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...
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...
Oregon Sets Rent Control, Price Increases For 2027
The Oregon Department of Administrative Services has published the maximum allowable rent control increase percentage for calendar year 2027.
The maximum allowable rent increase percentage landlords can set for tenants is 10% subject to the...
2,200 Empty Affordable Units Should Reset Portland City Hall’s Priorities
The narrow price gap between market-rate rental housing and affordable units means 2,200 affordable units sit vacant in Portland.
By Aaron Kirk Douglas
About 40% of Portland's market-rate apartments now rent within 15% of income-restricted units,...
Landlords Offering Major Rental Concessions As Vacancies Rise
The average share of rental listings on Realtor.com offering rental concessions from waived application fees to rent credits and rent-free months reached 43.5% across the 50 largest U.S. metros, up from 40.4% a year...
Oh By The Way Landlord, ‘You Have To Pay Everything Else’
Will the Spokane ordinance providing grace period for renters with a declared emergency spread to Seattle landlords?
KIRO host John Curley had a warning for Seattle listeners after the Spokane City Council passed a new...
Are Rental Property Inspections Warrantless Searches?
A Missouri landlord is suing the City of St. Joseph, Missouri over the city’s rental property inspections ordinance.
Vince Shipp, Janeen Shipp and Multi Midwest Properties own seven properties in St. Joseph and are challenging...
Portland Weighs Lowering Landlord Relocation-Payment Trigger To 5% Rent Increase
Portland’s Housing and Permitting Committee spent about two hours Sept. 15 reviewing the city’s mandatory renter-relocation policy.
Tenant advocates asked the city to make landlords pay relocation assistance when raising rent by 5% or more,...
Pet Policy Information Gaps Cost Landlords And Renters Time And Money
New California research shows pet policy information costs housing providers and renters time and money routinely leaves renters without critical information about pet policies until after they have invested time and money pursuing a...
What Seattle’s Rental Fee Ban Means For The Rest Of The State
The Seattle City Council has banned most rental fees starting July 2027 and now the rest of the state is asking, "What about us?"
By Aaron Kirk Douglas
Seattle's City Council voted unanimously in August to...