MultifamilyMarketing: Data & Privacyhttps://multifamilymarketing.com/MultifamilyMarketing: news, research and tools for multifamily marketers. Published by Swifty.en-us Sun Belt apartment markets are recovering at very different speedshttps://www.hbcapitalre.com/multifamily-mid-year-2026-vacancy-sunbelt-sorting/https://www.hbcapitalre.com/multifamily-mid-year-2026-vacancy-sunbelt-sorting/Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0500Phoenix led national apartment absorption in the first quarter of 2026, pulling in nearly 10% of all U.S. multifamily absorption with about 5,800 units, while Austin absorbed over 20,000 units against 14,900 deliveries and Dallas-Fort Worth took in roughly 5,300 units. National vacancy reached 7.2% in June 2026 in its first sustained decline in four years, and the report projects rent growth returning to supply constrained markets in 2027. A $100K salary unlocks 77% of US rentals, Zillow research showshttps://themortgagepoint.com/2026/10/08/a-100k-income-unlocks-much-more-of-the-rental-market-than-a-typical-renter/https://themortgagepoint.com/2026/10/08/a-100k-income-unlocks-much-more-of-the-rental-market-than-a-typical-renter/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0500New Zillow research summarized by The MortgagePoint finds that a $100,000 earner can afford 77% of US rental listings, compared with 31% for someone making the median renter income of $58,000. The typical US rent is $1,932 a month, and the gap plays out very differently across metros: San Jose's median rent is $3,539, while Oklahoma City's is $1,250. Federal judge lets state antitrust case against RealPage move forwardhttps://hoodline.com/2026/10/federal-judge-lets-rent-fixing-case-against-realpage-and-landlords-proceed/https://hoodline.com/2026/10/federal-judge-lets-rent-fixing-case-against-realpage-and-landlords-proceed/Sun, 04 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0500A federal judge rejected RealPage's motion to dismiss the antitrust lawsuit filed by nine state attorneys general and the Department of Justice, allowing claims that the company's pricing software helped landlords coordinate on rents to proceed. The ruling kept state level claims against RealPage and major landlords alive, including allegations that one operator raised rents by over 25% within 11 months of adopting the software. September apartment rents dipped 0.08% as annual growth climbed to 1.5%https://www.connectcre.com/stories/u-s-apartment-rents-slip-downward-in-september/https://www.connectcre.com/stories/u-s-apartment-rents-slip-downward-in-september/Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0500Apartments.com data showed US apartment rents fell 0.08% in September to $1,752 while annual growth accelerated to 1.5%, up from 1.3% in August. The Mountain region led monthly declines at negative 0.3%. Before AI agents can talk to your building, it has to know itselfhttps://propmodo.com/before-we-talk-to-our-buildings-we-need-to-teach-them-what-they-know/https://propmodo.com/before-we-talk-to-our-buildings-we-need-to-teach-them-what-they-know/Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0500Propmodo argued that buildings need a reliable digital baseline, built from reality capture and relationship mapping, before AI agents can usefully describe them. The piece warned that good AI depends on resolving conflicting data sources rather than confidently answering with bad information. Apartment List: national median rent slipped to $1,388 as vacancy fell to 7%https://www.apartmentlist.com/research/national-rent-datahttps://www.apartmentlist.com/research/national-rent-dataTue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0500Apartment List's September report put the national median rent at $1,388, down 0.1% month over month and down 0.4% year over year. Vacancy fell to 7.0% from a February peak of 7.3%, and units took an average of 34 days to lease after listing. Student housing hit 93% preleased for fall even as rent growth cooledhttps://www.credaily.com/briefs/student-housing-preleasing-hits-93-as-rent-growth-slows/https://www.credaily.com/briefs/student-housing-preleasing-hits-93-as-rent-growth-slows/Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0500Yardi 200 school preleasing reached 93% in August, 80 basis points above August 2025 and 120 basis points above August 2024. Leasing-season rent growth slowed to 1.1% and advertised rents averaged $927 per bed. Effective rents hit $1,841 in Q2 as multifamily sales reached $173.6 billionhttps://arbor.com/blog/u-s-multifamily-market-snapshot-september-2026/https://arbor.com/blog/u-s-multifamily-market-snapshot-september-2026/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0500Q2 effective rents reached $1,841 per unit with quarterly growth of 0.9%, and vacancy held steady at 6.8%. Trailing 12-month multifamily sales volume reached $173.6 billion at an average cap rate of 5.6%. US apartment rents hit $1,773 in August as Sun Belt pressure begins to easehttps://www.credaily.com/briefs/us-multifamily-rents-rise-as-sun-belt-pressure-eases/https://www.credaily.com/briefs/us-multifamily-rents-rise-as-sun-belt-pressure-eases/Fri, 11 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0500Yardi data showed US multifamily rents reached $1,773 in August with annual growth at 0.4%, the first monthly increase in several years. San Francisco led annual growth at 6.1% while Austin trailed at negative 2.8%, though Denver, Orlando and Austin all posted positive monthly growth despite negative yearly figures. Why 1.2 million apartments in lease up are still squeezing rentshttps://www.multifamilydive.com/news/multifamily-lease-ups-rent-growth/830227/https://www.multifamilydive.com/news/multifamily-lease-ups-rent-growth/830227/Fri, 11 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0500Multifamily Dive reported that about 1.2 million units were in lease up nationwide at the start of August, down from the 1.4 million peak in early 2025 but roughly double the prior decade's average. Charlotte, Austin, and Phoenix carry the heaviest lease up shares, and 15.8% of stabilized units offered concessions in July.