{"id":10436,"date":"2025-11-11T07:29:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T07:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yardimatrix.com\/blog\/?p=10436"},"modified":"2026-06-11T08:09:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T08:09:21","slug":"st-louis-multifamily-market-report-october-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yardimatrix.com\/blog\/st-louis-multifamily-market-report-october-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Louis Multifamily Market Report \u2013 October 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">Read the latest Yardi Matrix <a href=\"\/blog\/st-louis-multifamily-market-report\/\"><strong>St. Louis Multifamily Market Report<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<hr \/>\n<h2>PPU Rebound in Renter-by-Necessity Assets<\/h2>\n<p>St. Louis\u2019 multifamily fundamentals held steady as summer came to an end, according to the latest Yardi Matrix St. Louis multifamily market report. Advertised asking rents rose 2.1% year-over-year through August, to $1,312, well above the 0.7% U.S. increase. The occupancy rate for stabilized properties held steady at 93.4% in July. However, Lifestyle gains were outweighed by declines in RBN occupancy, with the rate lagging the 94.7% U.S. average, as noted in the in the most recent <a href=\"\/blog\/national-multifamily-market-report\/\" rel=\"\"><strong>national multifamily market report<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"datawrapper-chart-hvw6T\" style=\"width: 0; min-width: 100% !important; border: none;\" title=\"St Louis vs. National Rent Growth\" src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/hvw6T\/1\/\" height=\"334\" 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>The metro\u2019s employment declined 0.2% year-over-year through June (-4,200 net jobs), while the U.S. average held at 0.8%. Meanwhile, St. Louis\u2019 unemployment rose to 4.5% in July, above the U.S. and Missouri, and just below Illinois. Additions were concentrated in four sectors, led by education and health services and mining, logging and construction, offset by losses in six sectors, with the steepest drops in trade, transportation and utilities, professional and business services and information. Economic drivers include Barnes-Jewish Hospital\u2019s 16-story Plaza West Tower, scheduled to open in October, and Mercy\u2019s $650 million Wentzville hospital, which is under construction.<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"datawrapper-chart-3UWFB\" style=\"width: 0; min-width: 100% !important; border: none;\" title=\"St Louis Employment Share by Sector\" src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/3UWFB\/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>Development moderated after 2024\u2019s peak, to 1,532 units delivered in 2025 through August, consisting entirely of Lifestyle units. The pipeline had 4,300 units underway, with new construction maintaining 2024 levels. Investors traded $401 million in multifamily assets year-to-date, for an average price per unit that rose 41.5%, to $165,362, on RBN strength. The figure was still below the $209,364 U.S. rate.<\/p>\n<p>Read the full St. Louis Multifamily Market Report: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardimatrix.com\/publications\/download\/file\/7946-MatrixMultifamilyStLouisReport-October2025\" rel=\"\"><strong>October 2025<\/strong><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PPU Rebound in Renter-by-Necessity Assets St. Louis\u2019 multifamily fundamentals held steady as summer came to an end, according to the latest Yardi Matrix St. Louis multifamily market report. Advertised asking rents rose 2.1% year-over-year through August, to $1,312, well above the 0.7% U.S. increase. 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