Over the past several years, many rental property owners have become used to an unusually strong market. Homes rented quickly, rents increased rapidly, and vacancies were often minimal. In many cases, simply putting a property on the market was enough to generate multiple applications. But markets change. Lately, there’s been growing concern about inflation, interest …

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Rental activity and trends for the Phoenix Metro area as reported by Zillow Research “39.8% of rentals on Zillow offered concessions this spring — up 5 percentage points from a year ago, according to a new Zillow analysis.“ “A year ago, roughly 1 in 3 rental listings offered a concession. Before the pandemic, it was …

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When most people think about a major real estate correction, they think back to the Great Recession of 2008–2009. Single-family home prices collapsed, financing disappeared, and distressed sales became widespread. That downturn became front-page news and remained part of the public conversation for years. What many investors may not realize is that large multifamily real …

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