Accidental Landlords Rise To Three-Year High
A near-record number of homeowners are becoming rental property owners as accidental landlords rise when they turn their unsold properties into rentals, according to Zillow.
Properties owned by these accidental landlords account for more of...
Report Outlines Steps for Multifamily Growth in 2026
Steps operators can take to ensure they’re moving the needle in the right direction rather than remaining stuck in neutral in 2026 as prospects want transparency, control and consistent touchpoints.
By Paul Willis
For many rental-housing...
Return To Positive Rent Growth With Small Increase In February
National rents returned to positive rent growth and inched up in February after falling for six straight months, according to the March report from Apartment List.
The national median rent ticked up by 0.2 percent...
Portland’s Rent Growth Slows With Soft Fundamentals
Portland’s average advertised asking rent dropped 0.6% on a trailing three-month basis as of December 2025, reaching $1,727, as Portland's rent growth slowed with soft fundamentals, according to the most recent Yardi Matrix Multifamily...
Portland City Council Delays Vote On Unspent Housing Funds
The Portland City Council has again delayed a vote and continued a months-long debate on how to spend unspent housing funds.
City officials first disclosed that the Portland Housing Bureau was sitting on $21 million...
Rental Market Now Firmly Renter-Friendly as Vacancy Rate Climbs
The U.S. rental market has officially tipped in favor of tenants and turned renter-friendly as the vacancy rate has climbed to 7.6% across the 50 largest metros.
Realtor.com says in their January Rental Report that...
What the Next Generation of Developers Is Learning And Why It Matters for Multifamily
Portland, mass timber and what the next generation of developers entering the real estate industry is learning and why it matters for multifamily
By Aaron Kirk Douglas
Director of Market Intelligence at HFO Investment Real Estate
In...
Some Early Signs In 2026 As Rents Find Some Footing
U.S. multifamily rents posted a modest increase in January, snapping a five-month decline, but heavy supply, slowing absorption and economic uncertainty point to a fragile recovery as the spring leasing season approaches, Yardi Matrix...
Congress Balks At Trump Plan To Ban Big Investors From Single-Family Homes
Lawmakers in the House and Senate are resisting codifying into law President Donald Trump's plan to ban on big investors buying single-family homes, according to a media report on Monday.
Trump has said he wants...
Delivery Drone Crashes Into Apartment Building
There is a potential new headache for property managers now as an Amazon delivery drone crashed into an apartment building in the Dallas suburb of Richardson.
An Amazon Prime Air MK30 drone hit the side...