The pipeline for multifamily development has slowed due to continued challenges of higher interest rates and difficulty securing funding, and that includes filings of permits, according to RealPage.
Specifically, the seasonally adjusted annual rate for multifamily permitting in July of this year fell 32.2% from a year ago, according to the latest release from the Census Bureau. July's annual rate was almost unchanged from June and represents the lowest since October of 2020.
What's more, the more volatile multifamily starts rate almost matched that of permitting with July's SAAR of 460,000 units equaling June's starts rate. The annual rate of multifamily starts was about the same as a year ago.
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