renters

Renters Need Look No Further Than McKinney, Study Says

By Charles Grand / July 21, 2025 /

Renters looking for that sweet spot between affordability and satisfaction with community might want to consider D-FW’s own McKinney, which recently snagged the top spot as the best city in the United States for renters to live. According to RentCafe’s 2025 ranking, the growing Collin County suburb struck the right balance among overarching factors like…

East Dallas Tenant Should Make Her Own House Hunting Show

By Brenda Masse / December 14, 2024 /

Welcome to a special edition of Upon Closer Inspection! This week, we’re looking at a home video that I found while scrolling one of my favorite neighborhood groups on Facebook. I found it to be so simultaneously clever and awful that I thought, “That’s perfect for my column.” I reached out to the poster and…

Renters Can Add Another Apartment Bedroom For $118 a Month in This North Texas City

By Marlin Weso / October 2, 2022 /

RentCafé crunched the numbers and came up with a study that determined the top U.S. cities where renters can upsize their apartment situation for less than $100 per month.

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…

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…