MARKET SNAPSHOT

Atlanta q1 2026

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AVERAGE RENT

$1,600 Q1 2026

OCCUPANCY RATE

89.8% Q1 2026

NET ABSORPTION

18,382 T4Q

ANNUAL RENT CHANGE

-1.3% Q1 2026

ANNUAL OCCUPANCY CHANGE

-30 BPS

UNIT COMPLETIONS

14,842 T4Q

KEY TAKEAWAYS

Demand remains resilient: trailing 12-month absorption outpaced deliveries by approximately 24%, marking four consecutive quarters of positive net absorption and signaling durable renter demand even as the market digests an elevated supply cycle.

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New completions over the past 12 months were 41% lower than the same period a year ago while the construction pipeline has contracted 8% during this period, pointing to a more measured forward supply outlook and a market transitioning toward early-cycle, lower-supply conditions.

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The rent picture is more constructive than the headline suggests: a 0.3% gain in Q1 marks the first positive quarterly movement in three while most submarkets are already posting positive annual effective rent growth, pointing to broad-based stabilization rather than continued decline.

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MARKET OUTLOOK

Atlanta enters the spring leasing season at an inflection point, moving through the final phase of its post-pandemic supply digestion and into a period of gradual tightening...

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