Thursday, April 24, 2025

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.

Nominations are open for the fourth-annual 2025 pets and housing awards presented by the pet-inclusive housing initiative.

2025 Pets and Housing Awards Are Open for Nominations!

Raise the woof: the nominations are open for the fourth-annual 2025 pets and housing awards presented by the pet-inclusive housing initiative from the Michelson Found Animals Foundation. By Judy Bellack Industry Principal, Pet-Inclusive Housing Initiative The connections...
The FCC ended a bulk internet service plan that would have curbed landlords’ ability to force residents to pay for a single internet provider

Multifamily Groups Praise FCC Decision To Allow Bulk Internet Billing

In a move praised by the multifamily industry, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is eliminating a Biden administration proposal on bulk internet service that would have curbed apartment landlords’ ability to force residents into...
Nationwide rents declined again in January a month that typically marks the “bottom” of the rental market each year before rents rise

Rents Decline Again In January- Have They Hit Bottom?

Nationwide rents declined again in January for the sixth month in a row, according to the February report from Apartment List. Rents fell 0.2% in January a month that typically marks the “bottom” of the...
How the multifamily industry could perform in 2025 with a Q&A from Ashcroft Capital's Frank Roessler who has cautious optimism for 2025.

Frank Roessler On How The Multifamily Industry Could Perform in 2025

How the multifamily industry could perform in 2025 with a Q&A from Ashcroft Capital's Frank Roessler who has cautious optimism for 2025. Editor's note: As the founder and CEO of New York-based Ashcroft Capital, Frank...
Here are 4 things rental property owners can do now to help keep people, pets and families together after LA's historic wildfires.

LA’s Wildfires Have Left Families in Turmoil. Here are 4 Things Rental Property Owners...

Here are 4 things rental property owners can do now to help keep people, pets and families together after LA's historic wildfires. By The Pet-Inclusive Housing Initiative In the aftermath of Los Angeles’ extraordinary wildfires that...
Zillow predicts in 2025 that rent concessions will decline and more rental properties will become pet-friendly.

2025 To See Decline in Rent Concessions, More Pet-Friendly

Zillow predicts in 2025 that rent concessions will decline and more rental properties will become pet-friendly. “Apartment renters enjoyed a relatively friendly market in 2024, at least compared to the record rent growth seen in...
The year 2024 ended on a down note for rents, but the new year promises change as the supply growth declines, Yardi Matrix says

2025 Promises Change as Supply Growth Declines

The year 2024 ended on a down note for rents, but 2025 promises change as the supply growth declines, Yardi Matrix says in its yearend report. The report says the rental market has been stuck...
As the economy grows and the job market remains strong, what will 2025 look like for the multifamily industry?

Will Multifamily Have a Strong Year in 2025?

As the economy grows and the job market remains strong, what will 2025 look like for the multifamily industry? “We expect multifamily advertised rents to increase moderately in 2025, by 1.5% nationally,” writes Yardi Matrix...
Renters In Atlanta, Denver and Dallas paid more than $100 a month more in rent to landlords who used rent-setting software algorithms

Rent-Setting Software Pushed Up Rents in Several Metros

Renters In Atlanta, Denver and Dallas paid more than $100 a month more in rent to landlords who used rent-setting software algorithms, according to a report. A White House report released in December estimates the...
New rents forecast data shows there will be an increase in rents in 2025 and 2026, ending the lower prices many renters have had recently

Rents Forecast to Rise in 2025 and 2026

CoStar Group forecasts that as the new apartment supply is absorbed, new data shows there will be an increase in rents in 2025 and 2026, ending the lower prices “many renters have had over the...