Yardi Says Multifamily, SFR Rents Post Gains in March
By Brad Beckett on April 14, 2025
According to the latest Yardi Matrix Multifamily Report, multifamily rents posted gains in March, 2025 with the average U.S. advertised rent increasing $5 to $1,755. Year-over-year rent growth dropped to 1%. Click here to read more.
Read moreHome Buyers and Sellers Generational Trends – 2025
By Brad Beckett on April 11, 2025
Infographic: The NAR says in a shift that underscores changing dynamics in the housing market, baby boomers now make up the largest generational group of home buyers. Click here to read more.
Read moreApartment List’s National Rent Report – April ’25
By Brad Beckett on April 10, 2025
According to Apartment List’s National Rent Report for April 2025, national median rent increased 0.6% to $1,384 in March – the second consecutive month-over-month increases. Click here to read more.
Read moreYou May Have More Pets Than People…What Are You Doing About That?
By Victoria Cowart on April 9, 2025
Victoria Cowart says that in 2023, there were approximately 45 million housing units occupied by renters. That equated to 34% of US households. One driver of demand for rental housing is the cost savings and the gap between wages and home ownership. Click here to read more.
Read moreYardi Says Self Storage Market Stabilizes After Q4 Revenue Drop
By Brad Beckett on April 7, 2025
Yardi says the latest results for Q4 2024 reveal ongoing challenges for self storage REITs, with a 1% drop in revenue driven by lower occupancy and rates. Click here to read more.
Read moreFHFA Says Home Prices Up 4.8% Year-Over-Year
By Brad Beckett on April 3, 2025
According to the latest Federal Housing Finance Agency’s (FHFA) House Price Index (HPI), home prices were up 4.5% from January 2024 to January 2025, after rising 0.2% in January. Click here to read more.
Read moreAmerica’s Renter Population Grew 1% in Q4 2024
By Brad Beckett on April 3, 2025
We recently posted the Census Bureau’s Homeownership & Rental Vacancy numbers for Q4 2024. In that vein, Redfin says the number of renter households in America increased 0.8% year over year to 45.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2024 – the slowest growth since Q1 of 2023. Click here to read more.
Read moreMastering Mobile Home Investments
By Brad Beckett on April 2, 2025
On a recent episode of the AZREIA Show, Marcus Maloney & Michael Del Prete talk with mobile home expert, Adrian Smude, about the world of mobile home investments. Adrian recounts his journey from being a problematic tenant to becoming a successful investor specializing in buying and renting single-unit mobile homes in Central Florida. Click here to read more.
Read moreSecret Mortgage Blacklist Is Leaving Homeowners Stuck With Unsellable Condos
By Brad Beckett on April 2, 2025
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that a there is a secret mortgage blacklist that is leaving homeowners stuck with unsellable condominiums. Click here to read more.
Read moreHome Flipping Down in 2024
By Brad Beckett on March 31, 2025
According to ATTOM’s year-end 2024 U.S. Home Flipping Report, 297,885 single-family houses and condominiums were flipped in 2024. That figure is down 7.7% from 322,782 in 2023 and 32.4% from a recent peak of nearly 441k reached in 2022. Click here to read more.
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