The Current Housing Market Sees More Construction of Single Family Homes Over Multifamily
This has been a whirlwind of a housing market since the pandemic began. It has been nine years since the number of single-family homes under construction is higher than multifamily construction. Robert Dietz, the National Association of Home Builders Chief Economist reported that up until 2008 that was the norm. Then the financial crisis that led to the Great Recession hit and homeowners moved to rentals in droves.
The pandemic could be why this trend has taken over. People wanted to get away from the dense areas and were moving out of apartments. More and more people were looking for a single-family home for space to work and school from home. Since the pandemic will this still hold up to be the case?
Multifamily housing starts were 17% higher from 2020. This shows a sign that multifamily construction will start to come back. If homeowners want to go back to living in metro areas, these communities cannot support a large amount of single-family construction. Millennials are the big chunk of first-time homebuyers and cannot afford a single-family home in this housing market. Multifamily units are more cost effcient when it comes to construction and renting. This will probably put multifamily construction back into the lead.
