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The rising threat of fraud in multifamily, where it is coming from, and a practical guide to protecting revenue, reputation, and resident experience. Fraud remains prevalent in the multifamily industry and shows no signs of dissipating. Bad actors are constantly finding new ways to circumvent systems, particularly through the use of generative AI and other bleeding-edge technologies, aiming to remain one step ahead of the industry’s fraud prevention and cybersecurity initiatives. The industry, naturally, has no choice but to fight back. A panel on the recent Entrata webinar Fraud: Multifamily’s Rising Threat discussed ways multifamily can short-circuit the fast-evolving fraud... Read more
Key Takeaways In expensive coastal metros, ownership is out of reach for the majority of families with young children, making renting the default for most...
In L.A.’s high-stakes rental market, where tenants and landlords regularly go to war over housing disputes, renters have filed more than 115,000 complaints to the...
KEY TAKEAWAYS Sun Belt metros including Austin, Fort Myers, and Phoenix are seeing declining rents and aggressive concessions as new apartment supply outpaces...
After racking up almost 2,000 violations, two Bronx landlords have been ordered to pay tens of millions of dollars in penalties over the conditions of their...
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 past seven months. Full payment rates reached 97.2%, the strongest level since May 2025. That’s the improvement. Here’s the part that matters. On-time payments are still down 119 basis points year over year, and late payments remain elevated in the 12% to 13% range, well above historical norms. In practice, landlords are getting paid. Just not on time. That timing gap creates real pressure. Debt service, taxes, insurance, and operating expenses are fixed. Cash flow is not. For smaller operators especially, that... Read more
KEY TAKEAWAYS Apartment concessions rose to 16.9% of stabilized units in March 2026, the highest since 2014. Class C apartments led with a 21.5% concession rate,...
Seattle renters looking for a three-bedroom house with a yard are finding out the hard way that the classic family rental is quietly disappearing. What used to be a...
For almost all of human history, the word “exodus” has represented a mass departure or emigration of a large group of people from a specific location at the same...
Multifamily operators are embracing AI quickly, but integration problems are still doing more to slow adoption than ROI concerns or staff training gaps. Leasing has...
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