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Ari Apartment Management’s use of AI to scrutinize residents’ ability to pay has helped it close months with delinquency of about 0.5%, an early indication of where apartment operators see practical value in the technology. For multifamily investors, the immediate opportunity is not simply lower staffing costs, but stronger collections, faster financial reporting and more time for on-site teams to focus on resident service. Speakers at RealPage’s RealWorld Conference in Denver said the most effective AI strategies pair operational data and disciplined processes with employee training and clear guardrails. Use AI To Strengthen Operations Apartment operators are... Read more
October 1, 2026 marked a major change in how D.C. rental housing providers can charge for and regulate pets. Pet Deposits are capped, Pet Rent is limited, and breed,...
Luxury is being judged before your leasing professional ever gets the chance to explain it. A prospect pulls into your property. She is not carrying a clipboard. She...
For the second year in a row, McKinney, TX, holds the top spot in RentCafe.com’s ranking of the best cities for renters. This year, Southern cities account for 37 of...
The multifamily industry has long operated under the assumption that turnover is largely inevitable. Residents relocate for jobs. They buy homes. Life circumstances...
KEY TAKEAWAYS One in five renter households paid rent late or missed a payment in 2025, up from 16.5% in 2024, according to Urban Institute research. Middle-income renters reporting rent problems jumped from 14.3% to 21.6%, the largest year-over-year increase among income groups. Utility pressure remained elevated, with 20.7% of renters unable to pay the full amount of heating and electricity bills. Multifamily Dive reports in its coverage of new Urban Institute research that middle-income renters faced a sharp increase in payment problems in 2025. One in five renter households paid rent late or missed a payment. That was up from 16.5% in 2024. The Urban Institute said the 2025 share... Read more
In the first half of 2026, Snappt evaluated over 700,000 rental lease applicants, more submissions than ever before, and found 3.8%, or roughly 1 in every 26, containing...
Apartment concession use eased in July for the second consecutive month, with 15.8% of stabilized units offering some type of discount, down 70 basis points from June,...
Rents are dropping across the Las Vegas Valley, according to a new report from Zumper. One-bedroom apartment rents dropped 18.8 percent in July year over year, the...
National dog day shows there is a gap in the rental market when “pet-friendly” does not always mean what renters think when they visit an apartment complex. More...
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