Jay Parsons is a rental housing economist, advisor and speaker. He has advised numerous multifamily and single-family rental housing stakeholders – from institutional investors, REITs, smaller investment groups, lenders, regulators, government agencies and non-profits.
He serves as Head of Investment Strategy and Research at Madera Residential, a multifamily owner/operator with 11,000+ units. Previously, Jay was the Chief Economist at RealPage, a leading rental housing software and analytics provider.
Jay has been cited in The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, The Financial Times, The Economist, The New York Times, NBC News, Politico and he has appeared on CNBC and BloombergTV. His commentaries have been published by Barron’s, the Pension Real Estate Association, the Mortgage Bankers Association, the National Apartment Association, and American Banker, among others.
His social media posts attract an average of half-million impressions per week. GlobeSt, a leading trade publication, named Jay one of its “2023 Influencers in Multifamily Real Estate.” Jay also serves on the Board of Advisors for Apartment Life, a faith-based non-profit serving apartment residents and operators.
Jay is a graduate of the University of Maryland. He resides in the Dallas area with his wife and their five children.
