names like dr horton, lennar all climbing on the news. but it was these stocks, multi family apartments, avalon bay and equity residential that hit all-time highs. >> people are down playing the multi family side. that's been a big part of the construction recovery. when you look at the markets that are seeing a construction boom right now relative to what is normal to them, it's places like new york, boston, san francisco, los angeles, places where most of the new construction is multi unit. >> reporter: single families stock rose 8% month to month and up 10% from a year ago. multi family, which is mostly rental apartment jumped 33% month to month and nearly 50% from a year ago. apartment rents are soaring with starts, but demand is still strong. the same cannot be said for the jump in single family home prices, prices which are sidelining some buyers. >> we are seeing a sort of boom in the housing market. so, you know, we've got stocks and bonds highly priced and now we're starting to see maybe housing going in the same direction. it's