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Research Brief | Housing

Single-Family Housing Supply Falls to Record Low, Tight Market Strengthens Apartment Demand

Wage growth and rising household formation are generating healthy demand for housing. The for-sale market is stuck in neutral, however, as tight supply, rising mortgage rates and upward pressure on existing home prices have muted growth. Limited for-sale inventory and lifestyle changes favoring renting and keeping many would-be owners in rental housing. This supported apartment vacancy falling 20 basis points in 2016 to 3.9 percent.