A report from GlobeSt. on Florida. "Almost unheard of in South Florida, you may see a slowdown in multifamily this year. Edward W. Easton, chairman of The Easton Group, is among those seeing a slowdown with ongoing projects going ahead but limited new multifamily development. Why?"

"He tells GlobeSt.com: 'The cost to build is becoming too expensive and rents are becoming tapped out. If anything, I think we’ll see rents start to stabilize and perhaps come down as more product is delivered to the market.'"

The San Mateo Daily Journal in California. "Rents in San Mateo declined sharply over the last month, according to Apartment List. 'For the Bay Area as a whole, things have definitely slowed down,' said Apartment List analyst Chris Salviati. 'We are talking about a slowdown in growth as opposed to rents coming down.'"

The Marin Independent Journal in California."Prices actually fell 1.4 percent in the Tiburon/Belvedere area of Marin, which had the highest rental prices at the end of the year. 'There is a two-tiered rental market in Marin,' said Joby Tapia, secretary of the Marin Rental Property Association. 'We believe that the asking prices of established, in-place rental units has actually started to soften.'"

The Associated Press on Washington. "Across King and Snohomish counties, apartment rents dropped 1.1 percent from the third to fourth quarter, the second-biggest quarterly drop this decade, behind only the 2.9 percent drop seen at this time last year."

"Incentives are now commonplace at new buildings and becoming more prominent in older complexes that are also struggling to fill up their units. Some property managers are even offering mystery gifts to those who agree to just show up for a tour. Some rental ads spotted: 2bed home with 2.5k Amazon Gift Card and More!' at a new build in First Hill."

"The trend is likely to continue: The apartment-construction surge that began earlier this decade is continuing at the same brisk pace, outpacing demand for rentals. When looking at all apartments available for rent in the city of Seattle — including new ones — 10.5 percent are empty, up from 9 percent a year ago and 7.7 percent two years ago. But that's happening not just in Seattle: Across the region, 8.6 percent of units are empty, the most since 2009."

"In South Lake Union, 18 percent of units are empty. Vacancies hit 16 percent in the downtown Seattle core, 13 percent in First Hill, 11 percent in Queen Anne/Magnolia and 12 percent in Redmond, which is building the most apartments among King County suburbs. About 15 percent of units are empty in both Tukwila and Sammamish/Issaquah, which each just opened large new apartment buildings."

"The Seattle area approved permits for twice as many units as the Chicago or Boston regions, which are both larger. It greenlit 25 percent more than the San Francisco region, which is bigger and has double Seattle's housing costs."

The Coloradoan. "More than 1,450 new apartments opened in 2018 in Fort Collins, but that's only half of what is under development or in the city's planning process at the start of 2019. The 1,457 units — along with 1,000 expected to open by 2020 and another 1,700 in the planning stages — are expected to exceed demand and bring the city's rental market into balance."

"Across Larimer and Weld counties, overall vacancy rates are at 12 percent, including properties in lease-up (new projects), according to Apartment Insights. The firm said there are a record 2,400-plus units in lease-up throughout Northern Colorado."

"Dolores Williams owns 14 rental properties throughout Fort Collins and has had more difficulty finding renters in the past few months. She said she hasn't raised her rents and typically charges 'a couple hundred' less than market rate. 'I think it will be harder as they keep building,' she said."