The Multifamily Journal

Multifamily's top storylines this week are multifamily movers and milestones, Quarterra welcomes residents to Emblem Renata, Trump order may loosen lending rules, lease renewals, student housing in 2026, fair housing in marketing, PetScreening named CRE tech influencer, Zark launches Community Inventory Audit and AI proptech attracting VC.

Zark announced the launch of its Community Inventory Audit feature. This enhancement, which features an AI-powered dashboard, is designed to help multifamily owners and operators reconcile parking and other rentable items data between the Zark platform and real-world usage at their communities.

Hamilton Zanze, a leading San Francisco-based multifamily real estate investment firm, today announced that Associate Director of Acquisitions Nickolas Oar has been named a 2026 Bay Area CRE Rising Star by The Registry, a site that covers real estate news in Northern California.

PetScreening, the rental housing industry’s leading pet screening, assistance animal compliance and pet policy management platform, today announced it has been named a 2026 Influencer in Commercial Real Estate Technology by GlobeSt.

Quarterra, an industry-leading multifamily development and investment management firm, recently welcomed its first residents at Emblem Renata, its initial apartment community in Santa Rosa, California. The community is designed within Santa Rosa’s master-planned community, Perennial Park, in the northeast sector of the city.

Mill Creek Residential, a leading developer, owner-operator and investment manager specializing in premier rental housing across the U.S., today announced it has promoted Alexandra Bettius to executive managing director of capital markets.

CSC ServiceWorks, a leading provider of residential and commercial laundry solutions and air services, today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Mark Reinbold as Chief Executive Officer. He brings more than two decades of leadership experience across global service and infrastructure organizations.

Multifamily's top storylines this week are CAPREIT acquires Hart Townes, Reno's investment draw, BTR alarmed over Senate housing proposal, trash management, zoning and workforce housing, 2026 spring leasing, proptech, AI listing image issues and fake move-in packages.