Supply pipeline is the inventory of multifamily units under construction, permitted but not yet started, or planned for delivery in a submarket. Directly affects future rent growth and vacancy.
Pipeline data typically includes: units under construction, units permitted but not started, and units in planning/entitlement. Short-term supply affects current rent growth; longer-pipeline inventory affects 2–5 year trajectories.
LA multifamily 2026 pipeline: 29,520 units under construction per Yardi Matrix (April 2026). Expected deliveries ~11,000 in 2026. Construction starts down 53% from 2023 peak, signaling a thinner pipeline for 2027–2028 — which supports rent growth in later years after the current delivery wave absorbs.
From the Sterman LA Multifamily Glossary — defined the way a broker with $1.41 billion across 254 closed transactions actually uses these terms.
Michael Sterman, Senior Managing Director Investments, Marcus & Millichap.
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