{"id":31,"date":"2026-09-27T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-27T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/michelemovesmountains-com\/2026\/09\/27\/us-builders-shift-toward-multifamily-https-www-michelemovesmountains-com\/"},"modified":"2026-09-27T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-27T12:00:00","slug":"us-builders-shift-toward-multifamily-https-www-michelemovesmountains-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.michelemovesmountains.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/27\/us-builders-shift-toward-multifamily-https-www-michelemovesmountains-com\/","title":{"rendered":"US Builders Shift Toward Multifamily | https:\/\/www.michelemovesmountains.com"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"video-zmyer\">\n<div class=\"video-frame-zmyer\">\n        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\"\n                src=\"https:\/\/www.roomvu.com\/agent\/embed\/michele-madison\/single-family-permits-fall-as-multifamily-permitting-gains-dfe3\"\n                frameborder=\"0\"\n                allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\"\n                allowfullscreen><br \/>\n        <\/iframe>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"video-description-zmyer\">\n<p>Builders across the country are shifting gears, pulling back on new single-family homes and leaning more into multifamily projects\u2014a trend we\u2019re seeing take shape here in North Georgia as well. Higher borrowing costs have cooled single-family demand, so developers are responding by focusing on rentals and multifamily communities, especially where vacancies are tight and household growth is steady. For our mountain towns, this means local regulations and ongoing migration patterns will continue to influence where new projects pop up. As someone who\u2019s watched Blue Ridge and neighboring communities evolve from sleepy getaways to vibrant, year-round destinations, I see firsthand how these shifts impact not just buyers and sellers, but local supply chains and lending partners, too. With new permits often setting the stage months before construction, we can expect multifamily growth to continue into early 2027\u2014especially in areas where demand is strongest and zoning supports these projects. For those considering their next move in North Georgia, understanding how these trends affect both investment and lifestyle choices is key to navigating our ever-changing landscape.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Builders across the country are shifting gears, pulling back on new single-family homes and leaning more into multifamily projects\u2014a trend we\u2019re seeing take shape here in North Georgia as well. Higher borrowing costs have cooled single-family demand, so developers are responding by focusing on rentals and multifamily communities, especially where vacancies are tight and household [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":266,"featured_media":62,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.michelemovesmountains.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.michelemovesmountains.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.michelemovesmountains.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.michelemovesmountains.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/266"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.michelemovesmountains.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.michelemovesmountains.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.michelemovesmountains.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/62"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.michelemovesmountains.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.michelemovesmountains.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.michelemovesmountains.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}