Rental Housing Market Trends
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Methodology
Authors of the BPC Demographic Challenges and Opportunities for U.S. Housing Markets paper developed three scenarios (high, middle and low) of possible future housing market growth. Rental household projections data come from the “middle” scenario which is based on a moderate recovery. The full data set can be found in Appendix B of the paper.
Characterizations of groups contributing to rental demand are informed by a Chicago Tribune article, a 2011 Federal Reserve Board of Governors report and the BPC Demographics paper. Rental market unit-size data is taken from the American Housing Survey 2011, Table C-01-RO and analysis is informed by a March 2012 Fannie Mae data note. Multifamily starts and completions data comes from historical US Census Bureau tables. Statistics about the loss of rental housing stock are taken from a 2011 Harvard Joint Center report.
News
Bipartisan Policy Center Infographic Shows Growing Demand for Rental Housing in Key Demographic Groups
HousingWire: Small housing inventory may push rental demand for years
Past Infographics