Rental Market

Like Rent the Runway for Apartments, Dallas-Based Nickson Is a Game Changer

By Candy Evans / October 9, 2019 /

The concept behind Nickson Living is so genius, you will wonder why you didn’t think of the idea first. We know that more and more consumers are embracing rentals — homes, apartments, clothes, rides. Millennials are leading the pack as the generation that orders everything online and wants to actually own as little as possible. They…

Renter Stigma: Social and Economic Pressure in the Housing Market

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / July 14, 2019 /

By Angelina Bader Apartment List Apartment List surveyed over 5,000 renters and homeowners about their perception of renter stigma. The survey results indicate that nearly 30 percent of Americans believe that there exists a negative social stigma associated with renting. This belief is prevalent among renters and homeowners alike. 34 percent of renters and 28…

Honolulu, New York, McKinney? Multifamily Property Trucks Into Listing

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / March 19, 2019 /

From staff reports It’s not often that a McKinney multifamily property finds itself in a “best of” list that includes properties in places like Honolulu, New York, Washington D.C., and Seattle. But that was exactly what happened last week when the Parkside at Craig Ranch in McKinney was one of 10 award-winning projects Multifamily Executive…

Nation, Dallas Sees Rise in Number of High-Income Renters

By Bethany Erickson / March 17, 2019 /

More and more people are choosing to rent, economists are finding, but Apartment List found in a recent study that one particular — and somewhat surprising — segment of the rental market is booming: high-income renters. The report deems those with six-figure incomes as high-income renters, and a growing number in this income bracket are…

Zillow Announces New Tools That Allow Renters to Apply for Apartments, Pay Rent

By Bethany Erickson / July 31, 2018 /

In a bid to be all the things, Zillow announced just minutes ago that it has launched new tools that will not only allow property owners and managers to collect rent and vet prospective tenants more easily, but will also provide renters with the ability to submit multiple applications for apartments at once and pay…