Greater Boston remains one of the most attractive markets for multifamily investment despite growing supply and slowing rent growth, but investors say they are prepared to put the brakes on new investment should a rent control ballot measure be enacted in November.
Marcus & Millichap anticipates a stable 2026 for multifamily investment, despite a sizable supply of multifamily housing set to deliver in the near term. Those deliveries will be offset by continued red-hot demand for housing and an anticipated falloff of new construction projects, Managing Director Thomas Shihadeh said.
That is, if market conditions persist.
New rent control measures could reset the multifamily picture in…