Category: Apartments

A glut by any other name

20 October, 2009 (10:07) | Affordability, Apartments, Asset management, Demand, Housing, New York City, Theory, US News | No comments

By: David A. Smith
 
… is affordability?
 

Am I up when you’re down?
 
When the homeownership rate drops, what happens to apartment occupancy?  As illustrated by this Wall Street Journal article, the answer depends on two factors:
 
1. Why homeownership rates are dropping
2. How long it has been since the homeownership drop began
 
Start with a fact. 
 

Start with [...]