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KEY TAKEAWAYS On-time rental payments in non-institutional US units edged down to 83.2% in July 2026, marking a typical seasonal dip but holding above July 2025’s levels. Full-payment resolution remains robust at a forecasted 95.4%, while late-payment rates eased to 11.8% in May but continue to run higher than historic averages. Western and Mountain states—led by Alaska, Colorado, and Utah—continue to outperform, while the South and parts of the East lag, highlighting continued regional divergence. Summer Softening, But Stabilization Holds On-time rental payments at mom-and-pop-owned properties dipped slightly to 83.2% in July, according to Chandan Economics. The decline... Read more
The tenant screening market is competitive with numerous tenant screeners (aka consumer reporting agencies or CRAs) battling for business from property managers and...
KEY TAKEAWAYS San Francisco multifamily rents jumped 8.4% year-over-year, outpacing all other major US metros per Apartments.com. High AI-driven job creation, sub-300...
More tenants living in New York City’s least expensive housing units aren’t paying their rent — a trend that risks further destabilizing the city’s...
Chandan’s Economic April data shows the independent rental market starting to stabilize. On-time rent payments increased to 84.5%, marking the sixth gain in the...
The “buy now, pay later” (BNPL) concept is considered relatively new. But according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, BNPL is an overhaul and rebrand of older financial strategies, including layaways and installment payments, which were pay-over-time approaches. BNPL usage exploded after the pandemic and remains popular. The idea of immediate receipt and later payment has been popping up in residential services under the name of “rent now, pay later,” or RNPL for short. Similar to its BPNL cousin, paying less now and again later to live in an apartment unit isn’t new. “This has been available through some niche players as early as 2019,” said Kevin King, Vice... Read more
Renting property always carries some level of risk. Even tenants who appear financially stable and responsible can present challenges when it comes to paying rent on...
KEY TAKEAWAYS Student loan delinquencies among renters more than doubled between January and May 2025, jumping from 14.5% to 31.4%, according to TransUnion. Millions of...
A new survey shows that multifamily landlords are increasingly worried about late payments from their tenants, a result that isn’t overly surprising as rising costs on...
Consistent rent collection and steady income remain two of the biggest challenges landlords face. A multifamily business can only succeed when rent is paid consistently....
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