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Most investors are sitting on the sidelines right now. Retail money pulled back. Mom-and-pop investors down 6% late last year. Condo investors down 13%. Professional operators say the same thing: “Capital’s impossible to raise.” Everyone’s waiting for headlines to turn positive again. That’s exactly when they’ll miss the window. THE INVESTOR PSYCHOLOGY TRAP Retail Investors Buy After The Rally (Not Before) Here’s what decades of research shows: Stock market case study (Dalbar study, 20-year tracking): S&P 500 averaged 8.2% annual returns. Average retail investor in S&P 500 fund earned 2.1%. Why the gap? Retail investors... Read more
Midway through 2026, the multifamily industry appears to be holding steady. By many accounts, fundamentals are weathering uncertainties across the economy, job markets...
U.S. single-family rentals have finally hit a wall after years of steady post‑pandemic rent growth, with national asking rents slipping and pricing power...
KEY TAKEAWAYS US multifamily net absorption in Q2 2026 reached 124,600 units, an 8% YoY increase, according to Cushman & Wakefield. Median asking rents in the 50...
The most dangerous leasing signal word when reviewing your leasing performance is “fine.” It can show up when occupancy reads high, the lead count looks full, and...
The debate over whether to buy or rent a home continues to tilt heavily in one direction in California’s largest cities, where home prices have been largely stagnant in recent years, weakening one of the strongest arguments for buying: appreciation. Meanwhile, the cost of homeownership keeps climbing as taxes and insurance grow more expensive, and mortgage rates hover around 6%. The calculations naturally vary from market to market. Now, a new report from Zumper shows which cities make the most financial sense for buyers and which ones are no-brainers for renters who are on the fence. The online real estate company looked at two main factors: the price-to-rent ratio, a market’s... Read more
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...
Multifamily completions moderated from historic highs in 2025 after a record-setting 2024. Despite the decline, large multifamily properties accounted for 59.4% of...
The data for investors is clear: National multifamily headlines are averaging out a story that isn’t average at all. Asking prices for U.S. multifamily...
KEY TAKEAWAYS Austin and San Jose lead Apartments.com and CoStar’s US multifamily market momentum index for year-over-year improvement as of Q2 2026. The index...
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