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About the Author: Rajni Kapur is CEO of All Solutions Insurance Agency in Moreno Valley, California, one of the largest independent insurance agencies in the state. Some property owners don’t fully understand the line between landlord insurance and renters insurance, and the confusion can carry real financial consequences. Landlords sometimes assume their own policy extends protection to tenants, or that, because tenants don’t own the property, they don’t need their own insurance. However, neither of these assumptions holds in practice, and the gap can lead to disputes, costly claims and a potentially damaged reputation as a landlord. Understanding where these separate insurance... Read more
Single-family rental (SFR) rent growth accelerated in the Northeast and Midwest, home to eight of 10 leading markets in the first half of 2026. Buffalo, NY, outpaced...
Apartments.com, an industry-leading online marketplace of CoStar Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSGP), published its latest report on multifamily rent trends for July 2026. U.S....
KEY TAKEAWAYS Over 16% of US stabilized apartments offered concessions in June 2026, near post-2014 highs. The average concession discount jumped to 11.1%, the deepest...
A monthly rent budget of $1,500 can buy dramatically different outcomes depending on where a renter looks, according to RentCafe’s analysis of Census Bureau...
Multifamily operators are quietly rethinking what amenities are for, and the math is starting to look very different. For years, the amenity playbook in multifamily was simple: build it, bundle it, absorb the cost and call it a competitive differentiator. Rooftop decks, co-working lounges and resort-style pools have all been baked into the rent, and all have been treated as overhead. The logic made sense when lease-ups were the priority and operators could pass the cost on to base rents without residents noticing. That era is ending. A convergence of forces in the form of municipal fee restriction laws, growing resident backlash against nickel-and-dime charges and tightening net... Read more
Not every applicant is trying to game the system — but enough are doing it that multifamily operators have to treat fraud prevention as a core part of leasing. The...
Apartment owners often think of a property as one investment. For federal depreciation, however, that single purchase can contain many different assets. The roof,...
Empathy, transparency and consistent communication can calm renters’ anxiety about their new homes and turn potential conflicts into loyalty, according to...
Many affordable housing properties in Oregon no longer perform the way their developers planned, and the shortfall is now reaching the nonprofits that own them. That was...
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