News And Trends

At News & Trends you will find trends in rents, real estate sales, apartment development, the economy at large and property management and investing industry matters.

A new report shows a trend to more professional property management moving from 30% of rental properties in 2017 to 36% in 2024.

Report Shows Trend To More Professional Property Management

A new report shows a trend to more professional property management moving from 30% of rental properties in 2017 to 36% in 2024. "This reflects not only an increase of 1.3 million properties under professional...
Multifamily new construction starts have bottomed out however construction times have slowed down with many units still in the pipeline

Multifamily New Construction Supply To Remain Sizable In 2025

Multifamily new construction starts have bottomed out however construction times have slowed down meaning a sizeable number of units are still in the pipeline, Yardi Matrix reports in a Multifamily Research Bulletin. “Multifamily completions will...
5 Ways The Election’s Biggest Winner May Be Landlords

5 Ways The Election’s Biggest Winner May Be Landlords

Here is Scot Aubry's take on 5 ways the election could impact landlords and rent control, tenant protections, affordable housing, taxes, interest rates and more. By Scot Aubry As the 2024 U.S. presidential election recently closed,...
The national median rent dipped 0.7% in October as rental housing enters the slow season and the vacancy rate rises.

National Median Rents Dip Further In October

The national median rent dipped 0.7% in October as rental housing enters the slow season and the vacancy rate rises, according to the November report in Apartment List. The median monthly rent nationally fell by...
Multifamily rents were falling in September, but interest-rate cuts and robust GDP and job growth give multifamily a shot in the arm

Rents Are Falling But Strong Economy Gives Optimism

Multifamily rents continued to fall in September, but “interest-rate cuts and robust GDP and job growth have given the multifamily market a shot in the arm,” writes Yardi Matrix in the September Multifamily Report. Nevertheless,...
Hurricane damage to rental units impacts both landlords and tenants, causing hurricane evictions when landlords need to repair damage

Evictions and How Hurricanes Affect Landlords and Tenants

Hurricane damage to rental units has an impact on both landlords and tenants, causing evictions when landlords need to repair damage and creating hardship for tenants unable to find a new rental property. According to...
The national median rent dropped 0.5% in September, according to the October report from Apartment List as 80 of top 100 markets saw a drop

September Saw 0.5% Drop in National Median Rent

The national median rent dropped 0.5% in September, according to the October report from Apartment List. 80 of the nation’s 100 largest cities saw rents fall in September, in line with the broader national...
The annual maximum rent increase allowed by statute for calendar year 2025 and the Oregon rent control law maximum percentage is 10%

Oregon Rent Control Will Allow A 10% Rent Increase in 2025

The Oregon Department of Administrative Services (DAS) has published the annual maximum rent increase allowed by statute for calendar year 2025 and the Oregon rent control law maximum percentage is 10%, according to a...
Salt Lake City rents fell by 0.4% over the course of August, and has now decreased by a total of 0.9% over the past 12 months

Salt Lake City Rents Fell In August

The median rent in Salt Lake City fell by 0.4% over the course of August, and has now decreased by a total of 0.9% over the past 12 months, according to the September report...
Millennials are the nation’s largest generation, and by sheer volume they are purchasing more homes than any other group

Millennials Purchasing More Homes Than Other Groups

Millennials are the nation’s largest generation, and by sheer volume they are purchasing more homes than any other group, Apartment List research reports. The Census Bureau even credits them with driving a recent upward trend in homeownership...