Month: November 2025

Industry Trends Report | Week of November 10

The top storylines in multifamily this week are SmartRent's new advisory council, rents poised for a 2026 comeback, LA lowers rent increase cap, notes from a road warrior, renter by choice, brand research and resident resonance, Preiss Co.'s tech evaluation process, appealing to Gen Z renters and chabots…

Inside the C-Suite: Strategy, Scale and the Next Wave of New Deals

Some of the industry’s top CEOs recently discussed their immediate priorities and future ambitions at the Multifamily Executive Conference session Inside the C-Suite: Strategy, Scale and the Next Wave of New Deals. The executives imparted ways they are navigating operational shifts, market risks, growth strategies and overall uncertainty…

SmartRent Launches Product Advisory Council

SmartRent, Inc., a leading provider of smart communities and operations solutions for the rental housing industry, today announced the launch of its Product Advisory Council, a group of senior executives from some of the industry’s largest and most innovative ownership and management organizations.

Industry Trends Report | Week of November 3

The top storylines in multifamily this week are turning data into decisions, Election 2025 and the effect on CRE, rent premiums persist despite record supply, multifamily insights from Nasdaq, value-add strategies, the fear multifamily can't ignore, fee transparency, optimizing revenue with smart renewals and tips for AI in…

How Do You Do, Gen Z?

Rental housing operators would be wise to cater efforts toward this subset, which largely views renting as more than a temporary option. Members of Gen Z (born from 1997 to 2012) are already firmly amidst the rental landscape, of course, but many more will be arriving in the…

The Time to Fill

The rental housing industry is facing a challenge: Finding and keeping quality people within the workforce. This is making it harder for companies to provide great customer service to residents, and it’s putting extra pressure on the teams that are already in place. To tackle this issue, many…

Value-Add Still Adds Up 

Flipping any kind of real estate is a lot easier when the cost of capital is low, a condition that began deteriorating in early 2022 when the Federal Reserve began a long upward hike of the federal funds rate. Data from the National Multifamily Housing Council published in…