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We tell residents they should feel at home in their community. We tell employees they’re a core part of that community. But do our day-to-day operations actually make either group feel seen, heard, or valued? It’s no secret that the landlord-tenant relationship has historically carried an adversarial tension. Landlords protect their property; tenants protect the place they call home, and those interests have not always felt aligned. That rift can exist in both residential and commercial property relationships. But what if a better relationship model could help create the sense of community we are all seeking? What if hospitality offers a way out of that inherited adversarial... Read more
A resident has been violating a community rule for months. There has been thorough documentation, staff has issued reminders, and management is finally ready to...
Southern California’s rental market is costlier to the south, but landlords have more pricing power to the north. That’s a theme within my trusty spreadsheet‘s...
Apartment market conditions tightened while debt and equity financing dynamics worsened over the past three months, according to a new survey from the National...
KEY TAKEAWAYS Gen Z adults living at home represent latent rental demand in several US metros, with McAllen, TX, leading the list according to Chandan...
U.S. rents are rising more quickly and fewer apartments are sitting empty, but elevated concessions show that many landlords have not yet regained meaningful pricing power. The typical asking rent increased 2.2% year-over-year to $1,965 in June, according to Zillow. At the same time, 39.7% of rental listings offered a concession, up from 35.2% one year earlier. The seemingly contradictory trends reflect a rental market beginning to tighten but still digesting the inventory delivered during the recent apartment construction boom. Completions declined further during the second quarter while absorption continued rising, slowing the growth in available units. Existing properties... Read more
A 1031 exchange allows investors to defer capital gains taxes by reinvesting sale proceeds into a new property of equal or greater value. Use this strategy to preserve...
What today’s renters want most in 2026 is changing the way successful landlords market and manage their rental properties. Today’s renters are looking for more than...
The typical U.S. asking rent rose to $1,965 in June, up 2.2% annually, according to the Zillow Observed Rent Index. 39.7% of rentals on Zillow offered a concession in...
Most investors are sitting on the sidelines right now. Retail money pulled back. Mom-and-pop investors down 6% late last year. Condo investors down...
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