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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, with high rents and minimal tenant protections. Tenant protections and affordability are major factors driving state rankings in the US rental market. Recent legislative changes and housing trends cause significant ranking shifts year over year. Best States for Renters The ConsumerAffairs Research Team evaluated every US state using affordability, quality of life, tenant protections, and rental availability metrics. North Dakota ranked best for renters for the third straight year, with a median rent of $954 and renters... Read more
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...
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 across parts of the metro, with the worst damage concentrated in the Northland. In the Chicago region the same week, a supercell produced giant hail in the Kankakee River Valley, including a stone measured at more than 6 inches that could set a new Illinois record. These were not edge-case rural events. They hit major Midwestern metros with deep inventories of apartments, office buildings, retail centers, and industrial properties. That matters because hail has quietly become one of the most consequential weather risks facing... Read more
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...
Most multifamily marketers know the obvious fair housing violations. No one’s writing “singles only” in a listing description. But the violations that...
Trends and data in the 2026 state of pet rentals report shows pet ownership and rental cooperation are rising but challenges exist. A new survey released by PetScreening...
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