Top 10 Metros with Highest Occupancy Rates via Multifamily Executive Magazine

Across the board, occupancy rates were up during the third quarter of 2012, according to the latest data from Dallas-based Axiometrics.

In August alone, occupancy rates increased 89 basis points (bps) on a year-to-date basis and 26 bps on an annual basis. But this positive number still represents a decline from last August, when occupancy rates were up 102 bps on a year-to-date basis, and 58 bps on an annual basis. But demand is still high, so there’s no cause for alarm.

Here’s a list of some cities among the highest in average occupancy rates as of the third quarter of 2012:

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