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Oversupply in Luxury Multifamily Properties Triggers Weakest Rent Growth in Recent Memory

Some Markets on West Coast Join Those in Sun Belt With Tepid Increases
Developers continue to flood Austin with new top-end apartments. About 21,300 new units were added last year, and another 20,800 units are projected to come online in the Texas state capital this year, keeping significant pressure on top-end rent growth. (iStock)
Developers continue to flood Austin with new top-end apartments. About 21,300 new units were added last year, and another 20,800 units are projected to come online in the Texas state capital this year, keeping significant pressure on top-end rent growth. (iStock)
CoStar Analytics
April 1, 2024 | 10:58 P.M.

Over the past two years, the average national annual asking rent growth for U.S. apartments decelerated from 10.3% to 0.8%, but the slowdown in rent growth for properties at the top end of the market has been much more pronounced.

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