RentRedi’s latest offers increased document flexibility

“We aim to make landlords and their tenants’ lives easier by giving them everything they need, and nothing they don’t,” said RentRedi CEO and co-founder Ryan Barone. Continue reading

Apartment-building boom is finally making things better for renters

Builders are adding more supply than at any point in the past five decades, with another million units on the way in the coming few years, according to a new report from RealPage. Continue reading

After a pandemic pause, the built-for-rent revolution is underway

The number of new homes earmarked for the rental market is expected to double by 2027 as built-for-rent housing rebounds with a record Q1 and developers clamor to partner with investors. Continue reading

Rentec Direct leverages ChatGPT to market apartment vacancies

Rentec Direct, a property management software firm, uses OpenAI’s ChatGPT to help clients quickly draft marketing content for available rentals, according to the company. Continue reading

Property investing is so hard, even Spencer Rascoff steers clear of it

The co-founder of Zillow and Pacaso just isn’t that into traditional real estate — at least as an income-generating investment, he told Arrived CEO Ryan Frazier in a recent interview. Continue reading

Amid building boom, rent growth finally reaches zero nationwide

A new report from Apartment List shows that typical rents are now the same nationwide as they were a year ago. The slowdown follows a period of unprecedented rent growth and a runup in supply. Continue reading

The pros and cons of representing renter clients

Though renting may come with smaller commissions than selling, working with prospective tenants can still be a profitable part of your real estate business, Philadelphia Realtor Jonathan Pressman writes. Continue reading

This apartment complex wants to lock residents inside all night long

The Array Apartments in Austin, Texas, has announced a “mandatory” curfew between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. each night. But legal experts are skeptical such a rule can be enforced. Continue reading

Rental proptech Latch locks up new software partnership with AppFolio

Rapidly growing Latch, which will soon be led by Ring founder Jamie Siminoff, tapped AppFolio’s wide-ranging property management software to streamline its enterprise access systems. Continue reading

Credit-building app for renters, Boom, reports $4.5M seed round

“We invested heavily into building our end-to-end software solution for rent reporting and consumer app layer and now we’re focused on revolutionizing the entire renter experience,” said Boom CEO and co-founder Rob Whiting. Continue reading