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Fear has become a new expense cost for Chicago landlords as ICE raids across the city have led to missing tenants and contractors

Fear Of ICE Creating Headaches for Chicago Landlords

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...
National median rent dipped by 0.8 percent in October, the third straight monthly decline of rent prices in the rental market’s slow season

National Rents Dip for 3rd Consecutive Month

The rental market slow season is here as the national median rent dipped by 0.8 percent in October, marking the third straight monthly decline, according to the November report from Apartment List. “We’re now solidly...
pent up demand and new apartment completions hide long-term housing shortage and household formation, which means not enough homes are being built

New Apartment Completions Hide Long-Term Housing Shortage

Record levels of new apartment completions in many metro markets hide longer-term trends in household formation, which means not enough homes are being built in the long run, according to a report from the...
Anticipated increases in multifamily supply have prompted Yardi Matrix to reevaluate its rent-growth projections for 2027

New Supply Dampens Rent-Growth Projections

Anticipated increases in multifamily supply have prompted Yardi Matrix to reevaluate its rent-growth projections for 2027, according to Yardi Matrix Multifamily Rent Forecast Update. “The main change to our forecast is a more tepid 2027,...
A record number of landlords are giving more and more rental concessions, reaching a high of 37% in September Zillow says

Rental Concessions Rise to New Level

A record number of landlords are giving more and more rental concessions, reaching a high of 37% in September, according to a release. Subdued rent growth and record-breaking concessions from landlords are turning up now...
Who is buying homes? In the second quarter of 2025, real estate investors made up 33% of all home purchases—the highest in five years

Who Is Buying Homes? It’s Not Who You Think

In the second quarter of 2025, investors made up 33% of all home purchases—the highest in five years – and the real estate investors were primarily small landlords, according to a report in Realtor.com. More...
Multifamily rents slid in September, their weakest showing for the month in more than a decade as performance was hurt by new apartment supply

Multifamily Rents Slide Under Weight of Supply Glut

Multifamily rents faltered in September, posting their weakest showing for the month in more than a decade as performance was hurt by a flood of new apartment supply and a cooling economy, according to...
26 Property Management Companies to Pay $141 Million To Settle Lawsuit

26 Property Management Companies to Pay $141 Million To Settle Lawsuit

Greystar and 25 other property management companies have agreed to pay $141 million to settle a class-action lawsuit involving rent-setting algorithmic software coordination and other anticompetitive practices in rental markets across the country, according...
September Rents in Salt Lake City

Salt Lake City Rents Up In September

Salt Lake City rents rose 0.7% in September according to the October report from Apartment List. However, prices remain down 0.9% year-over-year. Salt Lake City’s rent growth over the past year has is similar to...
The national median rent dipped by 0.4 percent in September, marking the second straight monthly decline as rental market enters slow season

National Rent Dip Continues In September

The national median rent dipped by 0.4 percent in September, marking the second straight monthly decline, according to the October report from Apartment List. In addition to the September drop, the rental market has now...