Property Management News
Multifamily property owners are battling rising vacancy rates. According to the AppFolio 2026 Renter Preferences Report, 55% of property managers say that vacancy is their top threat—and it’s not an imagined fear. CBRE forecasts softening rental demand this year in response to a weak labor market. Renewals are increasingly becoming a priority to preserve rent rolls. It may come down to resident experience, says Adam Feinstein, SVP of product at AppFolio. A good resident experience supports lease renewals, makes residents happier, and drives operational efficiencies for property managers. Lease Renewals Matter Most Existing residents are a valuable asset, and... Read more
Luxury experience. Five-star service. Hospitality. But can we be honest for a second? You cannot expect a five-star resident experience from a team that feels...
Each quarter, RentCafe utilizes its search data find out where in the U.S. apartments are being hunted the most by prospective renters. This summer season, the West...
While apartment vacancies have been rising overall and rents consequently softening, there have been some signs of improvement, according to Caitlin Sugrue Walter, Ph.D....
The Co-Star U.S. Multifamily Momentum Index highlights those markets where apartment conditions are improving most quickly as supply pressures ease and demand...
Hurricane season officially began on June 1, and for property owners and managers across the Gulf Coast and Southeast, preparation should already be underway. While NOAA predicts less hurricane activity this summer, it only takes one storm to put residents, properties and entire communities at risk. Storm preparedness is about more than asset protection. It is about protecting the people who call these communities home; residents who, when a property is damaged or destroyed, can be left displaced, vulnerable and without access to the resources they need. That responsibility carries added weight in affordable housing, where some residents may have fewer resources to quickly evacuate,... Read more
KEY TAKEAWAYS US average apartment rents rose 0.1% in June, with San Francisco leading among major metro areas at 0.7% monthly growth. The national average rent...
June saw another month of rent increases as the national median rent ticked up by 0.4 percent in June, increasing for the fifth consecutive month, according to the July...
KEY TAKEAWAYS A recent CDC report identifies the hot tub at a short-term rental property as a potential source of Legionnaires’ disease New York investigators...
I bought my first apartment building after years of flipping single family houses, and the day I closed it I realized I had been working twice as hard for half the...
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