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Multifamily starts set to ease as demand weakens

The number of apartments completed for the rental sector has reached its highest level since records began 20-years ago. But absorption rates are low, and a slowing economy means household formation will ease. However, developers are responding to the threat of weaker demand. Production expectations have declined, and are consistent with a gradual fall in multifamily starts over the next couple of years.

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