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Podcast: BiggerPockets Real Estate Podcast
Episode: Fannie Mae: Multifamily Is STILL Undersupplied, Rent Growth Likely w/Kim Betancourt
Description: On a national level, Fannie Mae is predicting the multifamily market to remain subdued in 2024. Ever since interest rates began to rise, multifamily transactions have slowed considerably. Higher rates made profits fall, and as a result, buying and improving multifamily properties halted. And, with a massive lag in multifamily construction, new units were popping up left and right in already saturated markets, creating a race to the bottom for rent prices as multifamily operators struggled to keep their units occupied. But, the multifamily woes may be close to over.Kim Betancourt, Vice President of Multifamily Economics and St...