{"id":3564,"date":"2022-03-09T12:11:45","date_gmt":"2022-03-09T12:11:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yardimatrix.com\/blog\/?p=3564"},"modified":"2023-09-21T06:47:34","modified_gmt":"2023-09-21T06:47:34","slug":"washington-dc-housing-market-trends-february-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yardimatrix.com\/blog\/washington-dc-housing-market-trends-february-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Washington DC Housing Market Trends (February 2022)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">DC Wraps Up Solid Year<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Even with rent expansion decelerating in the fourth quarter, <strong>Washington, D.C., multifamily had a banner year in 2021<\/strong>, in line with nationwide trends. Metro D.C. rents, although up only 0.2% in the last quarter, clocked in at 9.7% for the year. That was below the 13.5% national rate of growth, but still well above the area\u2019s performance during the past decade. Meanwhile, occupancy was up a healthy 150 basis points in the 12 months ending in November 2021, to 95.3%.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The city\u2019s economy is making significant strides, with <strong>the metro adding 124,900 positions<\/strong> in the 12 months ending in October 2021, led by leisure and hospitality (46,000 jobs gained) and professional and business services (32,800). Meanwhile, <strong>unemployment dropped to a tight 3.5% as of November<\/strong>, according to preliminary Bureau of Labor Statistics data. However, the Washington, D.C., economy hasn\u2019t yet recovered all jobs lost since March 2020, with many workers dropping out of the workforce, either temporarily or by way of retirement.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Developers remained busy and 11,922 units came online last year<\/strong>, in line with the city\u2019s five-year average. Meanwhile, an additional 38,594 units were under construction at the beginning of 2022. Likewise, transaction activity remained on track, with $5.7 billion in assets trading, most of which were in suburban submarkets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read the full <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardimatrix.com\/Publications\/Download\/File\/1533-MatrixMultifamilyWashingtonDCReport-February2022\"><strong>Matrix Multifamily Washington DC Report-February 2022<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:45px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DC Wraps Up Solid Year Even with rent expansion decelerating in the fourth quarter, Washington, D.C., multifamily had a banner year in 2021, in line with nationwide trends. Metro D.C. rents, although up only 0.2% in the last quarter, clocked in at 9.7% for the year. 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