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As multifamily heads into 2026, the industry is shifting from experimentation to execution. After several years of layering new tools and testing AI-driven solutions, operators are narrowing in on a more practical question: which technologies actually make day-to-day leasing, operations, and resident service easier to run and easier to measure? Rising costs, tighter capital, and higher renter expectations are accelerating the push toward simpler systems and clearer outcomes. The trends outlined below were identified and synthesized by members of the Apartment List team based on a combination of firsthand observations, operator conversations, and formal session content from OpTech 2025 in... Read more
TikTok and other social platforms are making it dramatically easier for fraudsters to learn, buy, and scale rental application fraud, and operators who rely on manual...
KEY TAKEAWAYS US multifamily rent growth slowed to 1.4% year-over-year in January 2026, down from 1.6% in December. 67.6% of US metros saw monthly rent increases, while...
Even New York City’s affordable housing is getting too expensive for many low-income tenants, leading to a spike in eviction filings, a new report...
The U.S. rental market has officially tipped in favor of tenants and turned renter-friendly as the vacancy rate has climbed to 7.6% across the 50 largest...
Midwest apartment markets are outperforming the Sun Belt in 2026, with steady rent gains and limited new supply. Cities like Cincinnati and Minneapolis benefit from return migration and relative affordability. Midwest apartment demand has quietly become one of the strongest stories in U.S. housing, even as the national rental market cooled. RentCafe, using data from its sister apartment rental analytics provider,Yardi Matrix, listed Cincinnati as the top apartment market to watch this rental season. Minneapolis, Cleveland and Kansas City, Missouri, ranked in the top 10. Midwest momentum is expected to hold up this year. One factor may be Midwesterners returning after... Read more
Notable Trends Zumper’s National Rent Index shows annual rents remain in decline, but the pace of cooling has slowed for a second straight month, suggesting that...
While early 2026 brought lower monthly housing costs and higher vacancy rates to many major metros, renters in a select few affordable, job-packed hubs are seeing...
What U.S. cities are the most profitable for multifamily investors in 2026? New research from LoopNet found that investors who are most interested in yield should...
A San Antonio real estate investor could face jail time for what federal prosecutors say was a $69.5M Ponzi scheme. Devin Ward Elder, who at one point owned a combined...
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