Multifamily owners are facing sharply worsening capital conditions even as market fundamentals have changed relatively little, according to the National Multifamily Housing Council’s latest Quarterly Survey of Apartment Market Conditions, released Oct. 22. NMHC’s quarterly survey evaluates the multifamily sector across four benchmarks: market tightness, which reflects changes in vacancy and rent conditions; apartment sales volume; equity financing availability; and debt financing conditions. In practical terms, a tighter apartment market generally means lower vacancies and stronger rent growth, while a looser market generally means higher vacancies and weaker rent growth. …
