Waiting on Banks to Sell Distressed Multifamily: We Are in the First Inning
Banks are extending and pretending on troubled apartment loans. In my view that can only last so long. What the data shows, and how I would position for it.
Read the briefMarket snapshot
Each figure links to its public source. We update these by hand, so check the as-of date.
30-yr fixed mortgage
7.32%
Up from 6.19% a year earlier (Oct. 23, 2025)
Source: Freddie Mac PMMS via FRED (MORTGAGE30US). As of week of Oct. 22, 2026.
Fed funds target
3.75% to 4.00%
Raised 0.25 pt on Sept. 16, 2026
Source: Federal Reserve FOMC statement, Sept. 16, 2026. As of Oct. 24, 2026.
Atlanta metro median sale price
$395,343
+1.3% year over year
Source: Redfin Data Center, Atlanta metro. As of May 2026.
Atlanta metro inventory
26,319 homes
-15.6% year over year; 4.3 months of supply
Source: Redfin Data Center, Atlanta metro. As of May 2026.
Median days on market
58 days
Up 3 days year over year
Source: Redfin Data Center, Atlanta metro. As of May 2026.
Typical home value (ZHVI)
$375,898
Down from $381,783 a year earlier
Source: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI). As of Sept. 2026.
Typical rent (ZORI)
$1,843/mo
Up from $1,805 a year earlier
Source: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI). As of Sept. 2026.
Georgia foreclosure starts
1,189
5th most of any state in August
Source: ATTOM August 2026 Foreclosure Market Report. As of Aug. 2026.
What it means right now
Buyers have more room
Homes sit about two months and most sell below list (average sale-to-list was 97.8% in May 2026, per Redfin Data Center, Atlanta metro). Patient, well-funded buyers can negotiate.
Financing drives returns
With 30-year rates at 7.32%, buy-and-hold cash flow is tight. Speed and certainty of capital matter more for value-add deals.
Distress is building
Georgia foreclosure filings in the first half of 2026 were up 52% from a year earlier, per ATTOM Midyear 2026 Foreclosure Report.
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Johnny Voyles bought hundreds of homes at foreclosure auctions in DeKalb and Fulton counties from 2009 to 2012, has built 50+ build-to-rent homes, and owns Georgia Private Lending and Citiside Property Management. About Johnny
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