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Following a surge in AI-altered listing photos, multifamily owners and brokers are scrambling to prepare for a new generation of disclosure laws designed to protect renters from misleading marketing. Two artificial intelligence disclosure laws in California and Wisconsin go into effect on Jan. 1, and others are under consideration. A similar measure was introduced earlier this month in Washington, D.C., and other proposals have popped up in New York and New Jersey. Apartment industry leaders say they support greater transparency around altered photos, but they argue that the requirements could lead to new costs, legal exposure and operational challenges as the sector faces growing scrutiny... Read more
The multifamily market has spent the better part of two years absorbing the largest wave of new supply since the 1980s, and the numbers have finally caught up with the...
What multifamily marketers need to understand about the new apartment search journey For years, apartment search followed a familiar formula. A renter opened Google...
For apartment owners and operators, the next leasing prospect may never click through to a property website. Instead, an AI agent may scan the site, compare the...
Findings reveal a clear divide in today’s resident base, separating renters into two distinct groups: those who rent out of necessity and those who rent by...
The Milwaukee apartment reeked of cat urine. Empty pizza boxes rose waist-high from the floor. And in a bedroom, tucked behind the door and covered in dust, hung a nondescript print in a black and brown frame. Tim Dertz had arrived at the apartment worried mostly about the smell, the trash and the $15,000 he’d lost renting the apartment, whose tenant he’d finally evicted. Eager to recoup some of that loss, Dertz invited Chad Strack, an antiques dealer, in case anything of value was left hidden in the mess. Over 20 minutes, they made their way to the back bedroom. “Do you know what that is?” asked Strack, as both men stood before the print. “That’s a Picasso.” The... Read more
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...
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...
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