Property Management News

Renters Gain Leverage as Apartment Supply Cools...

KEY TAKEAWAYS The Apartments.com RentPulse Index shows the first quarter since 2021 where lease-ups outpace new apartment supply, with vacancy rates stabilizing and rent growth cooling. Deepest rent concessions are appearing in oversupplied Sun Belt and Western cities such as Fort Myers, Sarasota, and Denver, while affordability remains a challenge in areas like New York and Boston. Policy shifts, such as Denver’s Expanding Housing Affordability law and Illinois’ HB 3564 tenant protections, signal more regulation and developer headwinds ahead. Market Shift Favors Renters Apartments.com reports a major shift in the US multifamily market during Q2 2026. Lease-ups outpaced new... Read more

Naming gets all the attention. The workshop, the shortlist, the debate over the finalists, the reveal. It feels like the moment the brand is born. It is not. A name is...

Value-add apartment investors are entering a new phase in which future returns will depend far more on property-level performance than on market-driven valuation...

Many renters will continue to see more affordable rentals on the market through 2026, though that depends entirely on where you live—and whether a lot...

KEY TAKEAWAYS Gen Z adults living at home represent latent rental demand in several US metros, with McAllen, TX, leading the list according to Chandan...

Is Buying a Home Still the American Dream?

Owning a home has long been part of the American Dream. But in the country’s 250th year, many Americans feel the goal, a milestone of adulthood and a marker of financial success, eludes them. Homeownership is something many people still aspire to. More than half (58%) of respondents said they’d need to own a home to feel they’d achieved the American Dream, according to a CNBC and SurveyMonkey American Dream Pulse Survey, second only to reaching financial stability. But housing prices, borrowing costs and homeownership expenses are high. While homeowners can still build long-term wealth through their properties, experts say amassing equity can take longer today than it did... Read more

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...

Deciding which amenities to include in modern apartment buildings continues to grow in importance for multifamily developers and owners. Amenities essentially elevate...

Multifamily completions moderated from historic highs in 2025 after a record-setting 2024. Despite the decline, large multifamily properties accounted for 59.4% of...

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...