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Tenants push for tougher rules against unfair add-on charges. Industry players argue against policies that they say could limit the ‘effective use of fees.’ Across the US, many renters are calling for national action to stem add-on charges that increase their housing costs and increase their risk of eviction. “The rental housing market is one where consumers have little power,” Farah Momin, a renter in Seattle, told the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in April. “Landlords can impose fees through take-it-or-leave-it lease terms, and the cost/disruption of moving means that tenants may absorb unfair charges rather than leave. Federal baseline protections are needed to level this... Read more
Deciding which amenities to include in modern apartment buildings continues to grow in importance for multifamily developers and owners. Amenities essentially elevate...
A stronger-than-usual spring leasing season has given the U.S. single-family rental market a boost, although annual rent growth remained well below last...
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...
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 baseball-meets-residential properties in the last few years, including One Cardinal Way in St. Louis and One Rangers Way in Arlington, Texas. “There’s also a genuine sense of community that comes from living alongside fellow fans—people who share a passion for the same team and the same neighborhood. That shared identity creates a natural social fabric that’s rare to find in a residential setting.” Cordish is just one of the many companies getting in on the sports-driven development movement. According to a report from... Read more
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...
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...
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