The majority of the housing stock in the United States is single-family detached houses. Of the total ***** million housing units in 2023, about **** million were detached homes and *** million were attached single-family homes. In comparison, roughly **** million units were in multifamily buildings.
This dataset denotes HUD subsidized Multifamily Housing properties excluding insured hospitals with active loans. HUD’s Multifamily Housing property portfolio consist primarily of rental housing properties with five or more dwelling units such as apartments or town houses, but can also include nursing homes, hospitals, elderly housing, mobile home parks, retirement service centers, and occasionally vacant land. HUD provides subsidies and grants to property owners and developers in an effort to promote the development and preservation of affordable rental units for low-income populations, and those with special needs such as the elderly, and disabled. The portfolio can be broken down into two basic categories: insured, and assisted. The three largest assistance programs for Multifamily Housing are Section 8 Project Based Assistance, Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly, and Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities. The Multifamily property locations represent the approximate location of the property. The locations of individual buildings associated with each property are not depicted here.
The value of multifamily real estate investment in the United States has declined since 2021 when it peaked at 344 billion U.S. dollars. Some of the main reasons for the decline in investment included the tighter lending conditions, the increase in valuations over the past years, and the soaring construction costs. In 2024, the sector attracted nearly 143 billion U.S. dollars, accounting for more than one third of the total commercial market.
Greater Los Angeles, New York, and Dallas/Ft. Worth were the metros that attracted the most multifamily investment in the four quarters ending in second quarter 2024. The three metros recorded over seven billion U.S. dollars in investment. Other popular markets included Greater Washington D.C., Atlanta, and Miami-South Florida.
Multifamily Portfolio datasets (section 8 contracts) - The information has been compiled from multiple data sources within FHA or its contractors. HUD oversees more than 22,000 privately owned multifamily properties, and more than 1.4 million assisted housing units. These homes were originally financed with FHA-insured or Direct Loans and many are supported with Section 8 or other rental assistance contracts. Our existing stock of affordable rental housing is a critical resource for seniors and families who otherwise would not have access to safe, decent places to call home.
In 2024, there were roughly ******* building permits for multifamily housing units granted in the United States. The number of housing authorized that year was lower than in previous years, given that multifamily housing permits have fallen two years in a row. In contrast, the number of building permits for single-family housing units did not have such a sharp decrease. Multifamily housing projects on the increase Multifamily homes refer to buildings that contain at least two housing units, including apartment buildings and duplexes. In 2022, building work had started on over **** a million multifamily housing units in the United States – the highest number recorded in the past decades, but those numbers have fallen significantly in the years after that. However, it is expected that multifamily housing starts will grow again in 2025. What are the trends in size of different properties? One of the noticeable differences between multifamily and single-family housing is the size of the units. In 2023, the median size of a multifamily unit in the United States was over ***** square feet. In contrast, the median size of a single-family housing unit that same year was well over ***** as large.
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Housing Starts Multi Family in the United States increased to 414 Thousand units in June from 317 Thousand units in May of 2025. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for the United States Housing Starts Multi Family.
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Graph and download economic data for New Privately-Owned Housing Units Under Construction: Units in Buildings with 5 Units or More (UNDCON5MUSA) from Jan 1970 to May 2025 about 5-unit structures +, construction, new, private, housing, and USA.
