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.

The rental market has turned renter-friendly as the vacancy rate has climbed to 7.6% across the 50 largest metros

Top 20 Oldest Apartment Buildings Still Occupied By Renters

Some of America’s oldest rental apartment buildings pre-date the Civil War and are still occupied by renters today. Here are the top 20 oldest apartment buildings, according to research by RentCafe. The oldest apartment building...
What Are Tenant Preferences In Single-Family Build-For-Rent?

What Are Tenant Preferences In Single-Family Build-For-Rent?

Tenant preferences in the single-family build-for-rent space are now backed up by some solid research from John Burns Real Estate Consulting. Burns says that “we now have concrete data to back some of the multi-million...
Multifamily rents surge in September but less than previous months

Rents Surge Again in September, but Less Than Previous Months

Multifamily asking rents surged again in September as rents rose $16 to an all-time high of $1,558 and are up a record 11.4 percent year-over-year, according to the latest Yardi Matrix  national multifamily report. The...
Multifamily Construction Permits Grow by 15 Percent

Multifamily Construction Permits Grow by 15 Percent

Multifamily construction permits surged 15 percent in August, the highest monthly total since June of 2015, Marcus & Millichap reported. The multifamily construction permits increase is directly tied to the tight vacancy situation in multifamily...

7 Things To Do The Day You Take Over An Apartment Building

Investing in multifamily real estate can be very rewarding, but what happens after you actually close on the purchase and on the first day you take over an apartment building as a new owner, landlord...
Rents Continue Rising But At Slightly Slower Pace

Rents Continue Rising But At Slightly Slower Pace

Nationwide rents continued rising from August to September but at a slightly slower pace – as 2.1 percent – than in previous months, according to the latest report from Apartment List. “Although month-over-month growth has...
Portland, Seattle Among Top Cities for Apartment Jobs

Portland, Seattle Among Top Cities for Apartment Jobs

Portland and Seattle are among the top cities for apartment jobs in the latest jobs report from the National Apartment Association (NAA). In August’s edition of the NAA Education Institute’s Apartment Jobs Snapshot, nearly 13,000...
Suburbs Where Renters Became the Majority Over Owners

Suburbs Where Renters Became the Majority Over Owners

Renters are now “the majority in 103 suburbs that were previously homeowner territory 10 years ago, and 57 other suburbs are expected to follow suit in the next five years,” according to research from...
Self-Guided Tours Evolving For Single-Family Rentals

Self-Guided Tours Evolving For Single-Family Rentals

Self-guided tours for single-family rentals have been evolving and providing landlords with good productivity and satisfied residents. By Mickey Cummings  With all the buzz surrounding self-guided tours in the apartment sector since the start of the...

Consumer Agency Cautions As Pandemic Relief Ends For Renters

As pandemic relief ends for renters, a new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) report is cautioning that renters and their families will face higher risks. The report, a follow-up to 2020’s Making Ends Meet survey,...