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Multifamily owners are leaning harder than ever on rent and deposit concessions to protect occupancy in a tougher refinancing climate, but that strategy is quietly magnifying bad debt risk and eroding cash flow just as a wave of maturities comes due, according to LeaseLock executives and data from federal and private sources. Competing in Oversupplied Market With roughly 13% of multifamily mortgages maturing in 2026 and more than $800 billion in multifamily debt set to come due over the next 24 months, owners are searching for ways to keep properties full while preserving cash flow in a challenging refinancing environment, LeaseLock executives tell GlobeSt.com. A growing share of... Read more
The multifamily industry is facing a number of headwinds such as high operating costs, increased vacancy and stagnant rent growth. Property managers are leveraging...
Key Takeaways On-time payments increased to 83.2% in August, reversing some of the summer softness recorded in recent months Year-over-year, on-time collections...
U.S. advertised asking rents increased $2 in August to $1,773, marking an annual improvement of 0.4 percent, 20 basis points above the 2025 figure, according to Yardi...
Renting an apartment is a strange transaction. It is the biggest bill most renter households pay each month. Yet the deal itself gets struck in a hurry: a couple of...
Property managers wear enough hats already. The problem is that many teams still spend too much time on marketing tasks that are repetitive, specialized, or better handled by systems and specialists, which slows leasing performance and pulls focus away from resident experience and operations. Why this matters Marketing has become too technical to treat as an afterthought. Between ad platforms, creative testing, content production, tracking, and lead management, the work now requires consistent execution and specialized knowledge, especially in competitive rental markets. When managers try to do all of it themselves, the result is often inconsistent branding, slower response times,... Read more
The worst of the multifamily insurance shock may be easing, but apartment owners are not yet seeing the payoff in higher net operating income. That is the...
Although rent growth has accelerated, the share of listings offering an incentive remains elevated The typical U.S. asking rent rose to $1,965 in June, up...
Every lease starts as a bet between strangers. The landlord bets that the person on the other side of the application is who they claim to be and earns what they claim...
Ten years ago, a prospective renter’s research process was simple: they toured the unit, met the leasing agent, maybe skimmed a few reviews. Today, before they...
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