HUD’s Multifamily Housing property portfolio consist primarily of rental housing properties with five or more dwelling units such as apartments or town houses, but can also include nursing homes, hospitals, elderly housing, mobile home parks, retirement service centers, and occasionally vacant land. HUD provides subsidies and grants to property owners and developers in an effort to promote the development and preservation of affordable rental units for low-income populations, and those with special needs such as the elderly, and disabled. The portfolio can be broken down into two basic categories: insured, and assisted. The three largest assistance programs for Multifamily Housing are Section 8 Project Based Assistance, Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly, and Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities. The Multifamily property locations represent the approximate location of the property. The locations of individual buildings associated with each property are not depicted here. Location data for HUD-related properties and facilities are derived from HUD's enterprise geocoding service. While not all addresses are able to be geocoded and mapped to 100% accuracy, we are continuously working to improve address data quality and enhance coverage. Please consider this issue when using any datasets provided by HUD. When using this data, take note of the field titled “LVL2KX” which indicates the overall accuracy of the geocoded address using the following return codes: ‘R’ - Interpolated rooftop (high degree of accuracy, symbolized as green) ‘4’ - ZIP+4 centroid (high degree of accuracy, symbolized as green) ‘B’ - Block group centroid (medium degree of accuracy, symbolized as yellow) ‘T’ - Census tract centroid (low degree of accuracy, symbolized as red) ‘2’ - ZIP+2 centroid (low degree of accuracy, symbolized as red) ‘Z’ - ZIP5 centroid (low degree of accuracy, symbolized as red) ‘5’ - ZIP5 centroid (same as above, low degree of accuracy, symbolized as red) Null - Could not be geocoded (does not appear on the map) For the purposes of displaying the location of an address on a map only use addresses and their associated lat/long coordinates where the LVL2KX field is coded ‘R’ or ‘4’. These codes ensure that the address is displayed on the correct street segment and in the correct census block. The remaining LVL2KX codes provide a cascading indication of the most granular level geography for which an address can be confirmed. For example, if an address cannot be accurately interpolated to a rooftop (‘R’), or ZIP+4 centroid (‘4’), then the address will be mapped to the centroid of the next nearest confirmed geography: block group, tract, and so on. When performing any point-in polygon analysis it is important to note that points mapped to the centroids of larger geographies will be less likely to map accurately to the smaller geographies of the same area. For instance, a point coded as ‘5’ in the correct ZIP Code will be less likely to map to the correct block group or census tract for that address. In an effort to protect Personally Identifiable Information (PII), the characteristics for each building are suppressed with a -4 value when the “Number_Reported” is equal to, or less than 10. To learn more about Multifamily Housing visit: https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/housing/mfh, for questions about the spatial attribution of this dataset, please reach out to us at GISHelpdesk@hud.gov.Data Dictionary: DD_HUD Assisted Multifamily Properties Date of Coverage: 12/2023
The number of apartments that received the Energy Star label in the United States decreased in 2024. The number of certified multifamily housing units peaked in 2017. The U.S. federal program Energy Star labels energy-efficient products, homes, and buildings. In 2023, Texas and Arizona were the U.S. states with the most new homes and apartments certified by Energy Star.
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United States New Listings: Multi-Family: Massachusetts data was reported at 741.000 Unit th in Jul 2020. This records an increase from the previous number of 665.000 Unit th for Jun 2020. United States New Listings: Multi-Family: Massachusetts data is updated monthly, averaging 650.500 Unit th from Feb 2012 (Median) to Jul 2020, with 102 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 945.000 Unit th in May 2018 and a record low of 276.000 Unit th in Dec 2019. United States New Listings: Multi-Family: Massachusetts data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Redfin. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.EB032: New Homes Listed for Sale: by States.
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Multifamily Properties - AssistedThis National Geospatial Data Asset (NGDA) dataset, shared as a Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) feature layer, displays rental housing properties with five or more dwelling units in the United States. Per HUD, "HUD's Multifamily Housing property portfolio consist primarily of rental housing properties with five or more dwelling units such as apartments or town houses, but can also be nursing homes, hospitals, elderly housing, mobile home parks, retirement service centers, and occasionally vacant land. HUD provides subsidies and grants to property owners and developers designed to promote the development and preservation of affordable rental units for low-income populations and those with special needs, such as the elderly and disabled". Tyler House in Washington, D.C.Data currency: current federal service (Multifamily Properties - Assisted)NGDAID: 183 (Assisted Housing - Multifamily Properties (Assisted) – National Geospatial Data Asset (NGDA))For more information, please visit: Office of Multifamily HousingSupport documentation: DD_HUD Assisted Multifamily PropertiesFor feedback please contact: Esri_US_Federal_Data@esri.comNGDA Data SetThis data set is part of the NGDA Real Property Theme Community. Per the Federal Geospatial Data Committee (FGDC), Real Property is defined as "the spatial representation (location) of real property entities, typically consisting of one or more of the following: unimproved land, a building, a structure, site improvements and the underlying land. Complex real property entities (that is "facilities") are used for a broad spectrum of functions or missions. This theme focuses on spatial representation of real property assets only and does not seek to describe special purpose functions of real property such as those found in the Cultural Resources, Transportation, or Utilities themes."For other NGDA Content: Esri Federal Datasets
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Graph and download economic data for Housing Inventory Estimate: Total Housing Units in the United States (ETOTALUSQ176N) from Q2 2000 to Q1 2025 about inventories, housing, and USA.
Multifamily Housing receiving insured financing through the Federal Housing Administration (FHA). The FHA insured Multifamily Housing portfolio consists primarily of rental housing properties with five or more dwelling units such as apartments or town houses, but can also be nursing homes, hospitals, elderly housing, mobile home parks, retirement service centers, and occasionally vacant land. Please note that this dataset overlaps the Multifamily Properties Assisted layer. The Multifamily property locations represent the approximate location of the property.
