The apartment and for-sale housing markets usually compete with each other. Historically, the math has been simple and brutal: If the percentage of people who own homes goes up, then the percentage of people who rent goes down. Good news for housing sales often means bad news for the apartment sector, if the number of households that need homes stays stable.
But what’s happening today is different, according to the economists at the National Association of Realtors (NAR). “Rental demand and housing sales are rising at the same time,” says NAR spokesperson Walter Maloney.
What’s behind the seeming contradiction? The number of households is growing again after years of lagging behind the growth in the population. For years, graduates have been moving back home or sharing dwellings with roommates. Now, more people are striking out on their own. And this formation of new households is creating strong demand for both rental and for-sale housing.
Read more...Rental, For-Sale Markets Buck Odds, Rise Together via NREIonline.com
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