Multifamily Market Intelligence

    MF Brief

    The Seaport Multifamily Brief is a biweekly research publication covering multifamily investment trends across Coastal Connecticut and Southern Rhode Island.

    Powered by CoStar Data and Seaport Due Diligence, this series analyzes:

    • Vacancy trends
    • Rent growth
    • Cap rate movement
    • Absorption momentum
    • Supply pipeline
    • Institutional activity
    • Underwriting realities

    Each issue blends institutional-grade data with Seaport’s field-level due diligence and underwriting analysis to provide disciplined, actionable insight for multifamily investors.

    Published every other Wednesday.

    Research defines our mission. Valuation proves it. Marketing showcases it.

    Seaport Multifamily Brief Issue 6 - The Meetings Behind the MarketSeaport Multifamily Brief Issue 6 Public Meeting Intelligence Multifamily Market Watch Powered by CoStar Data and Seaport Due Diligence

    The Meetings Behind the Market

    How local decisions, zoning conversations, regulatory risk, and capital movement are reshaping the multifamily conversation in Southeastern Connecticut and coastal Rhode Island.

    Research • Valuation • Marketing • Due Diligence

    The market is being shaped before the shovel hits the ground.

    The multifamily market is not only being shaped by interest rates, rents, cap rates, lenders, developers, and investors.

    It is being shaped in town halls.

    Across Southeastern Connecticut and coastal Rhode Island, the most important housing decisions often begin with…

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    Seaport Multifamily Brief | Issue #5

    From Blueprint to Reality

    New construction, hotel conversions, and data-backed underwriting are showing us exactly how Coastal Connecticut and Southern Rhode Island are responding to the housing shortage.

    Powered by CoStar Data, Apartments.com Market Intelligence, and Seaport Due Diligence The Market Is Moving

    The Housing Conversation Has Shifted from Theory to Execution.

    For the last several years, everyone has talked about the shortage of housing. But the more important question is no longer whether demand exists. It is whether supply can be created quickly enough, intelligently enough, and in the right locations.

    In this issue of the Seaport Multifamily Brief, we highlight…

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    Multifamily Market Analysis Rhode Island vs ConnecticutSeaport Multifamily Brief — Issue #4

    Two Weeks, Two Stories

    Rhode Island Accelerates While Connecticut Pauses

    Powered by CoStar Data and Seaport Due Diligence

    In just the past two weeks, coastal multifamily activity told two very different stories.While New London and Middlesex Counties remained relatively quiet, Newport and Washington Counties showed noticeably stronger velocity, deeper buyer confidence, and far more visible transaction movement.

    Executive Summary

    Sometimes the market speaks loudly. Sometimes it whispers. Over this two-week period, Rhode Island’s coastal multifamily markets spoke clearly. Connecticut’s coastal markets, by comparison, were quieter and more cautious.

    That does not mean…

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    The Seaport Multifamily Brief — Issue 3 | March 2026

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    Coastal Multifamily Holds the Line — But the Story Is More Nuanced Than the Data Suggests

    Executive Summary

    At first glance, multifamily data across New London County (CT), Middlesex County (CT), Washington County (RI), and Newport County (RI) suggests a familiar narrative:

    Low supply. Stable rents. Strong pricing.

    But on the ground, a more important story is unfolding.

    Seaport Insight:

    Supply is not absent—it is concentrated. And where it exists, it is actively testing absorption.

    New London County, CT — A Market Splitting in Real Time

    New London County is no longer a single multifamily market. It is evolving into three distinct submarkets, each behaving differently.

    …

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    The Seaport Multifamily Brief

    Issue #2 | March 2026

    Coastal Connecticut & Southern Rhode Island

    Powered by CoStar Data and Seaport Due Diligence

    Primary market statistics sourced from CoStar Search Analytics (March 2026 reports). Interpretation and underwriting commentary are proprietary to Seaport Commercial.

    Executive Summary

    Coastal multifamily fundamentals remain tight, but the market is becoming more selective. Vacancy stays relatively low across the region, rent growth varies by county, and cap rates appear to be stabilizing. In this environment, our view remains simple: Do the Math—and let the math tell you what to do.

    Featured Listing Spotlight is included below and uses county-level CoStar benchmarks for context.…

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    The Seaport Multifamily Brief

    Issue #1 | February 2026

    Coastal Connecticut & Southern Rhode Island

    Powered by CoStar Data and Seaport Due Diligence

    Executive Summary:
    Coastal multifamily markets remain structurally tight, but momentum is moderating. Leasing velocity has slowed, rent growth has flattened, and cap rates have stabilized. We have entered a Yield Discipline Phase.

    Table of Contents

    Washington County Market Snapshot
    Transaction Intelligence
    Interpretation – Beyond the Numbers
    Coastal Regional View
    Underwriting Reality Check™
    Seaport Coastal MF Stability Index™
    The Seaport Signal™
    About This Series

    Washington County, RI – Market Snapshot

    According to CoStar Search Analytics (February 16, 2026):

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