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In a reversal of migration trends over the past 25 years, Americans are beginning to move away from areas where the high risk of extreme weather events is pushing up the cost of property insurance. Residential real estate values have grown by more than $20T since 2020 — but insurance costs have also spiked by double digits on an annual basis since 2017. Now, states with the highest levels of climate risk are starting to see changes in migration as insurance costs begin to tarnish property values, according to data from real estate business intelligence firm Cotality. “We just see very early signs that insurance premiums are having an effect on where people live,” John Rogers, chief... Read more
Multifamily property owners are battling rising vacancy rates. According to the AppFolio 2026 Renter Preferences Report, 55% of property managers say that vacancy...
Luxury experience. Five-star service. Hospitality. But can we be honest for a second? You cannot expect a five-star resident experience from a team that feels...
I bought my first apartment building after years of flipping single family houses, and the day I closed it I realized I had been working twice as hard for half the...
A new renter majority is taking shape across the U.S., and it is forcing multifamily owners to rethink everything from site selection to amenity packages as...
Verification failures usually come from inconsistency, overreliance on one data point, or skipping identity checks too early in the leasing process. The strongest angle is simple: verify applicants with a consistent, layered process that reduces fraud, supports compliance, and helps teams make faster decisions. Top verification mistakes 1. Treating verification like a box-checking exercise A common mistake is collecting documents but not actually validating them across systems. That leaves room for fake IDs, altered paystubs, inflated income, and mismatched application details to slip through. Multifamily operators should cross-reference identity, physical ID, income, insurance,... Read more
The multifamily market of 2026 is a renter’s market in ways that are putting real pressure on operators. National vacancy rates have climbed to modern peaks, driven...
For almost all of human history, the word “exodus” has represented a mass departure or emigration of a large group of people from a specific location at the same...
Renters have the upper hand in Downtown Los Angeles, with sluggish apartment rent growth motivating landlords to offer concessions and even lower rents. Rents fell...
Household formation is slowing sharply even as job growth holds up, undercutting apartment absorption and reinforcing structural constraints that federal housing...
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