Eye On Housing
Confidence in the market for new multifamily housing remained unchanged in the fourth quarter of 2019, according to results from the National Association of Home Builders’ Multifamily Market Survey (MMS). The MMS produces two separate indices: The Multifamily Production Index (MPI) which remained even at 49 (Figure 1), and the Multifamily Vacancy Index (MVI) which also remained unchanged at 40… Read More ›
Builder and developer confidence in the multifamily housing market weakened slightly in the third quarter, according to results from NAHB’s Multifamily Market Survey (MMS). The MMS produces two separate indices: The Multifamily Production Index (MPI) and the Multifamily Vacancy Index (MVI). The MPI dropped seven points to 49 in the third quarter of 2019 (from 56 in the second quarter)… Read More ›
Builder and developer confidence in the multifamily market strengthened in the second quarter of 2019, according to the National Association of Home Builders’ (NAHB) Multifamily Market Survey (MMS). The MMS consists of two indices measuring supply and demand in the multifamily market: the Multifamily Production Index (MPI) and the Multifamily Vacancy Index (MVI). In the second quarter, the MPI jumped… Read More ›
Builder and developer confidence in the multifamily market weakened slightly in the fourth quarter, according to the National Association of Home Builders’ Multifamily Market Survey. The Multifamily Production Index (MPI) fell one point from the previous quarter to 47, with a number below 50 indicating that more builders report market conditions are getting worse than improving (Figure 1). Meanwhile, the… Read More ›