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Apartment amenities lists keep getting longer. Fitness centers get bigger. Lounges get prettier. Pet spas get more polished. But when you listen to residents—really listen—you hear something different: They don’t want more “stuff.” They want less friction. They want everyday life to feel easier. We hear it directly from residents every day—how much they appreciate having a real store just footsteps from home, with the selection they want and familiar staff they enjoy seeing again and again. Because the truth is simple: the apartment amenities that matter most are the ones residents actually use. The Moment Residents Realize: “Wait… I Don’t Have to... Read more
Every residential lease includes an implied warranty of habitability—even if the lease does not expressly mention it. This legal protection serves two core purposes:...
As multifamily heads into 2026, the industry is shifting from experimentation to execution. After several years of layering new tools and testing AI-driven solutions,...
The “buy now, pay later” (BNPL) concept is considered relatively new. But according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, BNPL is an overhaul and rebrand of...
TikTok and other social platforms are making it dramatically easier for fraudsters to learn, buy, and scale rental application fraud, and operators who rely on manual...
KEY TAKEAWAYS US multifamily rent growth slowed to 1.4% year-over-year in January 2026, down from 1.6% in December. 67.6% of US metros saw monthly rent increases, while 86.8% posted positive annual rent growth. Midwest and select coastal metros showed strongest rent gains; parts of Florida and Texas remained weak. Baton Rouge, Winston, and Little Rock led monthly rent gains; North Port and Tampa were among the weakest. National Trends Show Slower Growth Multifamily rent growth continued to moderate across the US in January 2026, according to the Zillow Observed Rent Index. National rents rose 1.4% year-over-year—a further slowdown from previous months. Chandan Economics reports that... Read more
Even New York City’s affordable housing is getting too expensive for many low-income tenants, leading to a spike in eviction filings, a new report...
Chargebacks – when a property charges a resident for causing damage to the property – are becoming increasingly significant in the residential rental...
With national vacancy rates hovering around 7%, property managers are under pressure to differentiate, retain residents, and operate more efficiently—all at the same...
The U.S. rental market has officially tipped in favor of tenants and turned renter-friendly as the vacancy rate has climbed to 7.6% across the 50 largest...
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