Apartment Leasing

Texas Renters Gain Leverage as Multifamily Vacancies Rise

By Charles Grand / April 12, 2026 /

The Lone Star State’s multifamily market is competing to lead the nation in rent correction, with apartment renters gaining leverage as vacancy rates tick up and units stay on the market longer. Reliable Cash Home Buyers put together a renter leverage index using apartment listing metrics like vacancy rate, time on the market, and year-over-year…

New Owner To Update Ardan West Village in Uptown

By Charles Grand / April 7, 2026 /

An Uptown mixed-use property is in for a renovation following its acquisition by the Dallas-based multifamily investment and management firm Knightvest Capital. Situated in the West Village shopping and dining district at 2975 Blackburn St., Ardan West Village was built by Cityplace Company and Forest City Realty Trust. The L-shaped building with its 23-story residential…

Build Baby Build: Some of This Year’s Multifamily Highlights

By Charles Grand / December 28, 2025 /

We’ve been harping on the housing affordability crisis in D-FW all year, and since 2025 is nearing its close, what better time is there to highlight some of the progress being made in the multifamily sector? Back in August, a RentCafe study had the Metroplex on track to deliver just shy of 29,000 units this…

Competition Over Apartment Units Ticks Up in Texas, Just Not in Dallas

By Charles Grand / December 23, 2025 /

Apartment hunting got a little bit tougher in 2025 as the delivery of new units struggled to keep up with demand and more renters decided to renew their leases than in the previous year, according to a recent RentCafe study of activity in the sector. Nationally, the lease renewal rate ticked up to 63% and…

New Luxury Apartment Community Opens Up in Carrollton

By Charles Grand / November 2, 2025 /

A new luxury community with bottom-floor retail just opened up in Carrollton, adding more than 300 units with rents ranging from $1,625 to $3,150. Ohio-based The NRP Group put up the apartments just off the Sam Rayburn Tollway at 1402 Carrollton Pkwy, less than a half-hour drive from downtown Dallas. The property, known as Diamond…