5 Simple Landscaping Maintenance Tips for Property Managers
Landscaping maintenance for your rentals can be important in attracting tenants, so the maintenance checklist from Keepe this week looks at 5 simple landscaping techniques to help.
Property managers know that landscaping maintenance is often...
A Strong Start to 2020 for Multifamily Occupancy, Rent
Sixteen of the top 30 U.S. multifamily markets bested the national average for year-over-year growth in January, according to the latest report from Yardi Matrix.
The report says occupancy remained near 95 percent.
While average rents...
6 Tips for Setting Rents with Confidence
6 tips for setting rents so that you can be sure you are not over-pricing or under-pricing your rental housing in your market.
By Rentometer
Whether you own or manage one rental property or hundreds of...
National Average Apartment Rent in January was $1,463
The national average apartment rent in January was $1,463, up three percent year-over-year and the slowest pace in 18 months, according to a report from Rent Café.
The report says rents “are likely to maintain...
3 Kinds Of Rental Housing Owners And How To Work With Them
Chart courtesy of Buildium
Property managers have to deal with three kinds of rental housing owners, from the regular investor to the accidental landlord – and a third type, according to Buildium’s 2020 Rental Owners’...
6 Types Of Rental Property Fencing To Consider For Your Budget
Fencing for your rental property is the maintenance checkup this week, provided by Keepe, who reports getting a record number of repair requests from property managers and tenants about weather-damaged and broken fences this winter.
When it comes to installing...
5 Steps To Get Your Property’s HVAC System Ready For Spring
Here are 5 steps to get your rental property's HVAC system ready for spring after going through plenty of stress this winter, the weekly maintenance tip from Keepe.
You’ll need to restore and check on...
Portland’s New F.A.I.R. Housing Ordinance
By Ron Garcia
The City Council of Portland is now slated to pass its "Fair Access in Renting" (FAIR.) Act to become law on March 1, 2020. However, Portland landlords should instead understand this new...
Security Deposits: Common and Costly Mistakes
Security deposits and many of the issues surrounding them are the topic of the article this month by veteran property manager Corey Brewer.
By Cory Brewer
In my role as a general manager, disagreements over security-deposit...
Seattle City Council to Consider Banning Evictions In Winter
The Seattle City Council has voted out of committee a proposed ordinance banning evictions in winter, according to reports.
The proposal would ban evictions in Seattle during the five months between November 1 and March...