901RES Newsletter – December 2025
2026: A Renter Reckoning, Rising Expectations, and How We’re Responding Industry experts are calling 2026 a “reckoning year” for rental housing — and we’re already seeing the signs. After years of rapid rent growth, rising costs, and expanding tech tools, the rental market is shifting in a big way. Gen Z renters — now the most […]
901RES Newsletter – November 2025
Q3 Leasing Trends: What the Data Says About the Market The latest RentEngine data shows that leasing activity cooled off across much of the country in Q3 — but leads are still coming in strong. The reason the summer seemed slower than usual? Pricing and timing. We pulled out a few highlights below to show what’s […]
901RES Newsletter – October 2025
Memphis Market Snapshot: Fall 2025 The Memphis rental market is cooling off as we head into fall — and not just because the temps are finally dipping below 90°. According to Zillow, the average rent across all rental types in Memphis is $1,295, down $5 from last month and $55 lower than this time last year. There […]
901RES Newsletter – September 2025
Why Pricing Your Rental Property Correctly Matters When it comes to renting out your property, timing and pricing go hand in hand. Many owners want to aim high with rent pricing, thinking they can always lower it later. But the reality is, those early days on the market are golden — and overpricing can end up […]
901RES Newsletter – August 2025
Memphis Vacancy Rates Are Dropping — But the Competition Isn’t Vacancy rates in Memphis are finally trending in the right direction — down. After hovering in the 11–12% range for several years, the city’s rental market is showing signs of stabilization. Current reports place overall vacancy at around 7.9% as of spring 2025, with a […]
901RES Newsletter – July 2025
New Landlord Transparency Law — We’re Already Compliant Earlier this year, Tennessee’s new Landlord Transparency Act officially took effect. This law requires landlords to clearly disclose who manages or owns a property and provide accurate, accessible contact information to tenants. The goal? To ensure tenants know exactly who to reach out to for maintenance issues, […]
901RES Newsletter – March 2025
The Power of Online Marketing Our data from 2024 shows that, once again, the majority of our tenant leads come from online sources. At 901 Real Estate Services, we know that effective marketing is essential for our finding the right tenants for our managed properties. By analyzing our tenant lead sources, we’ve found that over […]
901RES Newsletter – January 2025
Rental Market Forecasts for 2025 After a challenging few quarters with high vacancy rates and an oversupply of rental properties, the new year should bring some needed relief. New Rental Construction Slowing Down Rental construction is expected to slow significantly in 2025. Multi-family completions are projected to drop by 20%. Rent growth is expected to pick up […]
901RES Newsletter – November 2024
Rental Trends For 2025 Zillow’s annual report on renter preferences and the market in general offers a sneak peek into the coming year The Post-Pandemic New Normal Nationally, rent rates have cooled, and even trended negative in certain markets. Nearly a third of rentals are offering some type of rent concession, which has been the trend […]
901RES Newsletter – August 2024
Memphis Rental Market Updates While many cities in the US have continued to see a strong rental market, other cities (like Memphis) are cooling down. Increased Supply Causing Drops in Rents According to Berkadia’s Q1 2024 Multi-Family report, the Downtown/Midtown Memphis submarket alone has 4,723 units under lease-up, construction, or planned. This oversaturation of available rentals has not […]