12 Cities Where Renters Have More Bargaining Power This Winter
FORBES (DECEMBER 3, 2018) – Renters looking to save on their monthly costs might want to consider a move—and fast. According to a new analysis, apartment bargaining power goes up in the winter, especially in colder markets. Recent data read more
Atlanta’s near top as relocation destination
THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION (NOVEMBER 28, 2018) – Atlanta’s average rents are up 4.5 percent from a year ago, according to RealPage, a research and data company that tracks real estate. That is the sixth-fastest jump among major markets, according read more
Amazon’s HQ2 decision met with ‘outrage’ by concerned residents
NBC (NOVEMBER 14, 2018) – Greg Willett, chief economist at RealPage, a property management software company, said rental prices in Long Island City had been relatively stable but that he expected prices to rise with Amazon’s entry. “The most read more
Dallas And Fort Worth Diverge On Rent Growth
BISNOW (NOVEMBER 8, 2018) – Dallas and Fort Worth are acting surprisingly differently in apartment rent growth these days, with Fort Worth clocking a healthy 3.1% rent growth to Dallas’ sluggish 1.3% rent growth, according to third-quarter multifamily statistics read more
Phoenix apartment market bumps its rent growth in Q3
AZ BIG MEDIA (OCTOBER 25, 2018) -The nation’s apartment market saw a reversal in rent growth trends in 3rd quarter 2018, as previously slowing price positioning suddenly rose again. While nearly all top 50 markets picked up some momentum read more
What will nearly 1,000 new apartments mean for downtown East Lansing?
LANSING STATE JOURNAL (OCTOBER 25, 2018) -Three weeks after leasing began, The Hub at East Lansing had already raised its prices twice. Because it could. Demand had been that strong. The 10-story student apartment building is still under construction read more
RealPage FTC Settlement Statement
RealPage has reached a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission resolving all matters raised by the previously disclosed FTC investigation of RealPage’s tenant screening solution. Under the settlement, RealPage will pay $3.0 million to the FTC and agreed to read more
Hoping for Seattle-area rents to get cheap? Don’t hold your breath
THE SEATTLE TIMES (OCTOBER 12, 2018) -Yes, the rental market has cooled way down recently as more apartments open. But only after rents here soared 155 percent over the last two decades, making Seattle and its suburbs one of read more
RealPage To Acquire Rentlytics
Expands Business Intelligence and Benchmarking RICHARDSON, Texas, (October 12, 2018) – RealPage, Inc. (NASDAQ:RP), a leading provider of software and data analytics to the real estate industry, today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Rentlytics, read more
Seattle rent still stalling—in luxury markets
CURBED SEATTLE (OCTOBER 8, 2018) – Another report shows rental costs slowing way down, but the lowest-cost rentals are still in high demand Last month, we reported on analysis from Zillow that showed that rent was starting to slow read more
