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The rental market is starting 2026 the same way it ended 2025: soft, but with one encouraging sign underneath the numbers. Year-over-year rent growth sits at -1.4%, the national vacancy rate has hit a new high of 7.3%, and median list-to-lease time has stretched to 41 days. At the same time, renter urgency is ticking up for the first time in over three years. The slow conditions that defined 2025 have followed the market into the new year. Rents dipped again in January, empty units hit a record high, and it’s taking longer than ever, 41 days on average, to go from listing a vacant apartment to signing a lease. Things haven’t turned around yet. But there’s one number worth... Read more
Property owners and managers invest millions in renovations every year—gut rehabs, new amenities, completely refreshed interiors. And for many communities, those...
Across the United States, the gap between the cheapest and most expensive cities in a single state has become a defining feature of the rental landscape, not an...
Ever wish you could unlock more value from your multifamily property without refinancing? Supplemental loans might be the key you’re looking for. These loans provide...
Staring at a 25% down payment on a multi-million dollar asset feels like staring at a brick wall. You see the deals, you understand the potential for massive cash flow,...
Apartment amenities lists keep getting longer. Fitness centers get bigger. Lounges get prettier. Pet spas get more polished. But when you listen to residents—really listen—you hear something different: They don’t want more “stuff.” They want less friction. They want everyday life to feel easier. We hear it directly from residents every day—how much they appreciate having a real store just footsteps from home, with the selection they want and familiar staff they enjoy seeing again and again. Because the truth is simple: the apartment amenities that matter most are the ones residents actually use. The Moment Residents Realize: “Wait… I Don’t Have to... Read more
Every residential lease includes an implied warranty of habitability—even if the lease does not expressly mention it. This legal protection serves two core purposes:...
As multifamily heads into 2026, the industry is shifting from experimentation to execution. After several years of layering new tools and testing AI-driven solutions,...
The deal is perfect. The numbers work. But the bank just said no. In today’s market, high interest rates and rigid LTVs are killing more multifamily deals than...
The “buy now, pay later” (BNPL) concept is considered relatively new. But according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, BNPL is an overhaul and rebrand of...
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