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Drop in multifamily starts will support rental growth

Developers have responded quickly to signs that rental vacancy rates in multifamily buildings are edging up, with starts over the past three months reaching their lowest level in four years. That contrasts to what happened during the early 2000s, when building levels were maintained despite rising vacancies. Accordingly, and unlike that period, rental growth is set to slow only gradually over the next few years.

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