Rental Housing Journal

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

By offering flexible rent payment programs, property managers can help residents stay on track while ensuring steady cash flow and smoother operations. By Aaron Gries Vice President of Product Management at Zego Rent is the biggest expense for most residents, and many struggle to pay it on time.

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Buildium

DECEMBER 30, 2024

If youre new to property management taxes, there could be some big mistakes youre making that could cost you or your owners money. Check out these six property management tax mistakes to see if youre guilty of making themand how to remedy them moving forward. If you rent equipment or vehicles, the rent you pay is fully deductible.

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Buildium

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Which trends will 2025 hold for property management companies in the United States? We’ve done the research on the forces that will shape the property management industry and the rental market next year. A similar trend is expected to play out in the build-to-rent sector.) What else is driving rental demand?

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Rental Housing Journal

MARCH 18, 2025

Multifamily rents were flat in February according to Yardi Matrix, but the company sees tests and challenges coming. multifamily rents continued in a holding pattern in February. advertised asking rent increased $1 nationally in February to $1,751, while year-over-year rent growth was unchanged at 1.2%. The average U.S.

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Rental Housing Journal

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Landlords had been required to give 30 days notice to tenants in federally subsidized housing before evicting them for non-payment of rent, after COVID-19 protections had ended. million families live in public housing or in properties with federally backed mortgages and those who rely on housing vouchers.

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Buildium

DECEMBER 15, 2024

Lets take a look at what bonus depreciation actually means for property managers, what qualifies for a deduction, and the easiest way to start saving. In the eyes of the IRS, many assets, including rental properties, depreciate over time due to wear and tear, along with other factors. How does this benefit you as a property manager?

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Rental Housing Journal

MARCH 24, 2025

Entrata has announced major enhancements designed to automate property management, optimize operations across diverse portfolios, and elevate the resident experience, according to a release. For manufactured housing , Entrata introduces purpose-built tools to optimize lease management, resident oversight, and operational efficiency.

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Rental Housing Journal

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

advertised rent falling $4 nationally in December to $1,742. Year-over-year rent growth, which remains positive albeit weak, was down 10 basis points to 0.6%. Demand stayed robust throughout the year in most regions, so regional and market-level rent change was determined by the amount of local supply growth. month-over-month.

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Rental Housing Journal

JANUARY 14, 2025

Zillow predicts in 2025 that rent concessions will decline and more rental properties will become pet-friendly. Apartment renters enjoyed a relatively friendly market in 2024, at least compared to the record rent growth seen in 2022, Zillow said in the report.

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Rental Housing Journal

MARCH 4, 2025

National rent growth flipped back to positive in February for the first time since July 2024, according to the March report from Apartment List. National rents fell 0.2% Year-over-year national rent growth also remains negative at -0.4 Year-over-year national rent growth also remains negative at -0.4

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Rental Housing Journal

DECEMBER 3, 2024

National rents dipped again in November dropping 0.8% Nationwide rent fell $12 to $1,382, and “we’re likely to see that number dip one more time before the year ends,” the Apartment List research team says. Still, national rents are $200 a month higher than just a few years ago. Overall rents are down 0.6%

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Rental Housing Journal

MARCH 18, 2025

The multifamily market is set to be tested with challenges coming from the current economic volatility and a decline in consumer confidence, Yardi Matrix says in a March rent-forecast report. While the rent and occupancy forecasts remain relatively unchanged, the change in U.S. population. Contact the company at (480) 663-1149.

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Buildium

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Heading into 2025, property management companies face a number of obstacles: They’re challenged to expand their portfolios without compromising the quality of service they deliver to their customers. They’re challenged to grow their revenue in spite of increased costs and flat rent growth in many areas of the U.S.

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American Apartment Owners Association

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Fannie Mae is bolstering its initiative that provides incentives for new loans to multifamily property owners who accept Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Housing Choice Vouchers (HCVs). Free Rental Application Get 20 Rental Forms for FREE, including a rental application.

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Rental Housing Journal

JANUARY 16, 2025

Here are 4 things rental property owners can do now to help keep people, pets and families together after LA’s historic wildfires. Renters with pets cite additional hurdles, such as refundable pet deposits, monthly pet rent, and nonrefundable pet fees, making housing accessibility even more challenging. Read the article here.

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Rental Housing Journal

DECEMBER 10, 2024

A new study on why people move confirms that the main reasons people move are for better housing and jobs, according to Rent Caf. Solo renters fasting moving group While moving out and living on ones own seems to be less appealing or achievable compared to pre-pandemic times, solo renters are the fastest-rising renting group.

