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U.S. advertised rents slipped again in December, producing the weakest quarter in years and wiping out gains made during the first half of 2025, Yardi Matrix says in its year-end report. Multifamily rents pretty much...

The national median rent dipped by 0.8 percent in December, closing the year with five straight months of rent decline, according to the January report from Apartment List. While November provided the steepest drop, and...

The multifamily industry will be tested in 2026 as demand is weakening due to reduced immigration and weak job growth, Yardi Matrix says in its 2026 Winter Outlook. Meanwhile, resident retention and the slowing supply...

Here are the Rental Housing Journal top stories of 2025 that you, the readers, clicked on most often during the year. Here are the top stories of 2025. Rents Forecast to Rise in 2025 and...

Automation and where the multifamily industry is heading was a major topic at the National Multifamily Housing Council OpTech conference along with Ai. By Paul Bergeron The messaging at the National Multifamily Housing Council’s (NMHC)recent OpTech...

The rent dip in November that marked four straight months of rent declines may be a seasonal issue or a larger issue around jobs and consumer confidence, Yardi Matrix says in the most recent...

The national median rent dropped by 1.0 percent in November, marking the fourth straight monthly decline, as vacancies hit a record high, Apartment List writes in the December report. “November is historically the rental market’s...

The latest analysis from CoStar says the oversupply of apartments in some markets will continue to be absorbed, but that the vacancies will last longer than first forecast. CoStar, a commercial real estate information company,...

Weakening demand produced another month of negative multifamily rent growth in October which reflects an uncertain economy, according to the Yardi Matrix October report. “With economic uncertainty shaking consumer confidence, is this the start of...

Fear has become a new expense cost for Chicago landlords as Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids across the city have led to missing tenants, contractors not showing up for work and headaches for...