Residential and commercial operations
Property management desk
The property-management desk covers occupancy, rent indexes, and operating costs for residential and commercial assets. It does not lease units or manage buildings.
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- Vacancy and occupancy
- Rent of primary residence
- Renewal vs turnover
- Operating cost pressure
Latest from this desk
August 30, 2026
Operators should read Census vacancy and BLS rent of primary residence against a three-week-high purchase rate. Turnover math changed. Marketing copy did not.
August 29, 2026
Census HVS does not print on Saturday. Friday’s 6.81% 30-year is the tenure tape. Use the rent roll for the asset.
August 28, 2026
Thursday’s official 30-year held at 6.75% heading into Warsh. Operators should plan renewals around tenure, not around a speech.
August 26, 2026
July PCE stayed at 3.7% and includes housing services. That is not same-store rent for your building. Use BLS CPI rent and the rent roll.
August 24, 2026
August flash PMI at 56 is a growth survey. Occupancy is a rent roll and, nationally, Census HVS. Do not mix the two.
The other desks
Stay on the desks, the dated notes, and the educational explainers. None of these pages is an application.
Mortgage Rates Sit at 6.81% Heading Into a Jobs-Heavy Week National 30-year index as of 2026-08-28.
National mortgage indexes and what they mean for buyers and owners
Existing-home turnover, new supply, and the lock-in effect
Cap rates, takeout costs, and land that still has to pencil
Operators should read Census vacancy and BLS rent of primary residence against a three-week-high purchase rate. Turnover math changed. Marketing copy did not.
Existing-home turnover stays pinned to the 6.81% 30-year. The official housing series to watch this week are Census construction prints and the next existing-home sales release — not a teaser lock.