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June Shows Unusual Softening Of Rent Prices

June is usually a busy time for rental moves, but this June is showing a bit of a surprise as June demand typically leads to a rise in rent prices.…

Rising Interest Rates Put Multifamily Borrowers And Lenders In a Bind

Participants at the CREFC (Commercial Real Estate Finance Committee) annual conference in June highlighted the troubles that include weak demand, rising defaults and growing difficulty in refinancing maturing loans, Yardi…

How to Analyze Real Estate Investment Properties

Investing in multifamily real estate can present a challenging situation for those new to the real estate market so here are some key factors to analyze. By Catherine Schwartz The…

Where Are The Most Popular Cities And Regions For Renters?

This month, the Midwest is the most popular region for renters, followed by the South, according to RentCafe’s monthly June ranking based on searches on their site. “Overall, the South…

Fake Landlords Indicted In Rental Assistance Fraud In Seattle

Six people have been indicted on federal charges of rental assistance fraud by using fake documents and posing as landlords using fake tenant applications to claim emergency rental assistance money…

Sluggish Demand And Increasing Supply Slowing Rent Growth

Rent prices nationally were up slightly in May at 0.5 percent but sluggish demand and increasing supply of new units is slowing rent growth, Apartment List says in the June…

Evicted Tenant Charged With Arson In Portland Apartment Fire

Police have charged an evicted tenant with felony arson, criminal mischief and misdemeanor reckless endangerment in a fire that destroyed a Portland apartment building, according to reports. The 116-year-old apartment…

Multifamily Fundamentals Strong But Mild Recession Predicted

Multifamily fundamentals have been holding up better than expected through the first quarter, but there is still a looming mild recession expected later this year, Yardi Matrix experts explained in…

Remote Work Wipes Out Decade Of Super Commuters Growth

Super commuters have declined as the recent proliferation of remote and hybrid jobs has reversed this trend, Apartment List’s economist Chris Salviati writes. Today there are 1.5 million fewer super…

National Multifamily Rents Up Slightly In April

Multifamily rents were up slightly in April “but less than previous years and in line with our forecast deceleration,” Yardi Matrix writes in the April report. “Demand remains stable despite…