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Across the country, empty office buildings are finding a second life as apartments. At the start of 2026, 90,300 units were in the office-to-apartment pipeline, up 28% from a year earlier and nearly four times larger than in 2022, according to a RentCafe analysis. The surge is being accelerated by an impending wave of maturing office loans. Roughly a third of U.S. office loans — totaling more than $213 billion — are set to mature by 2027, leaving owners of underperforming properties with few choices: refinance, sell or adapt. Converting office towers to residential use has emerged as a practical and increasingly urgent solution, particularly in dense urban cores where adding new... Read more
Long-term renting is becoming more mainstream, even as renters are raising their expectations for service and transparency, according to new research from Rently, a...
KEY TAKEAWAYS North Dakota leads as the most renter-friendly state, due to its affordability and high rental availability. Florida is now the worst state for renters,...
What makes a rental property truly profitable? Setting the right rental rates is more than just picking a number; it’s a strategic balance of market trends, property...
Even as the pandemic-driven migration surge eases, Americans are still leaving high-cost coastal cities in significant numbers, reshaping the U.S. rental market. In...
KEY TAKEAWAYS Rental fees are increasingly regulated to address high upfront housing costs. Caps on application fees and security deposits are now common in several states. Laws require greater fee transparency and often allow tenants to spread payments. Broker fee bans and interest on deposits are gaining traction in major markets. Legislation Targets Rental Fees As housing affordability challenges intensify nationwide, regulators are moving to restrict excessive rental fees that can add thousands to tenants’ move-in expenses. Globe St reports over 30 new pieces of rental fees legislation since 2019 aim to cap costs, enhance transparency, and reduce financial barriers for... Read more
The year started on a promising note for apartment hunters as the national rental market has cooled off slightly, at least on paper: The U.S. competitiveness score...
Baseball-sized hail used to read like a weather oddity. In March, it looked more like a balance-sheet issue. In Kansas City, storms dropped hail as large as 4 inches...
Not long ago, the apartment search looked like this: open Google, type “apartments near me,” scroll through a handful of listings, and schedule a tour. That funnel...
When most people think of maintenance, they probably think about wrenches, drills and screwdrivers, not cutting-edge digital technologies. But when it comes to...
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