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Every lease starts as a bet between strangers. The landlord bets that the person on the other side of the application is who they claim to be and earns what they claim to earn. The renter bets that the apartment in the photos exists and that whoever is collecting the deposit actually owns the place. For most of the last century, that bet got settled face to face. You met the landlord, you walked the unit, and somebody looked you in the eye and made a judgment call. Then the process moved online, and the eye contact went away. Applications became uploads. Tours became video walkthroughs. Approvals became a decision made by someone three time zones away who has never stood in the... Read more
Passing on rising property insurance costs in multifamily is getting harder, and the burden is shifting from renters to owners as new supply, rent concessions and...
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...
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 of construction is happening nearby. Across the 50 largest U.S. metro areas, the median asking rent fell 1.5% in June to $1,692, marking nearly three straight years of declines, according to a report released Tuesday by Realtor.com. Rent relief has followed an increase in supply, as builders spent years playing catch-up after the pandemic rent spike, but continued relief could vary greatly depending on geography, according to Jiayi Xu, an economist at the Austin-based real estate site. “Cities like Columbus, Ohio and Orlando are... Read more
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...
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...
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...
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