Oregon Reaches $7 Million Settlement With Property Management Company Over Rent Pricing
Oregon reached a $7 million settlement with one of the country’s largest property management companies over rent prices that were set using software that artificially inflated rent prices.
LivCor, a real estate company specializing in...
Salt Lake City Rent Growth Pacing Below Last Year
Six months into the year, rents in Salt Lake City have risen 1.9%. This is a slow rate of growth compared to what the city was experiencing at this point last year: from January...
Where Apartment Conditions Are Improving Most Quickly
The Co-Star U.S. Multifamily Momentum Index highlights those markets where apartment conditions are improving most quickly as supply pressures ease and demand stabilizes.
Recovery has been uneven since the second quarter of 2025, with four...
Two Washington Markets Just Made the National Renter Demand List
Two Washington multifamily markets just made the national renter demand list as Spokane and Tacoma see different challenges in their markets.
By Aaron Kirk Douglas
Washington state's rental market is marked by sharp contrasts this week.
Spokane...
The Decline Of Affordable Housing As Pipeline Slows Down
After several years of record-high deliveries fueled by increased funding, starts in the affordable-housing market in the U.S. are decelerating, Yardi Matrix says in an Affordable Housing National Report.
Financing affordable developments remains a thorny...
AppFolio Expands Performance Platform
AppFolio has announced the expansion of its Performance Platform, broadening and deepening its agentic capabilities across leasing, accounting, and resident operations and extending the performance it already delivers for residents, owners, investors, and operators.
These...
Multifamily Rents Rise But Occupancy Falls
Multifamily advertised rents increased nationally in May, but growth is flat year-over-year, Yardi Matrix reports.
High interest rates have curbed property sales volume while weak consumer sentiment has limited renter demand, pushing national occupancy rates...
Entrata Collaboration With OpenAI On Autonomous Property Management
Entrata has announced a long-term strategic collaboration with OpenAI to define the future of Autonomous Property Management.
Under the agreement, Entrata will gain expanded access to OpenAI’s frontier AI models to enhance its existing agents...
Nearly a Decade of Inclusionary Zoning: What Portland’s Experiment Actually Produced
What Portland's Inclusionary Zoning started in 2017 for affordable housing actually produced and how it it skewed apartment development.
By Aaron Kirk Douglas
Portland's affordable-housing mandate skewed apartment development for most of a decade. A 2024...
Pacific Northwest Multifamily Investor Says Bottom Is Near, Fundamentals Matter Again
Pacific Northwest multifamily investor values have dropped so far in some submarkets that timing the exact bottom no longer matters as the bottom is near and fundamentals matter.
By Aaron Kirk Douglas
HFO Investment Real Estate...