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The PM Trends Report 2026 combines national survey of small landlords with industry data to reveal how AI adoption, changing owner expectations and professional management are reshaping the industry America’s small landlords are driving a shift in property management, embracing AI, demanding higher levels of service and increasingly turning to professional managers, according to the PM Trends Report 2026. The report combines original research with industry data to provide a comprehensive look at the evolving single-family rental (SFR) market. Co-authored by Jordan Muela and Peter Lohmann, two of the property management industry’s most recognized leaders, the report draws... Read more
The multifamily industry is facing a number of headwinds such as high operating costs, increased vacancy and stagnant rent growth. Property managers are leveraging...
If a prospective resident, investor, owner, or customer asked AI about your company or apartment community today, would you be confident in the answer they...
The rise in tenant application fraud is one of the strongest reasons property owners should consider professional property management. As fraud becomes more...
A new divide is emerging in the multifamily industry between operators that are rebuilding their operating models around artificial intelligence (AI) and those just...
Ten years ago, a prospective renter’s research process was simple: they toured the unit, met the leasing agent, maybe skimmed a few reviews. Today, before they ever fill out an application, a growing share of renters pull up your building’s entire public history — open violations, 311 complaint volume, litigation, permit activity, even how long your recent vacancies took to fill. They are not doing anything exotic. All of this is public data: HPD violations, DOB records, 311 service requests, court filings. What changed is access. City open-data portals made the records free; a new generation of tenant-side tools assembled them into readable building profiles; and now AI... Read more
KEY TAKEAWAYS San Francisco rents grew 14% between March and July 2026 as AI sector hiring accelerates demand, per CoStar. Bidding wars, packed open houses, and scams...
Not every applicant is trying to game the system — but enough are doing it that multifamily operators have to treat fraud prevention as a core part of leasing. The...
Not long ago, a residential building manager’s primary relationship with the physical condition of their property was reactive. Something broke, a resident called,...
The amenity arms race in multifamily has been well documented. Resort-style pools, coworking lounges, fitness centers with Pelotons, package lockers, pet spas, the list...
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