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KEY TAKEAWAYS Florida renters need to earn $37.93 per hour to afford a typical two-bedroom, per NLIHC’s 2026 data. The state minimum wage is $14, and average renter wages are well below what’s needed in most metros. This widening gap highlights growing stress for owners, operators, and policymakers in Florida’s housing sector. Housing Wage Outpaces Paychecks A new 2026 Out of Reach report from the National Low Income Housing Coalition highlights a worsening mismatch between Florida rental costs and what workers actually earn. As USA TODAY reports, to afford a standard “modest” two-bedroom apartment at fair market rent in the state, a renter would need to make $37.93 per... Read more
If you’re hoping for larger floor plans, the good news is that apartment sizes have increased in 2025 compared to the previous year. More precisely, floor plans...
Rental property insurance costs have been rising across many markets, and landlords are starting to feel the pressure as insurance premiums cut into cash flow. Rental...
A new divide is emerging in the multifamily industry between operators that are rebuilding their operating models around artificial intelligence (AI) and those just...
The worst of the multifamily insurance shock may be easing, but apartment owners are not yet seeing the payoff in higher net operating income. That is the...
Midway through 2026, the multifamily industry appears to be holding steady. By many accounts, fundamentals are weathering uncertainties across the economy, job markets and geopolitical arenas. While some key metrics have softened, the overall health of the apartments sector demonstrates how essential this class of real estate is. Simply stated, everyone needs a safe place to call home. Sustained demand for rental units remains central to the sector’s health, and conditions in the for-sale market continue to shape that demand directly. For many households, homeownership has become increasingly out of reach. Affordability has eroded sharply over the past decade, driven by land use... Read more
Passing on rising property insurance costs in multifamily is getting harder, and the burden is shifting from renters to owners as new supply, rent concessions and...
KEY POINTS The number of homes owned by institutional investors listed for sale is more than double what it was at the start of February, according to an analysis from...
A new study shows that a 30-minute delay in responding to a tour request by leasing agents reduces renter engagement likelihood from 40% to just 10%. Renter...
National multifamily net absorption reached its fifth-highest quarterly total in nearly 25 years, even as median asking rents continued to decline. Net absorption across...
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