Rental Market

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…

Homeownership Rate for D-FW Zoomers Climbs, Affordability Remains a Barrier

By Charles Grand / March 19, 2026 /

Homeownership remains elusive for many zoomers as they continue to age into the housing market, but there do appear to be glimmers of hope in the Dallas metro. Almost 9 out of 10 zoomer households in the D-FW area were shelling out rent to a landlord instead of making a mortgage payment in 2023. While…

Single-Family Renters in Texas Get Some Relief

By Charles Grand / February 16, 2026 /

Single-family renters in the Lone Star State are having an easier time of it as the market heads into correction territory, with homes in Dallas renting for 4.4% less in 2025 than the previous year. Texas saw 61% of its cities clock the same or declining rents year-over-year. Only three other states logged bigger shares:…

Kin Oldham: Why Industry Associations Can Change the Trajectory of Your Career

By CandysDirt / January 12, 2026 /

Local multifamily industry advocate Kin Oldham, executive director of the Apartment Association of Greater Dallas, has been awarded a lifetime achievement award from the National Apartment Association in recognition of his service and contributions to the rental housing sector. “Kin’s impact over his 30 years in the industry and more than 10 years leading AAGD…

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…