The document provides an overview of the Chicago multifamily real estate market. Key points include:
- The economy is cooling as the Federal Reserve raises interest rates aggressively, which is slowing inflation but may cause a recession.
- Job growth in Chicago is strongest in the education/health services and professional/business services sectors.
- Multifamily construction levels in Chicago remain high but absorption continues to outpace deliveries, keeping vacancy low relative to the national average.
- Rent growth in Chicago is expected to moderate in 2023 but remain positive, with the strongest growth in suburban submarkets. Concessions are rising in the downtown area.