Pets Are The New Kids
In rental housing today, pets are the new kids as 97% consider pets family and pet-friendly rental policies play a major role in which apartment communities residents want to live.
By Victoria Cowart, CPM
The property...
Number Of Apartments In Salt Lake City Outpacing Number Of Residents
The number of available apartments in Salt Lake City is outpacing the number of residents looking for housing.
The city has about 155,971 apartments for rent, plus another 13,924 units under construction, according to Yardi...
Salt Lake City Rents Flat In August And Down 3.2% Year-Over-Year
The median rent in Salt Lake City was flat over the course of August, and has now decreased by a total of 3.2% over the past 12 months, according to the September report from...
FTC: Redfin Must Return To The Apartment Rental Listing Business
Zillow Group settled with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and five state attorneys general on Monday over allegations that a $100 million agreement with Redfin had illegally suppressed apartment rental listing competition.
The ruling is...
Seattle Mayor Adds Multifamily To Housing Task Force
Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson has announced the creation of a new Seattle Housing Production Task Force this week, bringing together housing leaders including the Washington Multi-Family Housing Association (WMFA), to recommend policy changes that...
Portland Multifamily Recovery Finding Its Footing In 2026
The first half of 2026 did not deliver a boom, it delivered something more useful: evidence that the Portland multifamily recovery is finding its footing and the correction is behind us.
Sales activity: A Slower...
What National Dog Day Reveals About Gap In Rental Market
National dog day shows there is a gap in the rental market when "pet-friendly" does not always mean what renters think when they visit an apartment complex.
Chrissy Philippi
National Dog Day is on Aug. 26,...
Losses Owners Do Not Plan For: Cars Through Walls, Midnight Floods
Cars and trucks end up going through apartment building walls more often than you think and it is a loss owners do not plan for and then there are floods.
By Aaron Kirk Douglas
Ask an...
Why Risk Management Can’t Wait Until Renewal
By Cyndy Breit
The multifamily insurance market has changed significantly over the past few years, and nowhere is that more evident than in California.
Carriers are pulling back from the asset class altogether, tightening capacity and...
Rent Non-Payment Continues To Drive Oregon Eviction Filings
Oregon landlords and property managers have new data to follow as eviction filings continue at historically high levels across the state primarily due to non-payment of rent.
The Evicted in Oregon research project updated its...