Student housing demand normalizing
Student housing demand appears to be normalizing to a more sustainable trend after record occupancy rates in Fall 2022 and 2023. This is one of the take-aways from the student housing market...
San Francisco city council targets free speech to cover up its own housing failures
The San Francisco city council is smashing the mirror because it doesn’t like the face staring back at it. The council just approved a ban on websites that offer data about local rental markets and...
Affordability is re-emerging as a tailwind for market-rate apartments.
Affordability is re-emerging as a tailwind for market-rate apartments. One takeaway from data discussed on a RealPage podcast this week is that rent-to-income ratios have returned to pre-pandemic levels, suggesting affordability issues...
New study suggests renters want modern conveniences and greater efficiency
A new study from RealPage reveals that renters will pay higher rents for modern conveniences and efficiencies and a moving and rent-pay process as easy as ordering from Amazon. The 2,000 U.S....
Apartment market fundamentals stabilized in July, reports RealPage
According to data from RealPage Analytics, apartment fundamentals stabilized in July. Rent growth and occupancy remained relatively steady during the month. National occupancy was 94.2 percent for the third straight month, which...