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Class-C apartment operators in Chicago are buoyed by many of the tailwinds bolstering the city’s multifamily market as a whole: limited new supply, rising rent growth and recovering investor interest. But rising operating costs have squeezed margins for vintage stock harder than their newer counterparts, leaving the affordable market at an inflection point. Insurance, property taxes and utilities have risen faster than rent for older properties. Owners are battling significant increases in utility and insurance costs, along with higher taxes and interest rates, while facing a shrinking runway for rent increases. Some new investors in the Class-C space over the past several years have... Read more
KEY TAKEAWAYS US renter mobility has dropped, with only 37% expecting to move in three years—down from 57% in 2014, per New York Fed data. Mortgage affordability...
A monthly rent budget of $1,500 can buy dramatically different outcomes depending on where a renter looks, according to RentCafe’s analysis of Census Bureau...
Many affordable housing properties in Oregon no longer perform the way their developers planned, and the shortfall is now reaching the nonprofits that own them. That was...
Many renters will continue to see more affordable rentals on the market through 2026, though that depends entirely on where you live—and whether a lot...
If you’re looking for a rental deal, tenants can find discounts in 60% of Southern California cities. My trusty spreadsheet reviewed June’s rent report from ApartmentList, which tracks renter costs in 53 cities across the region, with cost estimates that combine government statistics and listing data from its own website. Here’s what the math shows: landlords trimmed rents in 32 out of the 53 cities. Rents rose in 20 cities and were unchanged in one city, Vista. Across the region, the typical rent dropped 0.4% over the past year. Median rents now sit at $1,921 for a one-bedroom and $2,359 for a two-bedroom. You see, many landlords across Southern California are... Read more
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...
After years of debate about the future of the office, many employers now appear to have accepted that working from home – often in some hybrid configuration –...
U.S. single-family rentals have finally hit a wall after years of steady post‑pandemic rent growth, with national asking rents slipping and pricing power...
KEY TAKEAWAYS US multifamily net absorption in Q2 2026 reached 124,600 units, an 8% YoY increase, according to Cushman & Wakefield. Median asking rents in the 50...
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