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Tenants push for tougher rules against unfair add-on charges. Industry players argue against policies that they say could limit the ‘effective use of fees.’ Across the US, many renters are calling for national action to stem add-on charges that increase their housing costs and increase their risk of eviction. “The rental housing market is one where consumers have little power,” Farah Momin, a renter in Seattle, told the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in April. “Landlords can impose fees through take-it-or-leave-it lease terms, and the cost/disruption of moving means that tenants may absorb unfair charges rather than leave. Federal baseline protections are needed to level this... Read more
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 Austin and San Jose lead Apartments.com and CoStar’s US multifamily market momentum index for year-over-year improvement as of Q2 2026. The index...
National single-family rents declined 1.6% year over year during the first half of 2026, marking the first sustained national slowdown since the post-pandemic rental...
A record 25.2 million adults under 35 lived with their parents in 2025, according to new research from Realtor.com. Nearly one in three young adults now reside at home,...
The amenity arms race in multifamily has been well documented. Resort-style pools, coworking lounges, fitness centers with Pelotons, package lockers, pet spas, the list of features that operators have added to stay competitive has grown considerably over the past decade. What has been slower to catch up is the invisible infrastructure that increasingly determines whether all of those amenities actually deliver on their promise. Digital connectivity has moved from a background utility to a core component of the resident experience, and the expectations attached to it are changing faster than most operators’ infrastructure is keeping pace. “Expectations are changing about what a good... Read more
Apartment electric vehicle (EV) charging is starting to look less like a niche perk and more like the next standard parking amenity. That is, according to the...
The fundamental demographics of the U.S. apartment renter — the age and income of typical tenants — have changed dramatically in recent years. But the business...
In a reversal of migration trends over the past 25 years, Americans are beginning to move away from areas where the high risk of extreme weather events is pushing up...
Love for pets is at an all-time high and only continues to increase. The American Pet Products Association indicates that 71% of U.S. households own a pet, while...
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