Things to watch, what to know, in your apartment operation
Tag: Apartment Watch
Apartment occupancy holds steady amid historic supply
Apartment occupancy held steady in May, marking the seventh straight month in which occupancy remained at or above 94.1 percent. Rent change...
Apartment renters signing longer leases than ever
Higher than average demand in the first half of 2024 failed to keep pace with the unprecedented supply that delivered during the...
Multifamily’s prime leasing season altered by pandemic
Multifamily property management has entered its historical leasing season, which runs from May through September with July and August typically seeing the...
Completions outpace new starts by widest levels in decades
Multifamily analysts predict supply will continue to exceed demand this year, keeping vacancy elevated and putting downward pressure on rents. So far...
Yardi Matrix special report reveals a tale of two markets
Yardi Matrix released an update to its most recent multifamily rent forecast. The special report reveals that when it comes to rent...
Unprecedented supply dampens favorable demand trends, says RealPage
Unprecedented apartment supply is dampening favorable demand trends, according to RealPage Analytics. Many owners report lease-up demand does not feel strong at...
Class A apartments in high-supply markets outpace Class B on year-over-year rent growth
Although it might defy conventional wisdom, Class A apartments in high-supply markets are outperforming upper tier Class B assets on year-over-year rent...
YieldPro interviews Trepp Research Director Stephen Buschbom
On April 4, YieldPro editors asked Trepp, Inc. Research Director Stephen Buschbom to share his company's latest analysis of the multifamily sector....
Insurance costs lead the rise in multifamily expenses
Insurance costs are leading the rise in multifamily expenses, which abated somewhat in the second half of 2023, but still remain high,...
New study from RealPage reveals portfolio-wide gap in leasing fraud protections
RealPage released its 2024 National Multifamily Fraud Research Study: Uncovering the Impact of Rental Application Fraud in Multifamily this month. The study...
1.1 million apartments occupied since 2020
National apartment occupancy hit a 10-year low at the end of 2023, while demand reached its highest point since Q2 2022 and...
Yardi matrix reports strong student housing preleasing activity
Yardi Matrix reports strong student housing preleasing in its most recent Yardi Matrix National Student Housing Report. The off-campus student housing sector continues...
Rent declines stabilize while Midwest markets outperform
Apartment rent growth is expected to remain stagnant near zero this year, just as it has since August 2023, according to RealPage...
NMHC survey reveals rise in rental fraud
A recent survey of rental housing providers by the National Multifamily Housing Council found that rental application, financial and identity fraud are...
Class B is the place to be, say analysts
Class B apartment properties outperformed their luxury siblings in 2023, and most analysts expect they will continue outperforming in 2024. Berkadia concluded...