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Rental Housing Journal

JANUARY 7, 2025

The national median monthly rent closed out 2024 at $1,373 in December, after declining by 0.6 Year-over-year rent growth nationally also currently stands at -0.6 percent, meaning that the typical apartment is currently renting for slightly less than it was one year ago.

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Rental Housing Journal

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Rising vacancies challenge property management the real estate property-management software company AppFolio says in its 2025 Property Management Benchmark Report, based on insights from more than 2,000 property management professionals. 70% of property managers now track resident satisfaction, up 10% from last year.

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Rental Housing Journal

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

By Jason Jones SVP, Risk Management Preventing Property Losses Protecting investment properties involves more than just securing a solid insurance policyit requires a proactive approach to minimizing risks that could result in costly losses. Vacant properties must be secured at all times to prevent unauthorized access.

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Rental Housing Journal

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Class B renters moving up “The multifamily sector is experiencing a trickle-down effect where Class B renters are being pulled up into Class A properties due to heavy concessions, potentially creating riskier tenant profiles across property classes. population.

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Rental Housing Journal

DECEMBER 16, 2024

By Vickie Rogers Artificial intelligence (AI) is rewriting how the entire real estate industry operates, including improving the way multifamily properties market and advertise their residences. 3 – Analyze amenities and provide recommendations for upgrades No two properties are the same, nor are their amenities.

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Rental Housing Journal

JANUARY 17, 2025

The past couple of years have certainly been challenging for the apartment industry, as a big increase in the delivery of new units has caused an uptick in vacancy rates and softened rent growth. economy could set the stage for more significant rent growth. This dynamic combined with the ongoing resilience of the U.S.

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Rental Housing Journal

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Multifamily and single-family rents fell in October as supply growth continues to delineate the direction of rents by metro, Yardi Matrix says In the Multifamily October Report. “At At the same time, the drop in starts presages another wave of rent growth in 2026 and beyond. Year-over-year growth, 0.9% since January.

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Rental Housing Journal

JANUARY 28, 2025

Bulk-billing agreements allow property owners to negotiate directly with internet-service providers, typically securing high-speed internet for renters at rates up to 50 percent lower than standard retail pricing. Sign Up For Our Weekly Newsletter And Get Rental Property And Apartment News And Helpful, Useful Content Each Week.

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Buildium

APRIL 16, 2025

Since 2018, property managers have been able to take advantage of various tax breaks authorized by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA). No matter what happens, nows the time to prepare for what could change in 2026 and beyond. But which TCJA provisions impact property managers? What Is the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act?

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Rental Housing Journal

JANUARY 5, 2025

Renters In Atlanta, Denver and Dallas paid more than $100 a month more in rent to landlords who used rent-setting software algorithms, according to a report. Companies like RealPage use their tools to suggest optimal rent for landlords to charge. billion in 2023.

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Rental Housing Journal

DECEMBER 16, 2024

There was little change in rents as moving season is past and tenants settle in for the winter, Yardi Matrix says in the November Multifamily Report. advertised rent has changed more than $3 only three times. Year-over-year rent growth fell 10 basis points to 0.9%. Nationally, rent growth has been steady at just under 1.0%

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Rental Housing Journal

JANUARY 6, 2025

We expect multifamily advertised rents to increase moderately in 2025, by 1.5% Some campaign policies such as relaxing regulations, eschewing rent control and reducing taxes should have a positive impact on multifamily. Sign Up For Our Weekly Newsletter And Get Rental Property And Apartment News And Helpful, Useful Content Each Week.

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Rental Housing Journal

JANUARY 13, 2025

The year 2024 ended on a down note for rents, but 2025 promises change as the supply growth declines, Yardi Matrix says in its yearend report. advertised rent falling $4 nationally in December to $1,742. Year-over-year rent growth, which remains positive albeit weak, was down 10 basis points to 0.6%. population.

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Buildium

MARCH 25, 2025

In this post, well talk about how tariffs will affect real estate, the property management industry, and the broader economy. percentage points in 2026, or as much as 0.6 For example, WSJ explains, landlords may raise rents in anticipation of increased costs. But first, well catch you up on how tariffs work.

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Rental Housing Journal

JANUARY 28, 2025

Bulk-billing agreements allow property owners to negotiate directly with internet-service providers, typically securing high-speed internet for renters at rates up to 50 percent lower than standard retail pricing. Sign Up For Our Weekly Newsletter And Get Rental Property And Apartment News And Helpful, Useful Content Each Week.

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