{"id":6174,"date":"2026-03-10T07:59:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T07:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yardimatrix.com\/blog\/?p=6174"},"modified":"2026-03-30T16:25:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T16:25:21","slug":"washington-dc-multifamily-market-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yardimatrix.com\/blog\/washington-dc-multifamily-market-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Washington DC Multifamily Market Report \u2013 February 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Robust Pipeline, Softening Metrics<\/h2>\n<p>Washington, D.C., fundamentals cooled at the end of 2025, amid a steadily expanding pipeline, according to the latest Yardi Matrix Washington D.C., multifamily market report. Average advertised asking rents dipped 0.5% on a trailing three-month basis through December, to $2,191, exceeding the 0.3% national decline, which lowered the U.S. average to $1,737. Year-over-year, metro D.C. rates were down 1.0%, while the national average remained flat, as noted in the <a href=\"\/blog\/national-multifamily-market-report\/\"><strong>national multifamily market report<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"datawrapper-chart-s5oI7\" style=\"width: 0; min-width: 100% !important; border: none;\" title=\"Washington DC vs. National Rent Growth\" src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/s5oI7\/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 job market showed mixed performance across sectors. Education and health services was the largest growing sector, adding 14,300 jobs during the 12 months ending in September. The largest loss (16,700 jobs) was recorded in the government sector. Overall, Washington, D.C., shed 1,400 net jobs. The area\u2019s unemployment rate was 6.1% as of November 2025, according to preliminary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Meanwhile, D.C.\u2019s largest office-to-residential conversion kicked off construction. Post Brothers secured $465 million in C-PACE financing for The Geneva, which is set to deliver 532 units. The project will also include an affordable component.<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"datawrapper-chart-292Qs\" style=\"width: 0; min-width: 100% !important; border: none;\" title=\"Washington DC Employment Share by Sector\" src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/292Qs\/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 more than 15,500 units during the past year, as an additional 19,943 units were under construction going into 2026. Multifamily sales in metro Washington, D.C., exceeded $2.3 billion last year, remaining well below the $4.4 billion recorded in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Read the full Yardi Matrix Washington DC Multifamily Market Report: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardimatrix.com\/publications\/download\/file\/8390-MatrixMultifamilyWashingtonDCReport-February2026\" rel=\"\"><strong>February 2026<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Robust Pipeline, Softening Metrics Washington, D.C., fundamentals cooled at the end of 2025, amid a steadily expanding pipeline, according to the latest Yardi Matrix Washington D.C., multifamily market report. 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