How multifamily can appeal to the baby boomer rental market

Many baby boomers are interested in rental markets close to home, multifamily expert Michael Zaransky writes, especially when they offer features that enhance their lifestyles and options. Continue reading

NYC’s ‘worst landlord’ attacked first day of 2-month Rikers sentence

New York City’s worst landlord, Daniel Ohebshalom, was punched on Friday during an inmate brawl at Rikers. Ohebshalom was sentenced for failing to fix more than 700 housing violations. Continue reading

Landlords pull plug on renter incentives ahead of spring

While incentives are still an integral part of the new-home market, they’re falling out of popularity in the rental segment as demand — and competition — strengthens. The number of Zillow rental listings with concessions has struggled, going from 32.7 … Continue reading

Inventory boost expected to slow rent growth to 1.5%

The rental market is entering the new year with a major boost in inventory and cooling rental growth — two factors that are expected to yield a mixed bag of results for landlords and tenants alike.  Continue reading

Now Landing, a partnership with ID verification solution CLEAR

Landing is now partnering with personal identity verification company CLEAR to shrink the time needed for its tenants to move from place to place. Continue reading

See inside Blondie singer Debbie Harry’s 18th century rental home

The 78-year-old Harry bought the two-bed, three-bath Connecticut home for $785,000 in 2016 — a discount from what it sold for at its peak. Continue reading

Dwellsy’s consumer-first rental search earns $11.5M seed round

Dwellsy channels rentals from multiple portals, management systems and third-party listing sites across all residential property types and publishes industry trend reports. Continue reading

MLS partnerships pay off as RentSpree reaches 2M users

The user mark represents a 598 percent three-year revenue increase for RentSpree and the notoriety of being named to the Inc. 5000 list of the country’s fastest growing private companies. Continue reading

RentSpree adds 50,000-member OneKey MLS in latest partnership

OneKey, New York State’s largest multiple listing service, will now offer the software company’s ApplyLink tool to members throughout Long Island, New York City and the Hudson Valley region. Continue reading