Who runs America's apartments. Metro by metro.
We match public property records and listings to the firms that manage each building, score what residents say in public reviews, and research every large manager's people, fees, legal record and growth from public sources. Free to read, with the source behind each fact.
One section per metro. Dallas-Fort Worth is live.
Dallas-Fort Worth
What we collect. And where it comes from.
Buildings come from public records, managers from listings and registries, and firm facts from filings, press and court records. Coverage so far: Dallas and Collin counties, 102 ZIP codes scanned.
Who runs the units. And what they are.
Share of units with a named manager
Of 223,126 units we can tie to a manager. Partial: Tarrant and Denton not covered yet.
Units by county building class
424,670 units the county has graded A, B or C.
Units by decade built
What residents say. Across the 30 largest DFW managers.
Average Google rating by year
Weighted by reviews; years with 200+ reviews.
Most mentioned management problems
Our assessment of resident feedback about management. Gray bars: rising at one or more firms.
Legal records, growth, owners. At a glance.
2026 DFW awards. Ranked from the data.
- RPM Living23,589+ units
- Greystar22,730+ units
- Willow Bridge Property Company20,475+ units
- RPM Living+24% a year
- Avenue5 Residential+17% a year
- Hilltop Residential+15% a year
- CAF ManagementGrade A
- Anterra Management CorporationGrade A
- RPM LivingGrade A
The 30 largest DFW managers. Side by side.
| # | Manager | DFW units* | Class A | Legal events | Growth | Base fee | Ownership | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RPM Living Takes outside owners | 23,589 181 properties NMHC #4 nationally | 43% | 4.1 | 2 | stable | Management fee expense of $93,947 on effective gross income of $3,131,575 in the 12 months to March 31, 2026, about 3.0% of effective gross income; the lender's underwriting also uses about 3.0% ($103,684 on $3,456,119). | Founder |
| 2 | Greystar Takes outside owners | 22,730 220 properties NMHC #1 nationally | 65% | 4.0 | 6 | growing | Not published | Private |
| 3 | Willow Bridge Property Company Takes outside owners | 20,475 154 properties NMHC #3 nationally | 62% | 4.0 | 3 | growing | Not published | Subsidiary |
| 4 | ZRS Management Takes outside owners | 9,703 70 properties NMHC #10 nationally | 96% | 4.1 | 3 | growing | Not published | Private |
| 5 | Avenue5 Residential Takes outside owners | 7,589 48 properties NMHC #6 nationally | 64% | 3.9 | 5 | growing | Not published | Private |
| 6 | Knightvest Management Mainly its own buildings | 6,807 25 properties | 38% | 3.9 | 2 | growing | Not published | Founder |
| 7 | S2 Capital Mainly its own buildings | 6,599 40 properties | 22% | 3.7 | 1 | contracting | 3.5% paid to the in-house manager | Founder |
| 8 | MAA (Mid-America Apartment Communities) Mainly its own buildings | 6,429 23 properties NMHC #12 nationally | 43% | 4.1 | 3 | stable | Not published | Public |
| 9 | BH Management Services Takes outside owners | 6,360 55 properties NMHC #13 nationally | 14% | 3.7 | 2 | contracting | About 3% of monthly gross income of each property | Subsidiary |
| 10 | Westdale Real Estate Investment and Management Takes outside owners | 5,956 40 properties NMHC #50 nationally | 24% | 3.6 | 0 | stable | Not published | Founder |
| 11 | The Tipton Group Takes outside owners | 5,138 55 properties | 17% | 3.8 | 0 | n/a | Not published | Private |
| 12 | Berkshire Residential Investments Mainly its own buildings | 5,026 20 properties NMHC #47 nationally | 100% | 4.1 | 0 | growing | Not published | Private |
| 13 | Bell Partners Takes outside owners | 4,999 34 properties NMHC #18 nationally | 83% | 4.0 | 2 | contracting | Not published | Subsidiary |
| 14 | Cortland Takes outside owners | 4,907 44 properties NMHC #17 nationally | 63% | 4.2 1 rising issue | 4 | growing | A percentage of each property's monthly gross cash receipts; the rate is set in each fund's governing documents and is not public | Founder |
| 15 | CAF Management Takes outside owners | 4,796 41 properties | 30% | 3.7 | 0 | growing | Not published | Subsidiary |
| 16 | Vivmark Residential Mainly its own buildings | 4,712 26 properties | 80% | 4.1 | 0 | growing | Not published | Public |
| 17 | Weidner Apartment Homes Mainly its own buildings | 4,150 19 properties NMHC #25 nationally | 89% | 4.2 | 1 | growing | Not published | Private |
| 18 | UDR Mainly its own buildings | 3,974 17 properties NMHC #30 nationally | 63% | 3.7 | 7 | stable | Not published | Public |
| 19 | Camden Property Trust Mainly its own buildings | 3,960 28 properties NMHC #32 nationally | 50% | 4.2 | 6 | stable | Not published | Public |
| 20 | Post Investment Group Takes outside owners | 3,765 18 properties | 38% | 3.7 | 2 | growing | 1.75% of gross collected operating revenues, paid monthly, under a June 17, 2025 property management agreement between PPREF/Post Ardent Owner, LLC and TAM Residential for the Ardent at Mill Creek, a 570-unit property in Mill Creek, Washington. The owner is a joint venture in which a PGIM fund holds 93% and a Post entity 7%; the filing calls TAM an affiliate of the Post operating member. | Founder |
| 21 | Anterra Management Corporation Takes outside owners | 3,711 32 properties | 8% | 3.7 | 0 | growing | Not published | Private |
| 22 | Cushman & Wakefield Takes outside owners | 3,680 40 properties NMHC #7 nationally | 83% | 4.0 | 3 | contracting | Not published | Public |
| 23 | Harbor Group Management Takes outside owners | 3,358 21 properties NMHC #29 nationally | 33% | 3.8 | 2 | growing | Not published | Subsidiary |
| 24 | Gables Residential Takes outside owners | 2,984 12 properties | 42% | 4.2 | 1 | contracting | Not published | Private |
| 25 | CWS Capital Partners Mainly its own buildings | 2,859 15 properties | 75% | 4.1 | 2 | stable | 2% to 3% of total property revenues | Founder |
| 26 | LUMA Residential Takes outside owners | 2,794 28 properties | 38% | 4.0 | 0 | growing | Not published | Private |
| 27 | Hilltop Residential Mainly its own buildings | 2,515 10 properties | 67% | 3.6 | 0 | growing | Not published | Founder |
| 28 | AMLI Residential Mainly its own buildings | 2,413 11 properties | 100% | 4.1 | 0 | stable | Not published | Subsidiary |
| 29 | The Richdale Group Mainly its own buildings | 1,845 8 properties | 0% | 3.3 | 1 | stable | Not published | Private |
| 30 | Sentinel Peak Capital Partners Takes outside owners | 1,360 7 properties | 0% | 3.5 4 rising issues | 0 | growing | Not published | Founder |
*DFW units is a partial count so far: units we matched to each firm in public records and listings, across 102 scanned ZIP codes. Tarrant and Denton counties are not covered yet, so real totals are higher. Google: average rating weighted by review count. Legal events: lawsuits, settlements, fines and enforcement since 2023, from public records and news. Base fee: the management fee the firm charged owners in a published contract or filing, when one exists. Click a column to sort.