{"id":10564,"date":"2026-03-04T08:16:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T08:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yardimatrix.com\/blog\/?p=10564"},"modified":"2026-07-07T08:22:23","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T08:22:23","slug":"san-diego-multifamily-market-report-february-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yardimatrix.com\/blog\/san-diego-multifamily-market-report-february-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"San Diego Multifamily Market Report \u2013 February 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">Read the latest Yardi Matrix <strong><a href=\"\/blog\/san-diego-multifamily-market-report\/\">San Diego Multifamily Market Report<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Supply Stays Solid, Rents Tick Down<\/h2>\n<p>San Diego started 2026 with somewhat balanced fundamentals and on stronger footing than other California metros, according to the latest San Diego multifamily market report. Still, average advertised asking rent growth did not improve, with the rate ticking down 0.4%, on a trailing three-month basis through December, to $2,718. This was 10 basis points below the U.S. average. Occupancy across stabilized assets remained solid, at 96.1% as of November, ahead of the 94.6% national figure. Employment growth stood at 0.7% year-over-year through September, just 10 basis points below the national figure. This continued a trend in the metro, as the gap between its rate and the national figure narrowed over the previous three quarters, as noted in the <strong><a href=\"\/blog\/national-multifamily-market-report\/\">U.S. multifamily market report<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"datawrapper-chart-FZZZh\" style=\"width: 0; min-width: 100% !important; border: none;\" title=\"San Diego vs. National Rent Growth\" src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/FZZZh\/1\/\" height=\"326\" 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>Meanwhile, unemployment reached 4.6% in November, accord\u0002ing to preliminary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Over the 12-month period ending in September, San Diego added 11,300 net jobs, with education and health services leading gains (12,900). A total of six sectors lost 12,700 positions combined. A few major projects reached milestones in 2025, including the opening of a new terminal at San Diego International Airport as part of a $3.8 billion modernization plan.<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"datawrapper-chart-ApoCR\" style=\"width: 0; min-width: 100% !important; border: none;\" title=\"San Diego Employment Share by Sector\" src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/ApoCR\/2\/\" 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 activity did not slow down as quickly as it did in other metros, as San Diego had 11,831 units under construction at the beginning of the year. Completions in 2025 totaled 4,638 units, slightly above the cycle average.<\/p>\n<p>Read the full Yardi Matrix San Diego Multifamily Market Report: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardimatrix.com\/publications\/download\/file\/8386-MatrixMultifamilySanDiegoReport-February2026\"><strong>February 2026<\/strong><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Supply Stays Solid, Rents Tick Down San Diego started 2026 with somewhat balanced fundamentals and on stronger footing than other California metros, according to the latest San Diego multifamily market report. Still, average advertised asking rent growth did not improve, with the rate ticking down 0.4%, on a trailing three-month basis through December, to $2,718. 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