Wenatchee, WA

0.2%Average Rent Growth
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93.9%Average Occupancy
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22k Labor Force
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4.6%Unemployment Rate
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$1,721Average Rent
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35kPopulation
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-0.7%Population Growth
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$74k Median HH Income
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0.5%Home Price Growth
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0.2%Average Rent Growth
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93.9%Average Occupancy
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4.6%Unemployment Rate
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$1,721Average Rent
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-0.7%Population Growth
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22k Labor Force
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93.9%Average Occupancy
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About Wenatchee

Wenatchee

Nestled in the picturesque Central Washington region, Wenatchee is a thriving city renowned for its breathtaking natural surroundings, with the Columbia River winding through the valley and the Cascade Mountains gracing the horizon. It is a vibrant and bustling town which offers significant outdoor activities year-round.  Whether it's hiking the extensive trail network, or skiing at nearby Mission Ridge, Wenatchee is an outdoor lover's dream.

Wenatchee is home to diverse industries led by agriculture, and health care, but also including education, technology, and tourism. Known as the “Apple Capital of the World”, its roots are in agriculture, but Wenatchee is also home to the Confluence Technology Center, which houses data centers for Yahoo! and Microsoft. The Wenatchee MSA has seen steady growth in both population and jobs at rates that have outpaced the national average for over six decades. 

Why Invest Here?

Supply Constraints

Wenatchee is just 7.77 square miles and is nestled into the Cascade mountain range to the West and the Columbia River to the East. In addition, there is very little raw land left in the city limits for which new development could sprawl and increase supply. These natural supply constraints offer long-term investors outsized rent growth and asset control compared to other Inland Northwest markets surrounded by farmland or even with excess raw land within city limits waiting to be developed. 

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Vibrant Downtown

Centered around Pybus Public Market and a bustling Wenatchee Ave main strip, you’ll find contagious energy in this relatively small town. Combined with the outdoor activities of hiking, mountain biking, and skiing, Wenatchee residents live an active lifestyle and this shows in their restaurants, coffee shops, local shopping, and communities.

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Sophisticated Investor Presence

Groups such as Summerfield and Coast (regional property managers), Weidner Apartment Homes, and 11 Capital all have a presence in the market, bringing a level of sophistication not often seen in a town the size of Walla Walla. This lifts the tides of all rental housing and provides potential exit opportunities to buyers who have acquired assets at scale. 

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What to watch out for

Wenatchee is not an employer-driven market, it is a lifestyle and resident-driven market. This translated to record migration during a work-from-home boom, which is a trend that is slowing and will impact the demand for high-end apartments and homes in the market. In addition, two large-scale investors own ~31% of the multifamily inventory, presenting a barrier to entry and potential market risk as those investors can swing the market one way or another on rents, occupancy, or investment opportunity.

Key Market Indicators.

0.2%
average rent growth
93.9%
average occupancy
4.6%
unemployment rate
$1,721
average market rent
35k
population
-0.7%
population growth
$76.6k
median hh income
0.5%
home price growth

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Success Stories.

Eleven01 // Record-Setting $309K/Unit in Wenatchee

36 Units
$1,400,000

Eleven01 was built by a local Wenatchee contractor completing their first large-scale multifamily project. At 80% occupancy with average rents near $2K, the property was not yet stabilized, and no comparable sale in Eastern Washington had ever exceeded $300,000 per unit. The Multifamily Mason team embedded with the property for over a year before closing, meeting with the property management team weekly, introducing new advertising programs, and increasing resident renewal rates by more than 50% during escrow. Our marketing campaign generated 21,000 impressions and 524 engagements, and our team made 184 one-on-one phone calls to qualified investors — the kind of direct, relationship-driven outreach that passive marketing cannot replicate in a secondary market. When headwinds arose and the path to closing became uncertain, our team persisted, creating value at the asset level and coaching the ownership group through every step. Eleven01 closed at $25,980,000 — $309K per unit — setting the first $300K-plus sale anywhere in the Inland Northwest.

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Second Street Site // Multifamily Land Sale in East Wenatchee

36 Units
$1,400,000

Second Street Site was a fully entitled, shovel-ready 8.8-acre parcel in East Wenatchee, permitted for 200 multifamily units, but the seller decided not to build the project and needed to redeploy their capital. The development market was challenging with competing new supply already in the pipeline, making buyers cautious. The Multifamily Mason team launched a comprehensive outreach campaign, engaging our Exclusive Buyer Network with one-on-one outreach to every prospective developer — regional and local apartment builders, homebuilders, and groups interested in land-banking. Each conversation was tailored to the buyer's specific strategy, walking through entitlement value, energy code savings, and infrastructure advantages. When market feedback revealed most groups were discounting the existing permits, we adapted our positioning to emphasize the site's raw fundamentals and flexibility. Second Street Site closed at $2,700,000, with the buyer planning to redesign and re-permit at a density that fit their investment thesis, and our team went from listing to close in approximately 6 months.

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Ridgecrest // 8 Offers in One Month

36 Units
$1,400,000

The developers behind Ridgecrest were experienced general contractors who built a high-quality 56-unit asset in the Tri-Cities but had never navigated a multifamily disposition. Before engaging Multifamily Mason, the ownership group had shopped the property off-market and received offers around $12.5M at $223K per door. Our team launched an aggressive marketing campaign, generating 13 property tours in three weeks and making over 100 individual phone calls to qualified investors. We created competitive tension by stacking tours, providing detailed underwriting support, and maintaining consistent communication with every qualified group. Rather than passively listing and waiting, our approach drove urgency and pricing discipline across the buyer pool. The result: 8 offers in one month, with 3 landing within 1% of asking price. Ridgecrest closed at $14,000,000 — $250K per unit — a full $1.5M above the best off-market offer the sellers had received, reversing the prevailing pricing trend in Tri-Cities new construction.

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