COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE'S ECONOMIC ADVISORS

The August 2026 Independent Landlord Rental Performance Report from Chandan Economics and RentRedi shows further signs of stabilization across independently operated rental properties. On-time payments improved to 83.2%, year-over-year performance strengthened materially, and multifamily properties drove much of the monthly rebound.

This week’s Rental Housing Weekly Briefing examines Chandan Economics’ latest Multifamily Rent Growth Update, where annual and short-term rent growth both accelerated in July and a larger share of US metro areas recorded rising rents, alongside new Census data showing that multifamily housing starts remained volatile even as the underlying development trend held relatively firm.

US multifamily rent growth accelerated again in July, with annual growth reaching 1.8%, monthly annualized growth rising to 4.0%, and market breadth improving further.