Apartment rent growth may have slowed compared to its pace earlier in the cycle, but renter demand is very nearly off the charts. RealPage Inc. on Thursday reported demand for 175,645 apartments across the US in the second quarter, a one-third increase year over year.

Meanwhile, occupancy stood at 95.0% at midyear, essentially full, according to RealPage’s Axiometrics division. Mid-2017 occupancy topped Q1’s 94.5% but slightly lagged the year-ago level of 95.3%, according to Axiometrics data.

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