14 Jan 2025Maggie Switek, Brock Smith, and Abigail HumphreysWith inflation easing and the US economy experiencing continued growth, the turbulence triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic is now largely behind us.

Looking for high equity growth areas is a bit of a gamble.

This influx is limiting rent growth nationwide, particularly in the Sun Belt, where oversupply has led to rent declines.Nationwide, vacancy rates edged down to 7.8% as move-ins outpaced move-outs.

For a growth market to be growing, you need a lot of job and population migration. 

Especially for things like population growth/decline, economic trends etc.And what things do you recommend checking when trying to decide whether a location is a good place to invest.

Do you prioritize equity growth or cash flow in your investments?

I happen to know that Preston Despenas, one of the partners of Growth Equity Group, is still doing real estate in Texas.

Audrey - Dave might disagree or add more context, but I think that predicting 5-year rent growth is a bit like forecasting the stock market 5 years from now. 

https://www.parealtors.org/blog/pennsylvania-population-chan...Pennsylvania is the fifth largest state after California, New York, Texas and Florida.  Pennsylvania is alos one of eight states with declining population...

Every year realtor.com releases a Top Housing Markets report based on anticipated sales growth (inventory) and price growth (appreciation).