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Multifamily property owners are battling rising vacancy rates. According to the AppFolio 2026 Renter Preferences Report, 55% of property managers say that vacancy is their top threat—and it’s not an imagined fear. CBRE forecasts softening rental demand this year in response to a weak labor market. Renewals are increasingly becoming a priority to preserve rent rolls. It may come down to resident experience, says Adam Feinstein, SVP of product at AppFolio. A good resident experience supports lease renewals, makes residents happier, and drives operational efficiencies for property managers. Lease Renewals Matter Most Existing residents are a valuable asset, and... Read more
Each quarter, RentCafe utilizes its search data find out where in the U.S. apartments are being hunted the most by prospective renters. This summer season, the West...
June saw another month of rent increases as the national median rent ticked up by 0.4 percent in June, increasing for the fifth consecutive month, according to the July...
Student housing is one of the most reliably high-performing asset classes in multifamily real estate. Estimated occupancy for the 2025 to 2026 academic year reached...
KEY TAKEAWAYS US apartment occupancy reached 95.5% in May 2026, extending a five-month recovery that has lifted occupancy 90 basis points since year-end 2025. Rent...
The national median rent increased by 0.5% in May, and now stands at $1,379. This marks the fourth straight monthly increase, as the market enters the busy summer moving season. Rent prices nationally are down 1.5% compared to one year ago. Year-over-year rent growth ticked up slightly compared to last month, but remains near the lowest levels that we’ve seen in our estimates going back to 2017. The national median rent has now fallen from its 2022 peak by a total of 4.4%. The national multifamily vacancy rate currently stands at 7.2%, down slightly from the February peak. After hitting a new record in February, the vacancy rate is now decreasing for the first time in over four... Read more
Zillow’s latest ranking of top markets for new college graduates points to a quiet but meaningful shift in the apartment business: landlords in many Sunbelt...
KEY TAKEAWAYS The West became the most popular region for apartment hunters in Q1 2026, placing 11 cities in RentCafe’s top 30 renter demand rankings. Minneapolis...
National Rent Growth Trends Multifamily rent growth remained soft in April, though the latest data suggest that conditions are no longer broadly worsening. Annual...
A wave of apartment construction over the past couple of years has reshaped much of the U.S. rental market, but not evenly. While Sun Belt metros absorbed a historic...
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