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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, with high rents and minimal tenant protections. Tenant protections and affordability are major factors driving state rankings in the US rental market. Recent legislative changes and housing trends cause significant ranking shifts year over year. Best States for Renters The ConsumerAffairs Research Team evaluated every US state using affordability, quality of life, tenant protections, and rental availability metrics. North Dakota ranked best for renters for the third straight year, with a median rent of $954 and renters... Read more
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 –...
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 is changing faster than most landlords realize. ChatGPT now holds roughly 80 percent of the AI search market and processes more than two billion queries daily and a growing share of those queries are people trying to figure out where to live. ChatGPT has already reached about 12 percent of Google’s total search volume, achieved in less than three years, a pace that has no real precedent in the history of how people find information online. For the multifamily industry, which has spent years optimizing for Google and paying... Read more
When most people think of maintenance, they probably think about wrenches, drills and screwdrivers, not cutting-edge digital technologies. But when it comes to...
Trends and data in the 2026 state of pet rentals report shows pet ownership and rental cooperation are rising but challenges exist. A new survey released by PetScreening...
KEY TAKEAWAYS Rental demand slowed in late 2025, with a record number of cost-burdened households. Asking rents have flattened or declined in most regions, especially...
KEY TAKEAWAYS On-time rental payments for independent landlords rose to 83.9% in March 2026, the fifth increase in six months. Full-payment rates climbed to 96.1%, a...
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