In the United States, it is expected that there will be approximately ***** multifamily housing starts less in 2025 than in 2024. However, it is forecasted that the number of construction starts for multifamily housing units will pick up slightly in 2026, after two years of falling starts. Multifamily vs single-family housing demand Multifamily housing includes various types of housing, such as apartment buildings, condominiums, duplexes, and townhouses. The number of housing starts of single-family has also fallen in 2022 and 2023, but it already started growing again in 2024, showing a faster recovery than the multifamily housing segment.
Are multifamily homes getting smaller? The median size of multifamily homes has median size of multifamily homes has shrunk by nearly *** square feet between 2007 and 2023. This trend towards smaller homes suggests that space is becoming increasingly limited, or that consumers prefer smaller homes due to smaller mortgages, lower maintenance costs and lower utility costs.
This statistic represents the distribution of new multifamily houses completed in the United States between 2000 and 2016, based on the number of units therein. In 2000, four percent of all such homes had *** units.
The FHA insured Multifamily Housing portfolio consists primarily of rental housing properties with five or more dwelling units such as apartments or town houses, but can also be nursing homes, hospitals, elderly housing, mobile home parks, retirement service centers, and occasionally vacant land. Please note that this dataset overlaps the Multifamily Properties Assisted layer. The Multifamily property locations represent the approximate location of the property. Location data for HUD-related properties and facilities are derived from HUD's enterprise geocoding service. While not all addresses are able to be geocoded and mapped to 100% accuracy, we are continuously working to improve address data quality and enhance coverage. Please consider this issue when using any datasets provided by HUD. When using this data, take note of the field titled “LVL2KX” which indicates the overall accuracy of the geocoded address using the following return codes: ‘R’ - Interpolated rooftop (high degree of accuracy, symbolized as green) ‘4’ - ZIP+4 centroid (high degree of accuracy, symbolized as green) ‘B’ - Block group centroid (medium degree of accuracy, symbolized as yellow) ‘T’ - Census tract centroid (low degree of accuracy, symbolized as red) ‘2’ - ZIP+2 centroid (low degree of accuracy, symbolized as red) ‘Z’ - ZIP5 centroid (low degree of accuracy, symbolized as red) ‘5’ - ZIP5 centroid (same as above, low degree of accuracy, symbolized as red) Null - Could not be geocoded (does not appear on the map) For the purposes of displaying the location of an address on a map only use addresses and their associated lat/long coordinates where the LVL2KX field is coded ‘R’ or ‘4’. These codes ensure that the address is displayed on the correct street segment and in the correct census block. The remaining LVL2KX codes provide a cascading indication of the most granular level geography for which an address can be confirmed. For example, if an address cannot be accurately interpolated to a rooftop (‘R’), or ZIP+4 centroid (‘4’), then the address will be mapped to the centroid of the next nearest confirmed geography: block group, tract, and so on. When performing any point-in polygon analysis it is important to note that points mapped to the centroids of larger geographies will be less likely to map accurately to the smaller geographies of the same area. For instance, a point coded as ‘5’ in the correct ZIP Code will be less likely to map to the correct block group or census tract for that address. In an effort to protect Personally Identifiable Information (PII), the characteristics for each building are suppressed with a -4 value when the “Number_Reported” is equal to, or less than 10. To learn more about HUD Insured Multifamily Properties visit: https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/housing/mfh Data Dictionary: DD_HUD Insured Multifamilly Properties Date of Coverage: 02/2025
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Graph and download economic data for Interest Rates and Price Indexes; Multi-Family Real Estate Apartment Price Index, Level (BOGZ1FL075035403Q) from Q4 1985 to Q1 2025 about multifamily, real estate, family, interest rate, interest, rate, price index, indexes, price, and USA.
HUD's Multifamily Housing property portfolio consist primarily of rental housing properties with five or more dwelling units such as apartments or town houses, but can also be nursing homes, hospitals, elderly housing, mobile home parks, retirement service centers, and occasionally vacant land. The portfolio can be broken down into two basic categories: insured and assisted. This layer depicts the latter category, HUD s assisted Multifamily portfolio. HUD provides subsidies and grants to property owners and developers designed to promote the development and preservation of affordable rental units for low-income populations and those with special needs, such as the elderly and disabled. The three largest assistance programs for Multifamily housing are Section 8 Project Based Assistance, Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly, and Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities. The Multifamily property locations depicted in this map service represent the approximate location of the property. The locations of individual buildings associated with each property are not depicted here. Generally speaking, the location of the property is derived from the primary address on file.
The majority of the housing stock in the United States is single-family detached houses. Of the total ***** million housing units in 2023, about **** million were detached homes and *** million were attached single-family homes. In comparison, roughly **** million units were in multifamily buildings.