After a giant year in 2018, international investment in apartments slowed early this year, according to early data.
Experts say the low unemployment rate will drive more housing formation, and create more demand for workforce housing.
The majority of new housing units authorized last year in the Middle Atlantic states were buildings with five or more units.
The memo on the overhaul of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could be signed as soon as today.
As the Fed softens its stance on interest rate hikes, multifamily investors are likely to take advantage.
While many investors shy away from rent-controlled buildings, they can offer good returns and steady revenue streams.
Cities in the South have seen a marked uptick in the share of households with renters aged 60 or over in the past decade.
Experts predict little change in either direction in the first half of the year.
As wealthier, higher educated people show a preference for renting, apartment construction follows them.
