Rent Trends

  • Unbundling helps landlords push rents.

    Some of the biggest names in the apartment industry reported significant improvement in rents in the first half of 2010. But the question is: How have those numbers improved without significant job growth?

  • The Upside Down Recovery: Part Two

    With nearly 5,000 apartment units added to downtown Chicago since 2008 and unemployment hovering in the low double-digits, you’d think the Windy City is a multifamily market nightmare.

  • The Upside Down Recovery: Part One

    As the apartment recovery takes shape, market watchers have pretty much agreed on a term to describe the way things are progressing so far—surprise.

  • Download of the Week: E&S Ring's Ryan Schnobrich on E-Payments

    E&S Ring Management and Oakland, Calif.-based multifamily electronic payments provider PropertyBridge will release a white paper on the firm’s migration to an electronic platform next week. Prior to the release, E&S Ring controller Ryan Schnobrich checked in with Multifamily Executive senior editor...

  • Renovations Drop in 2009

    Multifamily renovations nose dive in 2009 as operators halt work until improving fundamentals can support rent increases.

  • Renovators Regroup

    After a significant drop-off in renovation production, most operators see future growth.

  • Vacancies Should Fall this Year

    CBRE’s predicted 2010 apartment vacancy decline hinges on an employment uptick.

  • Conflicting Reports Offer Mixed Views of Apartment Fundamentals

    New York-based Reis says that apartment vacancies have hit record highs and will move higher. Conversely, RealFacts, a Novato, Calif.-based apartment data provider, saw occupancies rise in 29 of the 33 MSAs it covered in its third-quarter report. Neither of the conflicting reports, however...

  • Charlotte's Multifamily Market Stays On Its Toes

    Young professionals keep this North Carolina city's multifamily community looking ahead.

  • Quick & Quirky: August 13, 2009

    MULTIFAMILY EXECUTIVE Senior Editor Chris Wood rounds up interesting and intriguing news tidbits. This week’s quirkifications: furballs, floaters, and $6,300 rent cuts.