10Y UST4.95%+2.48%30Y MTG6.76%+0.75%SOFR3.62%-0.55%VNQ$94.80+0.72%XLRE$43.42+0.86%FED FUNDS3.63%
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Hartford Courant · Multifamily

In CT town, plans for office plaza give way to about 130 new apartments. Aim: ‘livable and walkable community’

Via Hartford Courant · September 12, 2026
Compiled by Real Estate Trail Editorial · September 12, 2026

Why this matters

Multifamily has been the most actively underwritten sector through the rate cycle, with cap rate compression resuming in Sun Belt and gateway markets as 2024-2025 deliveries roll off and refinance demand on 2021-vintage bridge loans clears. Transaction velocity is up modestly, concentrated in stabilized Class A and grocery-adjacent garden assets. Allocators continue to favor residential for its income durability and its insulation from secular demand questions that still hang over commercial sectors.

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