Rental Market

Dallas Racks Up New Units Through Office Conversions

By Charles Grand / November 7, 2025 /

Dallas is cementing its place among the top U.S. cities embracing adaptive reuse, logging the second-highest number of units delivered through office-to-apartment conversion in 2024 and placing fourth overall for conversions generally. According to a recent analysis by RentCafe, Dallas transformed old office space into 584 units, just four units shy of Manhattan, New York,…

Dallas Renters Get a Little Relief as Apartment Competition Eases

By Charles Grand / October 17, 2025 /

Things can change in just a matter of months, and that was certainly the case in Dallas’ rental market heading into the summer. While affordability remains a problem for many, apartment hunters in the Big D had an easier time finding a unit than they did last year as new supply and slower leasing activity…

More Texas Seniors Turn to Rental Market, Study Says

By Charles Grand / July 8, 2025 /

Seniors in Texas are increasingly forgoing homeownership in favor of renting, with the cohort becoming the fastest growing demographic in the Lone Star State over the past decade. Using U.S. Census data from the American Community Survey between 2013 and 2023, the single-family rental platform Point2Homes found that the six largest metro areas in Texas…

D-FW’s Rental Market Is Still Competitive, Despite New Builds

By Charles Grand / July 3, 2025 /

While some reports have suggested the delivery of more housing stock to D-FW over the last year has empowered consumers by giving them more options and negotiating leverage, a recent study by RentCafe shows there are still plenty of headwinds in the region’s rental market. D-FW renters are actually dealing with one of the tightest…

From Cubicles to Condos: Dallas Ranks High in Office Conversions

By Charles Grand / February 13, 2025 /

Conversion of office space into apartments has ramped up over the last few years, with Dallas placing fifth among metro areas across the United States for most units in the works this year. According to a study published by RentCafe on Monday, D-FW has 2,752 units in the pipeline as a result of adaptive reuse,…