Latest / The Rent Roll with Jay Parsons
EP#32 Mike Kingsella | Can YIMBYs Reverse The Supply Slowdown?
Multifamily housing construction is slowing — and fast. While current deliveries are putting significant downward pressure on rents, the story could very soon shift from "oversupply" back to "undersupply." Rental housing economist Jay Parsons shares the latest data on apartment starts and completions, and asks: Could YIMBYs be part of the answer in bringing back at least pickup in apartment construction? Certainly, YIMBY-ism is having its moment — maturing from a grassroots effort in California to a national movement that now includes a best-selling book ("Abundance" by Ezra Klein and Derek…
The skinny
The skinny isn't ready yet — notes appear once the transcript is processed.