Apartment Leasing

ProPublica’s Investigation Into RealPage’s YieldStar Software Shows That Algorithms Aren’t All That

By Candy Evans / October 22, 2022 /

Just reading the story is a jaw-dropper: ProPublica, the online independent, nonprofit newsroom that “produces investigative journalism with moral force” is saying that Richardson-based RealPage is using proprietary algorithms to help landlords raise rents, turn profits, and basically screw renters out of affordable housing. The algorithm, dubbed YieldStar, uses several strategies. According to the ProPublica report,…

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Suburban Rent Increases in the Dallas Market Correlate With Pandemic

By Marlin Weso / October 12, 2022 /

Cities in the suburbs have been experiencing faster rent growth than the core cities they surround, a recent analysis by Apartment List confirmed.

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If You Rent, You Might Consider This Collin County City If You Want Elbow Room

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / May 18, 2022 /

According to a RentCafé study, each McKinney renter has nearly 600 square feet of personal space, which equates to each renter averaging 1.66 rooms all to themselves.

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Here’s How Much Space Dallas-Fort Worth Renters Can Get for $1,500

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / March 28, 2022 /

Your monthly rental budget is $1,500. How much apartment space can you get in the Dallas-Fort Worth area with that kind of dough? RENTCafé answered that question and offered an even more national perspective in a recent analysis of apartment costs. The nationwide apartment listing service calculated the costs using price per square foot derived…

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Fitness-Minded Renters in Texas Don’t Have an Excuse For Not Working Out

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / February 26, 2022 /

Texas dominates RENTCafé’s study with Houston, Dallas, Austin, and San Antonio rankings first through fourth. Houston has 440,000 apartment units, more than Dallas and Austin combined.

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