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Across the country, empty office buildings are finding a second life as apartments. At the start of 2026, 90,300 units were in the office-to-apartment pipeline, up 28% from a year earlier and nearly four times larger than in 2022, according to a RentCafe analysis. The surge is being accelerated by an impending wave of maturing office loans. Roughly a third of U.S. office loans — totaling more than $213 billion — are set to mature by 2027, leaving owners of underperforming properties with few choices: refinance, sell or adapt. Converting office towers to residential use has emerged as a practical and increasingly urgent solution, particularly in dense urban cores where adding new... Read more
Long-term renting is becoming more mainstream, even as renters are raising their expectations for service and transparency, according to new research from Rently, a...
Americans are continuing to migrate to the Sunbelt and Mountain West, according to the 2026 Apartment List Renter Migration Report. One enduring feature of the...
KEY TAKEAWAYS North Dakota leads as the most renter-friendly state, due to its affordability and high rental availability. Florida is now the worst state for renters,...
Even as the pandemic-driven migration surge eases, Americans are still leaving high-cost coastal cities in significant numbers, reshaping the U.S. rental market. In...
For apartment owners getting unusual calls from insurance companies about deck inspection reports, the deck inspection conversation isn’t theoretical anymore – it applies directly to a large portion of California’s housing stock. If you own, operate, or manage apartment buildings or community associations with Exterior Elevated Elements (EEEs)—balconies, decks, stairways, walkways, or landings—especially those constructed with wood or wood-based structural components, you are now operating under mandatory inspection laws. That includes: Apartment owners subject to SB 721 Condominium associations and HOAs under SB 326 Property managers responsible for execution and compliance... Read more
Key Points Nationwide, 16.6% of stabilized apartments offered concessions in January, according to RealPage Market Analytics. That’s an increase from December as...
The year started on a promising note for apartment hunters as the national rental market has cooled off slightly, at least on paper: The U.S. competitiveness score...
Not long ago, the apartment search looked like this: open Google, type “apartments near me,” scroll through a handful of listings, and schedule a tour. That funnel...
When most people think of maintenance, they probably think about wrenches, drills and screwdrivers, not cutting-edge digital technologies. But when it comes to...
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