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KEY TAKEAWAYS The West became the most popular region for apartment hunters in Q1 2026, placing 11 cities in RentCafe’s top 30 renter demand rankings. Minneapolis ranked as the most sought-after rental market, while Miami surged 24 spots to enter the top five for the first time. Growing renter interest is spreading beyond traditional gateway markets into secondary cities benefiting from affordability, job growth, and hybrid work trends. According to RentCafe’s Q1 2026 Renter Engagement Tracker, the West has become the country’s most sought-after region for apartment hunters, marking the first time in more than a year that it has outperformed both the South and Midwest. The... Read more
Arbor Realty Trust’s latest Small Multifamily Investment Trends Report, developed in partnership with Chandan Economics, evaluates what’s driving this sector’s...
Key Takeaways Domestic renter mobility has dropped to a historic low of 21.6 percent, down from 26.7 percent in 2014, as more renters stay put to avoid higher costs...
Chandan’s Economic April data shows the independent rental market starting to stabilize. On-time rent payments increased to 84.5%, marking the sixth gain in the...
Seattle renters looking for a three-bedroom house with a yard are finding out the hard way that the classic family rental is quietly disappearing. What used to be a...
For almost all of human history, the word “exodus” has represented a mass departure or emigration of a large group of people from a specific location at the same time, often used to describe a group of people fleeing a situation. Across the United States, a growing number of small landlords are choosing to sell their rental properties, a trend many are calling the “landlord exodus.” While large institutional investors have continued expanding in some markets, independent landlords—those who own one to 10 rental units—are increasingly stepping away from the business. This shift is beginning to reshape the rental-housing landscape, affecting tenants, local communities, and the... Read more
Multifamily operators are embracing AI quickly, but integration problems are still doing more to slow adoption than ROI concerns or staff training gaps. Leasing has...
KEY TAKEAWAYS Rental competition cooled slightly nationwide but rose sharply in Chicago, Atlanta, and San Francisco. Chicago posted the nation’s largest RCI jump,...
Renters have the upper hand in Downtown Los Angeles, with sluggish apartment rent growth motivating landlords to offer concessions and even lower rents. Rents fell...
Los Angeles landlord Michael Renkow already had a sinking feeling when one of the new tenants at his Hollywood apartment building, “Igor,” was two hours late to pick...
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