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KEY TAKEAWAYS US apartment occupancy climbed to 95.2% in April 2026, marking four straight months of improvement after bottoming out at the end of 2025. Sun Belt markets including Austin, Denver, Phoenix, and Charlotte continued to post steep annual rent cuts as new supply outpaced absorption. Coastal tech hubs such as San Francisco and San Jose led national rent growth, signaling a widening divide between supply-heavy Sun Belt metros and constrained coastal markets. The US apartment market posted another month of incremental improvement in April, with occupancy returning above the 95% threshold for the first time since late 2025. According to RealPage Market Analytics, occupancy... Read more
In a year when many big-city landlords are cutting deals to keep apartments full, a handful of smaller markets are quietly pushing rents higher — and in some cases,...
KEY TAKEAWAYS On-time payments rose to 84.5% in April 2026, sixth monthly gain in seven months. Annual declines persist but are easing; on-time collections are 119 bps...
The above graphic shows eviction filings for sites we track, relative to their historical baseline. Arrows pointing up show sites with above baseline filings; arrows...
Incomes are rising faster than rents nationwide, putting an extra $193 a month back in renters’ pockets The typical U.S. asking rent was $1,910 in March, up 1.8%...
KEY TAKEAWAYS Liability insurance premiums for landlords have surged, with some quadrupling since 2020. Rising litigation, larger jury awards, and nuclear verdicts are fueling higher costs and coverage exclusions. Personal injury law firms’ aggressive marketing is contributing to a spike in claims. Landlords, especially smaller owners, face more risk exposure as insurers tighten restrictions. Litigation Drives Insurance Spike Commercial landlords across the US are facing rapidly escalating liability insurance premiums and decreased coverage, reports Bisnow. Time Equities, a firm with 43M SF under management, reports premiums for umbrella and excess liability insurance have... Read more
The national median rent increased by 0.5% in April, and now stands at $1,370. This marks the third straight monthly increase, as the market gears up for the busy...
KEY TAKEAWAYS Two-bedroom apartments posted the largest year-over-year rent decline at 1.7%. Overall multifamily rents have fallen for over 30 consecutive months...
A growing share of prime-age renters and would-be first-time buyers are not in the market at all — but rather in their childhood bedrooms. And in some states, that...
The debate over corporate landlords owning too many rental properties misses the point say many observers because more landlords is a good thing. The answer is not who...
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