Multifamily National Outlook – Spring 2026
April 16, 2026 · Thursday, 10:00 AM PT
Webinar Materials
Multifamily started 2026 with a modest increase in rents, breaking a downward trend at the end of 2025. However, the market remains in a tight spot, with mixed signals on the pace of rent growth heading into the critical spring leasing season. Ongoing supply pressures are likely to limit rent growth, while the high cost of homeownership continues to keep many potential buyers in the rental market.
Industry experts Jeff Adler and Paul Fiorilla offer strategic insights on the current state of the multifamily market. The program covers:
- An overview of the current economic environment
- Key forces shaping multifamily today, including new population and migration data and worsening U.S. affordability
- A deep dive into multifamily fundamentals, including rents, occupancy, supply, transactions, income, expenses and forecasts
- An update of our investment risk analysis and check-in on where our investment themes from last year stand today
Speakers
Jeff Adler is Vice President, Yardi® Matrix, which offers the industry’s most comprehensive market intelligence service for US Multifamily (Conventional & Affordable), SFR BTR, Student, Self-Storage, Office, Industrial, Retail, and Vacant Land asset types. Prior to joining Yardi in 2014 , Mr. Adler held positions at AIMCO, Progressive Insurance, Oppenheimer & Co. and Strategic Planning Associates Inc., among others.
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