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Apartment electric vehicle (EV) charging is starting to look less like a niche perk and more like the next standard parking amenity. That is, according to the latest StorageCafe research report: Best States for Electric Vehicles (2026): The West Leads EV Adoption, North Carolina Speeds Up. Electric Vehicle Registrations Skyrocket Interest in electric vehicles remains at an all-time high. In three years alone, electric vehicle registrations have more than tripled—from 2.2 million in 2021 to 6.7 million in 2024. What does this mean for renters? The problem is, not each state in the U.S. is equally prepared to handle the EV boom. Which U.S. States Are Best Equipped for... Read more
Property managers are feeling the pressure from every direction: labor costs are climbing, insurance premiums are surging and rent growth isn’t keeping pace....
Multifamily investors are navigating a more challenging investment landscape than in recent years. While long-term conviction in the apartment sector remains intact,...
The fundamental demographics of the U.S. apartment renter — the age and income of typical tenants — have changed dramatically in recent years. But the business...
Investors in multifamily real estate may be overstating property values and paying more in taxes as a result of failing to separate intangible assets from the real...
Occupancy and rent change are improving a bit in the most upscale communities, where a big wave of new supply had held back earlier results. At the same time, however, performance fundamentals are deteriorating across the lowest-priced housing stock that is generally referred to as Class C inventory. Affordability struggles for households with limited incomes are putting downward pressure on rents in the country’s bottom-tier properties. That said, the market influence that’s now really moving the needle on revenues in these communities isn’t financial health of the resident base. Instead, it’s immigration policy. Newcomers to the United States are a key component of demand for... Read more
The multifamily market heading into the second half of 2026 presents a peculiar mixture of strength and strain, according to the data presented in a recent webinar on...
Notable Trends One-bedrooms turn the corner: the median national one-bedroom rent rose 0.5% month-over-month to $1,526, and is now up 0.4% year-over-year, the first...
Multifamily owners heading into prime leasing season are not getting the cycle they wanted. They are, however, getting the one they need. Robust apartment demand is...
Luxury experience. Five-star service. Hospitality. But can we be honest for a second? You cannot expect a five-star resident experience from a team that feels...
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