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In Nashville, Tenn., the landlords come to you. At least, it looked that way from the texts showing up on Mason Comans’ phone a few months ago when he was apartment hunting. One property manager wrote that they were offering one month of free rent. Another offered two. “I even saw some places doing three months, three and a half months free,” Comans said. This is what a renter’s market looks like, said Zillow senior economist Kara Ng: “Renters, this is your year.” The typical asking price for rent nationally is now rising slower than wages and inflation — 1.9% year over year in April, according to Zillow. By contrast, the latest inflation report, in... Read more
Smart apartment owners and operators are pouring money into marketing, but too often they are chasing noise instead of net operating income. At this year’s...
It’s as close as you can get to living in the clubhouse,” says Nicholle Soendker, director of residential marketing for Cordish Living, which developed several...
Apartment amenities have long been treated as an arms race—flashier, trendier and more eye-catching than the competition. But that approach is starting to look...
Walk through any high-supply apartment market today, and the landscape looks remarkably identical. Banners draped over construction fences, bold text on ILS listings,...
Midway through 2026, multifamily is “muddling along,” a condition likely to persist through the rest of the year, Yardi Matrix says in their mid-year report for 2026. “While demand is positive it is not strong enough to make more than a dent in the nearly 1.3 million units in the lease-up phase nationally. Rent growth is inconsistent, depending on the market. “Also, capital is plentiful, but deal flow remains mired, as expectations of lower rates have been put on hold. Investors should focus on finding niche segments and improving operating efficiency in existing portfolios,” Yardi Matrix writes in the report. Uncertainty is the leading indicator at mid-year as productivity... Read more
Considering that approximately 70% of U.S. households own a pet and that 97% of pet owners consider them family, you’d think the rental housing industry would do...
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...
Most multifamily amenity naming follows a pretty predictable formula. The rooftop is called “The Rooftop.” The fitness center is called “The Fitness...
The amenity arms race in multifamily has been well documented. Resort-style pools, coworking lounges, fitness centers with Pelotons, package lockers, pet spas, the list...
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