Private equity companies buy more apartment units

By: Robbie Sequeira

Outlets: Stateline

Published: May 21, 2026

Words: 282

Last Updated: 2 months ago

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Private equity firms own nearly 3 million apartment units, about 13% of the total apartments across the country, according to a new analysis from watchdog group Private Equity Stakeholder Project.

And most have been fairly recent purchases. The companies acquired more than 1.7 million of those, or 57%, since 2018, and about 45% of them since 2021, the report found.

More than two-thirds of those units are located in just 10 states: Texas, …

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