Northern New Jersey led apartment sales in H1 2026 with a record $4.3 billion, boosted by a major REIT privatization. Dallas, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Manhattan followed. San Francisco, San Jose, Chicago, Detroit, and Westchester County also set first-half sales records. Smaller markets saw significant growth driven by single-asset sales. Seattle experienced a 51% sales decline, dropping from 4th to 16th place.