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Rent Concession

A discount or incentive offered to secure or retain a tenant. Learn how rent concession affects property performance, owner decisions, and management.

Direct answer

What Rent Concession means

A discount or incentive offered to secure or retain a tenant.

A rent concession can include free rent, reduced rent, move-in credits, or other leasing incentives. Owners should understand concessions because they affect effective rent, income forecasts, and market positioning.

How this connects

From the book to the operating plan

Rent Concession connects to Chapter 6: Owner Mindset, section Maximizing Revenue and Minimizing Vacancies in Property Management Excellence. The operating takeaway for owners is: Leasing is a pipeline, not a scramble.

Book section

Chapter 6: Owner Mindset, section Maximizing Revenue and Minimizing Vacancies

Operating principle

Leasing is a pipeline, not a scramble.

Owner question

How does Rent Concession affect occupancy, rent readiness, or renewal performance?

Owner path

Commercial and Multifamily

Canonical Coastline resource

How to Calculate Vacancy Rate: Formula and Owner Guide

PME resource

Connect to the PME principles

Next owner action

Request a property management consultation

Also known as

  • leasing concession
  • rent discount
effective rent market rent days on market leasing pipeline

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