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Episode 57: Minneapolis Construction Drops 60% — Why Midwest Rents Are Surging


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Episode 57 of "What's Hot, What's Not C.R.E." — your daily commercial real estate briefing for Tuesday, March 10th, 2026.Today's Topic: Hottest U.S. Rental Markets — YoY Rent Growth🔥 WHAT'S HOT:

  • New York: Manhattan +7% YoY, Brooklyn +6.7%, vacancy at 3% (Brooklyn 2%) — structural undersupply driving growth
  • Minneapolis: +5.2% rent growth, construction starts down 60% YoY, Class B surging 4-5%
  • Atlanta: +5.8% (strongest major metro), demand outpacing supply — Sun Belt rebound story
  • Detroit: +4% YoY, affordability + limited new construction driving demand
  • Kansas City: +3.3%, World Cup 2026 boost, strong long-term fundamentals
  • Austin: -7.3% YoY, 33 consecutive months of decline, 13.8% vacancy
  • Denver: -6.4% YoY, new lease rents down 18% Q4 2025, 7% vacancy
  • Phoenix: 12.5% vacancy, 21,000 new units delivered 2025
  • Regional divide: South at 2% YoY decline, 93.9% occupancy
  • Sharp regional bifurcation: Northeast 96.1% occupancy, Midwest 95.6%, South 93.9%
  • Not a national recovery — it's a regional story driven by supply constraints
  • Follow supply constraints: NY, Minneapolis, Atlanta, Detroit, Kansas City
  • Avoid Austin, Denver, Phoenix until absorption catches up
  • Winners are markets where construction pulled back hardest

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