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KEY TAKEAWAYS Rental competition cooled slightly nationwide but rose sharply in Chicago, Atlanta, and San Francisco. Chicago posted the nation’s largest RCI jump, with nine renters per available apartment, trailing only Miami. Midwest cities saw the highest rental competitiveness, led by tight supply and high renewal rates. Small markets like Wichita and Amarillo also experienced steep increases in rental competition. Rental Market Overview The start of 2026 saw a minor cooling in the US rental market, with the national Rental Competitiveness Index (RCI) dipping from 75.7 to 75.4, reports RentCafe. While this points to slightly easier conditions for renters on average, significant... Read more
Renters have the upper hand in Downtown Los Angeles, with sluggish apartment rent growth motivating landlords to offer concessions and even lower rents. Rents fell...
KEY TAKEAWAYS National multifamily rent growth slowed to 1.0% year-over-year in March. Monthly momentum turned negative for the first time since June 2023. Performance...
KEY TAKEAWAYS US apartment occupancy climbed to 95.2% in April 2026, marking four straight months of improvement after bottoming out at the end of 2025. Sun Belt...
KEY TAKEAWAYS On-time payments rose to 84.5% in April 2026, sixth monthly gain in seven months. Annual declines persist but are easing; on-time collections are 119 bps...
Multifamily is competitive, and operators are under constant pressure to maintain strong occupancy and online reputations. Star ratings, review counts, and rankings have become the industry’s benchmark for success. But somewhere along the way, the meaning of “feedback” has shifted. What was once a valuable window into the resident experience has been diluted into a numbers game. The reality is simple: five-star ratings don’t build successful communities, real resident voices do. When operators prioritize unfiltered resident feedback through a robust survey program over just pursuing five stars, they turn scattered inputs into actionable insights, creating a clear... Read more
I have to start by giving credit where it’s due. My friend Lisa Trosien has been on a tear lately on LinkedIn—calling out something our industry needs to...
Each quarter, RentCafe releases its Rental Competitiveness Report to share how markets are comparing against one another for apartment hunters nation-wide. As of...
The moment a property manager issues a denial letter, the professional relationship enters a high-stakes phase. While automated screening tools provide a necessary first...
The U.S. rental market is being shaped by cost, geography, and unequal access rather than individual preference, according to a new report from...
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