Salt Lake City Rents Down 1.5% Month-Over-Month
The median rent in Salt Lake City fell by 1.5% over the course of October, and has now decreased by a total of 5.4% over the past 12 months, according to the Apartment List...
Do You Know The Changing Priorities Of Renters?
As a housing provider, do you really know the changing priorities of renters a new survey study asks.
The new report from the National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) and Grace Hill of more than 170,000...
Seasonal Slowdown In Rents Continues
The seasonal slowdown in rents continued in October as the nationwide median rent fell 0.7 percent to $1,354 marking the third consecutive month of negative rent growth and “declines are likely to persist in...
Jury Finds Conspiracy On Home Sales Commissions Awards $1.78 Billion
A federal jury in Kansas City has found that the National Association of Realtors and large residential brokerages conspired to keep commissions for home sales artificially high and set damages at $1.78 billion, according...
Rent Control Contributes To Affordable Housing Shortage
Rent control laws are contributing to a shortage of affordable housing, according to economists.
When rent caps are imposed, developers build fewer new rental units, the supply of available housing declines and housing costs increase....
Multifamily Rents Drop Amid Supply Surge
Multifamily rents turned negative in September, with the average U.S. rent declining $6 from August and $3 during the third quarter amid a supply surge, Yardi Matrix says in its September report.
“Still, the market...
TransUnion To Pay $15 Million Over Tenant Screening Inaccuracies
TransUnion has agreed to pay $15 million in a settlement over tenant screening inaccuracies because “TransUnion and subsidiary violated the FCRA (Fair Credit Reporting Act) by failing to remove inaccurate or incomplete eviction records...
Second Consecutive Month With Negative Rent Growth
The U.S. saw a second consecutive month of negative rent growth in September, according to the October report from Apartment List.
The nationwide median rent fell 0.5 percent to $1,364 and “we are now squarely...
6 Vital Tools You Need To Fight Fraud
6 vital tools you need to fight fraud as the stories of fraud are becoming all too common and we need to stay vigilant.
By David Pickron
I have a neighbor who over a year ago...
Oregon Audit Questions Emergency Rental Assistance Spending
Oregon Secretary of State auditors unearthed millions of misappropriated dollars and a lack of oversight and accountability in four state agencies including emergency rental assistance spending at the Oregon Housing and Family Services, according...