Rental Market
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…
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…
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…
It would seem that a lot more people are interested in renting an apartment in Dallas compared to last year, at least according to RentCafe, which showed the Big D jumping up some 25 spots this past quarter in its latest ranking of U.S. cities based on online engagement. RentCafe’s Renter Engagement Tracker ranks the…
A recurring critique of Dallas City Council’s alleged propensity for approving multifamily rezoning applications is that officials are cynically using the housing affordability crisis to justify the construction of upscale projects in the face of neighborhood opposition. If there’s a shortage of affordable housing, the criticism goes, how is greenlighting a high-end development in Preston…
