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Most multifamily real estate owners need to finance or refinance their apartment community at some point. Many utilize the small balance multifamily loan programs available through Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to do so. Understanding how lenders navigate each phase of the loan cycle can give owners a strategic advantage, especially in a time of elevated rate volatility. A significant amount of multifamily debt is maturing in 2026. Borrowers should not wait to refinance to avoid the concentrated competition later in the year when lenders are faced with refinancing demand. In addition, modest rent growth today offers refinancing upside; and finally, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have higher... Read more
For shared-interest communities, guarding the safety and security of residents is of paramount importance. Achieving those goals is more than a matter of key fobs and...
Fake move-in packages are proliferating on social media platforms like Reddit, TikTok, and Facebook, luring would-be renters into purchasing identities and...
A renter touring an apartment has already made 90% of their decision before they ever step through the door. They’ve seen the website, scrolled the Instagram...
Saving money on energy is more important than ever in uncertain economic times. As every day seems to bring surprising headlines, apartment owners, developers, and...
Noise complaints are easily the number-one grievance of people living in high-density, vertical communities with shared walls, floors, and common spaces. No matter how long you’ve lived in a city, and how accustomed you are to a certain baseline murmur, or the ambient sounds of your neighbors going about their lives, some noise crosses a line and becomes a problem. While a friendly conversation with the offending noisemaker is often enough to cure the issue, horror stories abound about acrimony, years-long feuds between neighbors, even lawsuits over chronic noise complaints. Some of these conflicts may be unavoidable, but most can be headed off by two factors: enforcing rules around... Read more
An emerging cohort of affluent households is reshaping the high end of the rental market. Data shows that the number of wealthy renters earning top incomes has surged in...
The leasing paradox: saving more while spending less. Is this just one of those, “Because we’ve always done it that way” practices? In...
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) says consumers have lost millions to rental scams and that people ages 18-29 were three times more likely to report losing money than...
For rental housing providers, artificial intelligence has become both a challenge and a solution. Fraud in rental applications isn’t new, but the technology powering...
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