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Multifamily owners are leaning harder than ever on rent and deposit concessions to protect occupancy in a tougher refinancing climate, but that strategy is quietly magnifying bad debt risk and eroding cash flow just as a wave of maturities comes due, according to LeaseLock executives and data from federal and private sources. Competing in Oversupplied Market With roughly 13% of multifamily mortgages maturing in 2026 and more than $800 billion in multifamily debt set to come due over the next 24 months, owners are searching for ways to keep properties full while preserving cash flow in a challenging refinancing environment, LeaseLock executives tell GlobeSt.com. A growing share of... Read more
KEY TAKEAWAYS Average US apartment size rose by 13 SF in 2025, reaching 910 SF nationwide, per RentCafe/Yardi Matrix data. Southern cities, especially Tallahassee,...
The multifamily industry is facing a number of headwinds such as high operating costs, increased vacancy and stagnant rent growth. Property managers are leveraging...
The apartment industry spends enormous amounts of time discussing occupancy, conversion rates, resident satisfaction, and operational efficiency. Yet one of the biggest...
Multifamily advertised rents saw slight growth in August, rising $2 to $1,173, according to Yardi Matrix’s latest report. Year-over-year growth accelerated to 0.4%,...
Insurance coverage gaps in rental property range from lost of rent insurance to actual cash value and replacement cost differences. A major insurance coverage gap that landlords don’t think about until it’s too late is loss of rent coverage. Even if your property is fully protected against wind, fire, water damage etc. full-time landlords rely on rental income, and when the property becomes uninhabitable, that rental income disappears for the entire time period while the repairs are being made. Loss of rent coverage pays out that income for the time repairs are going on and provides an extra safety net for landlords. Loss of rent insurance gap There are limits: it’s only covered for a... Read more
Key Takeaways On-time payments increased to 83.2% in August, reversing some of the summer softness recorded in recent months Year-over-year, on-time collections...
U.S. advertised asking rents increased $2 in August to $1,773, marking an annual improvement of 0.4 percent, 20 basis points above the 2025 figure, according to Yardi...
Fall Is in the Air, Is Your Property Ready? With fall in the air, sudden temperature drops and even an early snowfall can sneak up with little notice. Now is the time to...
For the second consecutive year, McKinney, Texas, has been named the best city for renters by RentCafe. In addition to McKinney, Southern cities dominated the 2026...
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