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Fact: Inflation, fast rising interest rates, recent bank collapses, concerns about recession have all made deal financing more difficult this year than it has been in a decade. Fiction: The investment world is doomed, and the smartest thing to do is keep your head in the sand, your money in your mattress and wait it out. Contrary to the narrative, certain real property segments—namely multifamily residential—have and continue to demonstrate solid performance. In full disclosure, that is precisely what my company does. So of course, I wave the flag of multifamily real estate sponsors—but more fittingly, so do our investors. Those seeking to preserve and grow wealth during this... Read more
A Florida landlord is speaking out and raising awareness about a squatter problem in the state after several squatters moved into her Jacksonville property and caused...
Plaintiffs plan to petition the Supreme Court next. If landlords’ legal strategy was indeed to fail upwards, their plan is on track. A federal appeals court on...
The funds come from the Inflation Reduction Act and $4 billion of loan commitment authority The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on Thursday...
The best times to move into an apartment coincides with seasonal rent fluctuations. Explore to learn more about rent seasonality and how renters use it to their...

New lease trade-outs plummet nationally. A new report from Berkadia shows how concerns about slowing apartment demand and falling apartment rental rate growth is manifesting in current concession and lease renewal dynamics. Owners and operators had accommodated renters because of pandemic economic pressures, peaking at 6.3% in Q3 of 2021. But even as they fell, they remained higher than normal. By the end of 2022, they were still at 4.5%, significantly higher than the pre-pandemic five-year average of 3.4%. That leaves open a question of whether this is a wave that will settle into older patterns or in part a reaction to the swift rise of rents and which has become a mechanism that lets... Read more
No, the federal government isn’t coming for your gas stove. But new legislation and research could point the way to an electric future Blue teardrop-shaped...
Estimated debt to landlords comes in the wake of new tenant protections Delinquent tenants in the greater Los Angeles market owe an estimated $1 billion in unpaid back...
Meanwhile, SFR rents rose 5.3% in the first quarter. Single-family monthly rental rates increased from $2,212 to $2,330 at the close of the first quarter of 2023,...
Apartment marketers are able to present geo-targeted ads to people in prescribed areas. Now playing on a streaming media commercial break near residents: Geotargeted...