{"id":11052,"date":"2026-05-04T12:06:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T12:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yardimatrix.com\/blog\/?p=11052"},"modified":"2026-11-04T07:05:45","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T07:05:45","slug":"salt-lake-city-multifamily-market-report-april-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yardimatrix.com\/blog\/salt-lake-city-multifamily-market-report-april-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Salt Lake City Multifamily Market Report \u2013 April 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">Read the latest Yardi Matrix <strong><a href=\"\/blog\/salt-lake-city-multifamily-market-report\/\">Salt Lake City Multifamily Market Report<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Supply Constrains Rent Growth<\/h2>\n<p>Salt Lake City kicked off 2026 with uneven strength across its multifamily market, as rents remained in negative territory due to strong supply, according to the latest Yardi Matrix Salt Lake City multifamily market report. The average advertised asking rent was down 0.4%, on a trailing three-month basis through February, to $1,525, while the national figure slid 0.1%, as noted in the most recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardimatrix.com\/blog\/national-multifamily-market-report\/\" rel=\"\"><strong>U.S. multifamily market report<\/strong><\/a>. The metro\u2019s average occupancy rate in stabilized assets stood at 94.7% as of February, up 10 basis points year-over-year.<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"datawrapper-chart-iL1Ot\" style=\"width: 0; min-width: 100% !important; border: none;\" title=\"Salt Lake City vs. National Rent Growth\" src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/iL1Ot\/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>Employment growth in Salt Lake City stood at 1.4% year-over year through December last year, 80 basis points ahead of the U.S. average. Education and health services led growth, account ing for 7,200 of the 19,300 jobs added in 2025. The metro\u2019s un employment rate stood at 3.4% as of December, 100 basis points below the national figure, according to preliminary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Western Governors University is planning to redevelop a 10-acre downtown block, which will be anchored by 1 million square feet of office space. The campus is expected to generate more than 5,000 jobs and some $2.5 billion in capital expenditure in the next 20 years.<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"datawrapper-chart-5fIu3\" style=\"width: 0; min-width: 100% !important; border: none;\" title=\"Salt Lake City Employment Share by Sector\" src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/5fIu3\/1\/\" height=\"416\" 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>In 2025, developers completed 9,430 units, or 6.7% of existing stock, a whopping 350 basis points above the national figure. Last year also marked the metro\u2019s decade peak, following a steady increase in units coming online. Investors traded $641 million in multifamily assets in 2025, outperforming the previous two years.<\/p>\n<p>Read the full Matrix Multifamily Salt Lake City Report:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardimatrix.com\/publications\/download\/file\/8550-MatrixMultifamilySaltLakeCityReport-April2026\"> April 2026<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Supply Constrains Rent Growth Salt Lake City kicked off 2026 with uneven strength across its multifamily market, as rents remained in negative territory due to strong supply, according to the latest Yardi Matrix Salt Lake City multifamily market report. 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