Friday, September 12, 2025

Apartment Watch

Things to watch, what to know, in your apartment operation

rental concessions

Rental concessions rise in August

Rental concessions rise again in August while Texas markets dominate discounts. As new apartment supply continues in select markets, but is expected to...
single-family rental housing on the rise

The shifting landscape of rental housing: Single-family rentals vs. multifamily

For decades, when we thought of "rental housing," our minds went straight to apartment complexes. Towering buildings with dozens or even hundreds of units,...
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Construction materials prices rise as steel rolls higher

The producer price index (PPI) report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) stated that construction materials prices rose 0.3 percent month-over-month in August...
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Biennial online renter study shows evolving renter behavior

The multifamily housing industry is witnessing a fundamental shift in how prospective renters discover, evaluate, and choose their living spaces. The 2025 Biennial Online...
HBGI shows shares of multifamily permits

Smaller metros increase share of multifamily permits in Q2

The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) recently released its Home Builders Geography Index (HBGI) report for Q2 2025. It does not look at...
weak employment growth

Weak overall employment growth reported for August

The Employment Situation Report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) stated overall employment growth slowed in August. The employment levels for the 4...
water submeter beats RUBS

Water you doing with your billing?

I like using the full gamut of the English language, but not always correctly. One of my favorite things to say (and I think...

New study: the unintended consequences of tenant protection

New research suggests that unintended consequences of tenant protection laws may be hurting the very population they are meant to protect. These laws...
construction job openings

Construction job openings higher despite overall fall

The Job Openings and Labor Turnover (JOLT) report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) said that the number of total non-farm job openings...
multifamily property prices

CoStar: multifamily property prices move lower in July

CoStar reported that its value-weighted index of multifamily property prices fell month-over-month in July, dropping 1.36 percent. This index was up 3.11 percent year-over-year. By...
month-over-month rent growth turns negative

Yardi Matrix: Rent growth turns negative in August

Yardi Matrix reported that the national average asking apartment rent fell $1 in August compared to the revised level of the month before to $1,755...
multifamily residential construction put in place

Multifamily construction spending continues to trend lower

The Census Bureau’s report on construction spending stated that the value of multifamily residential construction put in place in fell in July from the...

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