Brad Hunter

Contributor|Real Estate

I am a housing economist who advises and prepares site-specific market studies for multifamily and built-for-rent developers and investors/financiers/operators as well as homebuilders and apartment developers. My company is called Hunter Housing Economics, based in West Palm

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1,054 viewsJul 12, 2024

Apartment Surge: The New Supply Is Getting Absorbed (New Data)

Demand for new rental homes (whether apartments, single-family homes, or townhomes) is proving to be extremely robust. Most of the new supply is being absorbed rapidly.

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982 viewsApr 16, 2024

Rent Gains On Single-Family Homes Regain Strength

Single-family rents are rising at a faster pace, despite weakness in the apartment sector.

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1,833 viewsFeb 16, 2024

Excess Supply Of Apartment Deliveries Now, But Possible Shortages By 2026

There are more than a million rental apartment units heading for completion, but there may not be enough new apartments to meet new annual demand by 2026.

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3,180 viewsJan 24, 2024

Built-To-Rent Development Forecast: New Supply To Fall Short Of Demand This Year

The blazing-hot pace of construction in the build-to-rent ("BTR") segment of housing is slowing down sharply, but this is not due to a lack of demand.

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1,030 viewsOct 26, 2023

Built-to-Rent Housing Filling In Gaps Between Major Metros

BTR development is starting to fill in between metropolitan areas, typically along one or more highways that connect them. Examples here are between Austin and San Antonio and between Tampa and Orlando.