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.

Property Management Jobs In High Demand In Third Quarter

Property Management Jobs In High Demand In Third Quarter

Property management jobs were in high demand in the third quarter, according to the latest jobs report from the National Apartment Association (NAA). Nearly 38 percent of available real estate jobs in the U.S. were...
Stringent Rent Control Measure Passes in Minnesota

Stringent Rent Control Measure Passes in Minnesota

A stringent 3 percent rent control measure has passed in St. Paul, Minn., and Minneapolis voters also approved rent control in concept, according to reports. Voters approved St. Paul's measure that will cap rent hikes...
Rent Growth Continues to Slow Down After Record Year

Rent Growth Continues to Slow Down After Record Year

National rent growth continued to slow down in October as the national index increased by 0.8 percent from September to October, the lowest month-over-month growth rate since February, according to the November Apartment List...
Small Amount of Rental Relief Money and rental assistance Getting to Landlords, Tenants

Small Amount of Rental Relief Money Getting to Landlords, Tenants

Less than 25 percent of the rental relief money approved by Congress has moved through the states’ distribution processes to residents and property owners in need, the U.S. Department of Treasury reported. State, local and...
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...