New Apartments Are Filling Up at Nearly the Slowest Pace on Record…

…But That May Change as Builders Pull Back by Redfin Staff Less than half (47%) of newly built apartments completed in the third quarter of 2024 were rented within three months. That is tied with the fourth quarter of 2023 for the lowest share on record aside from the start of the pandemic. This is according to a Redfin analysis of the U.S. Census Bureau’s seasonally adjusted absorption rate data

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Housing Markets Facing Greater Risk of Downturns

California, Illinois, Florida, and New York City Area Lead the Way by ATTOM Staff ATTOM, a leading curator of land, property data, and real estate analytics, released its latest Special Housing Risk Report spotlighting county-level housing markets around the United States that are more or less vulnerable to declines, based on home affordability, equity and other measures in the fourth quarter of 2024. The report shows that California, Illinois, and

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Key Insights into the Single-Family Rental Industry

Legislative Affairs, Home Price Index, Ownership Affordability by David Howard The National Rental Home Council (NRHC) serves as the trade association for the single-family rental (SFR) home industry. NRHC members include owner-operators, builders, vendors, and service providers of single-family rental homes across the country. As part of our mission to provide market research and other tools to guide members through the ever-evolving housing market landscape, this article contains key insights

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PetScreening Unveils The State of Pets in Rental Housing Report

Survey of 1,715 Rental-Housing Professionals Underscores Current Trends and Challenges PetScreening®, which offers the rental housing industry’s first and leading pet policy management software at no charge to property owners and managers, announced it has released The State of Pets in Rental Housing Report, a detailed look at current pet-related trends and challenges in the rental-housing industry. The survey, based upon the feedback of 1,715 property managers and leasing professionals primarily within

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Mortgage Rates Expected to Move Lower in 2025 and 2026

Existing Home Sales Forecast Upgraded Slightly on Lower Rate Outlook Mortgage rates are now expected to end 2025 and 2026 at 6.3 percent and 6.2 percent, respectively, downward revisions of three-tenths for each, according to the March 2025 commentary from the Fannie Mae Economic and Strategic Research (ESR) Group. The lower mortgage rate outlook resulted in a small upward revision to the ESR Group’s existing home sales outlook in 2025, though expectations for

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Partnering with Investors to do Deals

Let’s be honest—real estate investing is a team sport and you’re not meant to go it alone. In this episode of our Financing & Funding Series, Suzanne and I break down the ins and outs of partnering with other investors—how to do it right, what to watch out for, and why the right partner can 10x your portfolio and fast-track your success. We talk through the good, the bad, and

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