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  • Starts for buildings with five or more units dropped 12.6% year over year to a seasonally adjusted rate of 326,000 in October, according to a monthly report from HUD and the U.S. Census Bureau. They rose by 9.8% from September.
  • Multifamily developers completed an annualized 615,000 apartments in buildings with five or more units in October, a 61.4% YOY jump and a 9% decrease compared to September.
  • At the end of October, 804,000 units were under construction, a 19.2% YOY decline and a 3.5% month-over-month decline.

Do you know SRO buildings?
I wish they would build more of those.
I think so many people would be interested in that if it was profitable to the builders.

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I don’t what are they?

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It is a single room occupancy.
It means it is just a room in a building that is rented out.
Usually you share a bathroom and kitchen.

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dormitory or hostel

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Hostels are a bunch of beds in a room, right?
SROs are similar to dorms, I guess.

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usually 4 beds in one room

Otherwise it resembles NHS ward in England

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or Bed and Breakfast type

Hostels lack the prestige of Motel 6.

Single room occupancy is fine if you are in college or early 20s.

Shared bathroom is a dealbreaker for me. I don't like sharing a bathroom with family lol

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I think it depends on how clean everyone is.
And if there is a janitor that cleans them?
In theory, it is just a place to sleep.
You arent doing much there.

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