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Apartments.com, an industry-leading online marketplace of CoStar Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSGP), published its latest report on multifamily rent trends for July 2026. U.S. apartment rents were essentially flat in July, with the national average rising +0.03% to $1,747 from June’s upwardly revised level of $1,746. This marks the eighth consecutive month of positive rent increases following a period of flat to declining monthly performance in the second half of 2025. On an annual basis, rent growth accelerated to +1.0% in July 2026 from the upwardly revised +0.9% in June and was slightly down from the +1.1% reading recorded one year earlier. June 2026 was initially reported as a +0.1%... Read more
KEY TAKEAWAYS Over 16% of US stabilized apartments offered concessions in June 2026, near post-2014 highs. The average concession discount jumped to 11.1%, the deepest...
Multifamily operators are quietly rethinking what amenities are for, and the math is starting to look very different. For years, the amenity playbook in multifamily was...
Not every applicant is trying to game the system — but enough are doing it that multifamily operators have to treat fraud prevention as a core part of leasing. The...
Many renters will continue to see more affordable rentals on the market through 2026, though that depends entirely on where you live—and whether a lot...
The Onsite Application “Special & Close Have you ever heard this from a rental prospect? “This apartment is perfect! I have to get right back to work, but I will absolutely do the application online tonight!” And then what happens? You get ghosted. The prospect disappears into thin air and stops returning your calls. How does a “hot” prospect go completely cold? Industry data tracks this exact phenomenon, and the reality is brutal: over 93% of leads ultimately go cold if they leave the property without committing to a next step. When a prospect walks out your door, they enter a statistical graveyard. They get distracted by life, they get hit with... Read more
San Francisco’s apartment vacancy has now fallen to a 20-year low, as a scarce amount of product breaks ground and demand remains high. According to data...
If you’re looking for a rental deal, tenants can find discounts in 60% of Southern California cities. My trusty spreadsheet reviewed June’s rent report...
Data from the National Association of Realtors shows that the national median age for a first-time homebuyer is 40, the highest it’s ever been. Low housing inventory...
We tell residents they should feel at home in their community. We tell employees they’re a core part of that community. But do our day-to-day operations actually...
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