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Property managers, here are the 5 top leasing trends of 2025

Buildium

75% of renters say they would like an online portal for tasks like making payments and submitting maintenance requests. Enable online rent and deposit payments. Among the factors that influenced their decision, their perception of the value of their current rental weighed against the rent they’re paying.

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How to Become a Tiny House Landlord

American Apartment Owners Association

Although many people consider a house up to 600 square feet to be a tiny home, the 2021 International Residential Code (IRC) Appendix AQ, stated that tiny houses are dwelling units measuring 400 square feet (37 m 2 ) or less in floor area, excluding lofts. Some tiny homes are actually found in trees.

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Cash Flow Might Be Tight in Indianapolis, But Investment Still Makes Sense

T&H Realty

Low Interest Rate Carryover : Many sellers who locked in historically low interest rates in 2020-2021 are holding onto their properties, reducing the number of new listings and further driving up prices. Rent Growth vs. Operating Expenses: The Profitability Squeeze While home prices have soared, rent growth has barely kept up.

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Tenants Sue Portland Apartments Over Heating Issues

Rental Housing Journal

The complaint alleges the landlords breached their duty to remedy maintenance issues and are seeking $1.8 According to the lawsuit, the lack of heat in the apartments on East Burnside Street has been well-known by the landlords and ignored since well before 2021. A group of tenants has filed a $1.8

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6 must-know industry trends for small property managers

Buildium

Fact #3: Tenant Quality Is Property Managers’ Top Concern Finding financially stable tenants is getting harder as rent growth outpaces wages, causing property management companies to prioritize tenant screening. Between 2001 and 2022, for example, rents rose by 21%—while renters’ incomes rose by just 2%. This comes as U.S.

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2025 rental market predictions: 14 property management trends to prepare your business for

Buildium

We’re still seeing the downstream effects of the Fed’s interest rate increases, as well as softening rent growth, cascade through the development sector. (A A similar trend is expected to play out in the build-to-rent sector.) Household formation has been strong: According to Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies , 1.5

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Is Renting Smarter Than Buying Your Home?

Real Property Management DC Metro

The fact of the matter is that numerous people are making a choice to rent over buying a home, typicaly because it better fits their personal or financial situation. To profit from the number of renters in the market at the moment, it’s key to take into account why so many people find it wiser to rent instead of buy.

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