Rents

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    REIT Report

    AvalonBay braces for signs of trouble in DC rental market

    CEO Ben Schall also said the softness in the REIT’s expansion markets could provide opportunities to add assets.

    By • May 19, 2025
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    UDR boosts retention in Q1

    The REIT posted a 97.2% occupancy rate, 40 basis points above Q4 2024.

    By • May 15, 2025
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    Resident Retention

    Property managers have a variety of approaches to keep tenants satisfied.

    By Multifamily Dive staff
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    Moderate apartment rent growth continues amid economic uncertainty

    While year-over-year rent gains are on the decline, solid demand has buoyed the market’s performance, according to Yardi Matrix.

    By • May 14, 2025
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    Virginia leads the way for MAA

    The Memphis-based REIT has seen turnover improve, but new lease rates are still declining year over year.

    By • May 13, 2025
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    Fast-growing Dominium preps its first affordable BTR townhomes

    Saddleback Village at Stonegate, breaking ground soon in Maricopa, Arizona, will serve residents making 60% or less of the area median income.

    By • May 9, 2025
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    Essex sees new lease rents turn positive

    Despite its strong first quarter, the West Coast REIT didn’t raise guidance, citing economic uncertainty.

    By • May 8, 2025
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    EQR hits all-time low for turnover

    The 7.9% rate was due in part to the Chicago-based REIT’s centralized renewal process, according to COO Michael Manelis.

    By • May 6, 2025
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    Q&A

    Parsons: Tariff concerns mean uncertainty for multifamily owners, investors

    Former RealPage Chief Economist Jay Parsons unpacks the future impacts of supply, rent growth and rent control legislation.

    By • May 6, 2025
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    DEALS + STARTS

    American South Capital Partners buys New Orleans apartment property

    The firm utilized Community Development Block Grant dollars to make the underwriting feasible amid rising insurance costs.

    By • May 5, 2025
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    New Jersey sues RealPage, 10 landlords

    Attorney General Matthew Platkin alleged that the company and operators have colluded to set rents for apartments statewide using its algorithmic pricing software.

    By • April 29, 2025
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    Why student housing is bucking the transaction freeze

    As property sales have faltered for traditional multifamily, a Coastal Ridge executive notes that off-campus property sales have remained healthy.

    By • April 25, 2025
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    CMBS delinquencies soar

    The March rate is the highest since December 2015, according to Trepp.

    By • April 14, 2025
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    Despite economic uncertainty, multifamily performance remains strong

    Rents are on the rise with the start of the spring leasing season, up 0.4% in the first quarter of this year, according to Yardi Matrix.

    By • April 7, 2025
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    2 Houston properties face issues

    One asset’s value declined 56% after damage from a windstorm and Hurricane Beryl.

    By • April 7, 2025
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    REITs ready to ramp up development despite tariff risks

    Although the Trump administration’s policies are creating uncertainty, many of multifamily’s biggest public companies see an opportunity to start construction.

    By • April 4, 2025
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    RealPage sues city of Berkeley

    The software provider claims the California city’s recent ordinance on pricing technology imposes a “sweeping and unconstitutional ban on lawful speech.”

    By • April 3, 2025
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    Q&A

    McCourt’s ‘supercharged’ real estate efforts pay off

    Frank McCourt and his company may have sold the Dodgers, but the firm still has high hopes for Los Angeles.

    By • April 1, 2025
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    FHFA reverses part of Biden’s Renters Bill of Rights

    U.S. Federal Housing Director Bill Pulte has vacated the advance notice requirements for housing funded by Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae.

    By • March 31, 2025
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    Apartment completions fall

    Multifamily starts rose month over month in February, while single-family hit a 12-month high.

    By • March 21, 2025
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    The ABCs of apartments: Demystifying the debate over asset classes

    In what is often a heated topic, industry pros differ on what constitutes a class A, B and C building.

    By • March 20, 2025
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    Arizona AG asks DOJ to continue RealPage case

    Kris Mayes, who filed a separate suit against the Texas-based company last year, said that protecting renters should be a bipartisan priority.

    By • March 18, 2025
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    Rent growth in a ‘holding pattern’ ahead of spring

    Strong deliveries, seasonality and economic uncertainty are keeping prices steady, according to a Yardi Matrix report.

    By • March 18, 2025
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    Deep Dive

    How DOGE will impact Washington, DC-area apartment owners

    Cuts to the federal workforce have multifamily pros wondering about potential effects on one of the country's hottest markets.

    By • March 11, 2025
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    Apartment REITs predict improvements in 2025

    As new apartment deliveries slow in the second half of the year, multifamily's biggest public companies see the opportunity for rent gains.

    By • March 6, 2025