Peter Lohmann's Newsletter - Tuesday Edition #26

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Peter Lohmann
July 21, 2026

A no-fluff, twice-weekly briefing for the property management industry.

The Dew Point and You: Why the “Humidity” measurement is worthless

They say it’s the humidity, not the heat. True – but what they don’t tell you is that “relative humidity” is a deceiving way to measure how it actually feels outside (because it varies with temperature even if the actual amount of moisture in the air does not change.)

For various technical reasons, dew point is what you actually want to pay attention to. The dew point is the temperature at which air, if cooled to that temperature, will condense. Fancy way of saying it’s a direct measurement of how much water is in the air. Translation: It’s what makes it feel sticky; what humans actually perceive as humidity.

Dew Point Guidelines

  • Below 40 degrees: Winter. Dry as a desert.

  • 40 to 50 degrees: Feels amazing/perfect. Ideal.

  • 51 to 60 degrees: Feels great, really nice.

  • 61 to 68 degrees: Feels humid. Unpleasant but tolerable.

  • 69 to 75 degrees: Feels horrendous. Nasty, sticky, gross.

  • 76+ degrees: Rare in most states. Dangerously humid.

The US record for dew point is 84 degrees. The world record is 95 (Saudi Arabia). At the time, the air temperature was 108, which resulted in a heat index of 174 degrees!

The temperature almost doesn’t matter if you start paying attention to the dew point. 82 degrees with a dew point of 71 feels WAY hotter than 90 degrees with a dew point of 55.

You can view the current dew point and a dew point forecast on Weather Underground:

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PM Company & Vendor Updates

  • I’m working on the 2026 Largest PM Companies list. Submit your company here to find out if you make the cut (deadline: July 30th). We’re adding top-10 largest by state this year.

  • RentScale updated their sales scoreboard tool. It’s now a real-time tool, and you can enter your own data to "See how you stack up" on lead flow, doors closed, and conversion rate.

  • RentEngine is hosting their Q2 Leasing Webinar tomorrow. Register here and you’ll be sent the recording if you can’t make it live.

Last week, I polled my audience about their approach to hiring global talent/RTMs:

Property managers are still utilizing global talent in their business - most are steady or increasing their hiring. AI agents are not making a big dent (yet). I posted about this on LinkedIn and got some good discussion.

What I’m Reading/Watching Right Now

Meme Tuesday:

We’re testing a new pricing model at my property management company:

Did you miss it? 3 highlights from Friday’s Newsletter:

  1. Anonymous guest post on the emergence of PM ranking sites (and how they collect your rent roll data)

  2. Registration for NARPM’s national PM event is open (Oct. 13-15 in Vegas).

  3. An important housing bill became law (w/out Trump’s signature).

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