides—renter- and owner-occupied—on a months-long downtrend. A new multifamily report now estimates that by 2030, some 4 million new apartments alone will be needed to keep pace with demand.
“Apartment rentals are on the rise, and this trend is expected to continue at least through 2030, which means we’ll need millions of new apartments in the U.S. to meet the increased demand,” said Cindy Clare, chair of the National Apartment Association (NAA), in a statement on the report, released recently by the NAA and the National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC).
Meeting demand will require a minimum of 325,000 new apartments, defined as buildings with five or more rental units, built each year—a lofty endeavor, considering only 244,000 apartments were constructed between 2012 and 2016, according to the report.
