Event Replay: Beyond the Headlines: Real Talk on the Essential Housing Market Featuring Housing Economist Jay Parsons

November 4, 2025

Housing economist Jay Parsons recently shared his perspective on the real factors that will drive the U.S. multifamily housing market over the next several years during the webinar Beyond the Headlines: Real Talk on the Essential Housing Market, hosted by Grubb Properties.  

Todd Williams, President of Grubb Properties, praised Parson’s unique ability to cut through market noise to focus on information that really matters.  “Jay is one of the most well-respected, intelligent and insightful voices in the multifamily housing industry today and we’re grateful he shared his views with us.”

Key takeaways from Parsons’ comprehensive presentation included: 

• Why and when he expects new multifamily supply — which hit a more than four-decade high in 2025 — to subside and turn from a headwind into a tailwind that leads to rent growth
• How a decade-long decline in lease turnover signals an extended “rent for longer” trend
• The outlook for key gateway and Sunbelt markets 
• A look at capital flows into multifamily housing and why it has more impact on valuations than interest rates 
• The most important metrics to watch in 2026

If you’d like to explore multifamily investments, connect with our Capital Formations team to learn about Grubb Properties’ opportunities in the essential housing sector.

Jay Parsons is a rental housing economist, consultant and speaker. He has advised numerous multifamily and single-family rental housing stakeholders – from institutional investors, REITs, owner-operators, developers, lenders, regulators and government agencies. Jay has been cited by leading media around the world and his social media posts attract an average of a half-million impressions per week. He hosts a weekly podcast called The Rent Roll with Jay Parsons, which ranks in Apple’s Top 100 Investing podcasts. Jay is a graduate of the University of Maryland.