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More tenants living in New York City’s least expensive housing units aren’t paying their rent — a trend that risks further destabilizing the city’s affordable housing market. The uptick in rental delinquency isn’t new. It started six years ago, when the pandemic flung the city’s economy into chaos and plunged low-income New Yorkers into dire financial straits. But even as the city has rebounded, rent collection rates in affordable housing remain short of pre-pandemic levels. As costs balloon, landlords say insufficient rental income is threatening their ability to stay afloat. The issue has confounded owners and operators of these buildings, many of them nonprofits, which... Read more
Chandan’s Economic April data shows the independent rental market starting to stabilize. On-time rent payments increased to 84.5%, marking the sixth gain in the...
The “buy now, pay later” (BNPL) concept is considered relatively new. But according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, BNPL is an overhaul and rebrand of...
Renting property always carries some level of risk. Even tenants who appear financially stable and responsible can present challenges when it comes to paying rent on...
KEY TAKEAWAYS Student loan delinquencies among renters more than doubled between January and May 2025, jumping from 14.5% to 31.4%, according to TransUnion. Millions of...
A new survey shows that multifamily landlords are increasingly worried about late payments from their tenants, a result that isn’t overly surprising as rising costs on items such as groceries, healthcare and transportation continue to stress consumers, including many renters. RentRedi, which provides property management software for real estate investors, published its Rent Collection Survey Dec. 15. This survey marked the first time that RentRedi expanded its research to include direct insights from not only landlords but renters. The big takeaway from the survey? A growing number of landlords worry that their tenants will miss or skip their monthly rental payments as rising costs... Read more
Consistent rent collection and steady income remain two of the biggest challenges landlords face. A multifamily business can only succeed when rent is paid consistently....
KEY TAKEAWAYS On-time rental payments in independent landlord properties rose to 83.7% in December 2025, up 73 basis points from November. Year-over-year, on-time...
The new year doesn’t just bring new gifts and new resolutions. It also brings new laws. State and local lawmakers have a lot on tap for 2026 when it comes to housing...
Landlord anxiety is rising about late rent payments and here is a new study that shows four tools that can help tenants pay on time. A new study offers data-backed...
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