{"id":10170,"date":"2025-12-19T08:01:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T08:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yardimatrix.com\/blog\/?p=10170"},"modified":"2026-04-06T08:10:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T08:10:04","slug":"houston-multifamily-market-report-december-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yardimatrix.com\/blog\/houston-multifamily-market-report-december-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Houston Multifamily Market Report \u2013 December 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">Read the latest Yardi Matrix <strong><a href=\"\/blog\/houston-multifamily-market-report\/\">Houston Multifamily Market Report<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Occupancy Treads Water Amid Growing Pains<\/h2>\n<p>Houston fundamentals were a mixed bag going into the fall of 2025, amid fast population growth and following a wave of deliveries in 2024, according to the latest Houston multifamily market report. The average advertised asking rent fell 0.2%, on a trailing three-month basis through October, to $1,361. Year-over-year, the average Houston rent slid 0.5%, as the U.S. figure rose 0.5%, to $1,743, as reported in the <a href=\"\/blog\/national-multifamily-market-report\/\"><strong>national multifamily report<\/strong><\/a>. Meanwhile, occupancy in stabilized Houston assets stood at 92.6% in September, down just 10 basis points over 12 months.<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"datawrapper-chart-3rvsH\" style=\"width: 0; min-width: 100% !important; border: none;\" title=\"Houston vs. National Rent Growth\" src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/3rvsH\/1\/\" height=\"349\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Line chart\" data-external=\"1\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">window.addEventListener(\"message\",function(a){if(void 0!==a.data[\"datawrapper-height\"]){var e=document.querySelectorAll(\"iframe\");for(var t in a.data[\"datawrapper-height\"])for(var r,i=0;r=e[i];i++)if(r.contentWindow===a.source){var d=a.data[\"datawrapper-height\"][t]+\"px\";r.style.height=d}}});<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Employment marked a 1.1% gain through August, leading the 0.8% U.S. rate. Houston added 27,500 net jobs over 12 months. Three sectors accounted for roughly 60% of new jobs, led by education and health services (13,200 jobs), leisure and hospitality (7,200) and trade, transportation and utilities (6,800). Meanwhile, information and professional and business services lost 13,800 jobs combined. The metro\u2019s unemployment rate stood at 5.0% in August, trailing the state (4.1%) and the U.S. (4.3%). Notable developments across the market include Port Houston\u2019s Project 11 channel expansion and the opening of the $685 million Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital, which added roughly 700 jobs.<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"datawrapper-chart-XeXaV\" style=\"width: 0; min-width: 100% !important; border: none;\" title=\"Houston Employment Share by Sector\" src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/XeXaV\/1\/\" height=\"417\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Table\" data-external=\"1\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">window.addEventListener(\"message\",function(a){if(void 0!==a.data[\"datawrapper-height\"]){var e=document.querySelectorAll(\"iframe\");for(var t in a.data[\"datawrapper-height\"])for(var r,i=0;r=e[i];i++)if(r.contentWindow===a.source){var d=a.data[\"datawrapper-height\"][t]+\"px\";r.style.height=d}}});<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Developers delivered 11,713 units and had another 23,166 units underway as of October, while starts fell closer to historical averages. Investment remained modest for Houston standards, reaching $2.0 billion in 2025 through October. The price per unit clocked in at $134,160, virtually flat compared to 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Read the full Yardi Matrix Houston Multifamily Market Report: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardimatrix.com\/publications\/download\/file\/8098-MatrixMultifamilyHoustonReport-December2025\"><strong>December 2025<\/strong><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Occupancy Treads Water Amid Growing Pains Houston fundamentals were a mixed bag going into the fall of 2025, amid fast population growth and following a wave of deliveries in 2024, according to the latest Houston multifamily market report. The average advertised asking rent fell 0.2%, on a trailing three-month basis through October, to $1,361. 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