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This department of Rental Housing Journal is your source for property management and maintenance information. Whether you’re an independent landlord, portfolio manager, on-site community manager, leasing agent or apartment maintenance professional, the site is dedicated to bringing tips, best practices and information to help make your job easier and keep you up to date and educated.

The role of employees vs AI has the multifamily industry split into two competing strategies for implementation.

Multifamily AI Race Splits into Two Competing Strategies

The role of employees vs AI has the multifamily industry split into two competing strategies for implementation. By Paul Bergeron AI is now ubiquitous in multifamily operations. It can already answer prospect questions, manage follow-up, summarize...
Behind every application is a leasing team trying to deal with fraud tactics, verification and changing tenant applicant behavior.

How Fraud Tactics, Verification And Tenant Applicant Behavior Has Shifted

Behind every application is a leasing team trying to make the right call, quickly and with confidence while dealing with fraud tactics, verification and changing tenant applicant behavior. This report looks at how fraud tactics,...
The worse of the winter season is still to come to here are some reminders for winterizing rental properties to be proactive and save

Key Reminders For Winterizing Rental Properties

Here are some reminders for winterizing rental properties to tell tenants what to do and don't forget your vacant units. By Mara Indra Rental Housing Maintenance Services The winter season is quickly approaching and with it, harsh...
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5 Maintenance Pitfalls That Can Become Fair Housing Problems

Five maintenance pitfalls that can become fair housing problems and create an unnecessary risk for property managers and how a stronger process can help. By The Fair Housing Institute Maintenance teams are often focused on one...
How the renter profile is changing with income, tenure and lifestyle shifts now happening that property managers need to know.

How The Renter Profile Is Changing

How the renter profile is changing with income, tenure and lifestyle shifts now happening that property managers need to know. By RentCafe Persistent trends in the U.S. housing market over the last decade or so have...
Vancouver and Clark County rents hold their ground against Portland with a higher gross rent writes Aaron Kirk Douglas according to data

Clark County Rents Hold Their Ground Against Portland

By Aaron Kirk Douglas Vancouver’s median gross rent of $1,702 is higher than Portland’s $1,655, according to Mover Math’s analysis of 2020-2024 Census data reported by The Columbian. Current CoStar figures (available to subscribers) show the...
Houston now leads the nation as a hotspot for accidental landlords, outpacing Denver, Austin and San Antonio, according to Zillow.

Houston Leads Nation In Accidental Landlords

Houston now leads the nation as a hotspot for accidental landlords, outpacing Denver, Austin and San Antonio, according to real estate firm Zillow. Overall, an estimated 4.3% of single-family rental listings in Houston are properties...
Jeff Bezos said the reason for high housing costs is a basic supply and demand problem, and not greedy landlords.

Supply Not Greedy Landlords Cause Of High Housing Costs

Jeff Bezos said the reason for high housing costs is a basic supply and demand problem, and not greedy landlords. He argued in interviews with several media outlets that government programs have made it worse...
U.S. multifamily advertised rents declined $1 in September while year-over-year growth improved to 0.7% despite September dip in rents

Despite Dip In September, Rents Still Up For The Quarter

U.S. multifamily advertised rents declined $1 in September while year-over-year growth improved to 0.7%, Yardi Matrix reports in their September report. Advertised rents are up 1.4% year-to-date through September, while the third quarter produced positive...
California landlords will have to put all pet policies into writing and provide to tenants after the California pet policy law was signed

Newsom Signs Landmark California Pet Policy Transparency Act Into Law

California landlords will soon have to put all policies into writing and provide them to tenants at the time of rental applications after the governor signed the California pet policy law. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed...