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Posted July 6, 2012 by Rogers Healy

Job growth contributing to colossal apartment market

Renters scooped up 8,031 apartment units in the second quarter this year.  That's more than five times the 1,563 completed apartment units.  Apartment occupancy was 94.1 percent, up a full percentage point over the last quarter, according to data collected from Carrollton-based apartment analyst MPF Research.

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Posted April 11, 2012 by Rogers Healy

Tips for winning an apartment in a landlord's market

Apartment vacancy rates are expected to fall below 5% this year, crossing a benchmark into what is often considered a "landlord's market," said Brad Doremus, senior analyst for Reis, a commercial real-estate research company. Nationally, the apartment vacancy rate is expected to fall to 4.6%  by the end of the year.

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