Just $5 billion in multifamily sales closed in the first quarter, according to Avison Young, the lowest amount since the second quarter of 2020, when COVID reduced sales volume to some $4 billion. That followed a decrease of 61 percent in 2023, to $119 billion, according to Matthews Real Estate Investment Services.The movement is coming from a few spheres. Institutional investors and lenders both need to deploy capital, while some property owners ...