Anderson Business Advisors Podcast

Predicting 2025 Real Estate Trends

Feb 25, 2025

36:46

Real estate visionary Neal Bawa, CEO of Grocapitus and MultifamilyU, returns to the podcast. Neal always presents a compelling data-driven forecast that should capture every investor's attention. Despite current market uncertainties, Bawa reveals a significant 5-million-unit housing shortage alongside plummeting inflation rates, positioning the US as the strongest performer among developed economies. Most notably, he predicts a dramatic surge in both single and multi-family rent growth during 2026-27, driven by high interest rates creating supply gaps. With homeownership projected to decrease to 60% within a decade, the rental market is poised for unprecedented strength. This perfect storm of undersupply, shifting demographics, and economic conditions suggests a golden opportunity for strategic real estate investors, particularly in the multi-family sector, with promising rent growth anticipated as early as late 2025.

Highlights/Topics:

Hard data trumps market fear: why the numbers tell a different story
US economy dominates globally as inflation drops from 6% to 2.4%
Rising national wealth meets housing crisis: housing investment opportunity
New construction wave promises better prices for entry-level housing market
Five million unit shortage creates perfect storm for 2026-27 housing gap
Massive rent increases predicted across all housing sectors in 2026-27
Historic shift: Homeownership dropping to 60%, rental demand soars nationwide
Real estate investments outperform during global inflationary cycles and market shifts
2025 forecast: Interest rates and delinquencies reshape investment landscape ahead
Strategic opportunity: Significant rent growth predicted for late 2025 market
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