Apartment rents drop further, with vacancies at record high

By Diana Olick of CNBC. 

• The national median rent for apartments fell 1% in November from October, and now stands at $1,367, according to Apartment List.
• The national multifamily vacancy rate was 7.2% in November, a record high.
• The historic surge in multifamily construction over the past few years is now pulling back, but a good supply of new units is still coming online at a time of much weaker demand.

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