Tuesday, March 19, 2024

News And Trends

At News & Trends you will find trends in rents, real estate sales, apartment development, the economy at large and property management and investing industry matters.

Pandemic Rent Debt Piling Up as Renters Continue to Struggle

Pandemic Rent Debt Piling Up as Renters Continue to Struggle

A new survey shows 32 percent of renters had pandemic-rent debt from previous months still due in the first week of September, but that number had dropped to 10 percent by the second week...
Rent Payments Slowing In Early September

Rent Payments Slowing In Early September

Rent payments are slowing in early September, according to a national rent-tracking service. The National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) rent-payment tracker survey found that 76.4 percent of apartment households had paid rent in early September....
Apartments have gotten smaller in the past 10 years while single-family homes have grown

Residents Working from Home Require More Space in Apartments, Homes

The pandemic has meant our homes are required to double as entertainment and working spaces, with nearly half of the U.S. labor force working from home full-time, StorageCafe writes in a new report, but...
Remote Work Means Renters in Expensive Cities May Move to Homes

Remote Work Means Renters in Expensive Cities May Move to Homes

Remote work trends mean many renter households could likely telecommute and afford monthly payments on the typical U.S. starter home, but couldn't afford a starter home in their current metro, says a new Zillow...
Rental Concessions Offered in 30 Percent of Listings

Rental Concessions Offered in 30 Percent of Listings

The share of rental listings that advertise some form of rental concessions rose from 16.2 percent in February to 30.4 percent in July, according to a Zillow release about its listings. More rental concessions are...
Governor Extends Oregon Foreclosure Moratorium to End Of The Year

Governor Extends Oregon Foreclosure Moratorium to End Of The Year

Governor Kate Brown has extended Oregon's foreclosure moratorium to December 21, 2020; however, she has not yet extended the evictions moratorium set to expire September 30. Executive Order 20-37 will extend House Bill 4204’s current moratorium...
Landlords mortgages are a challenge in this time of the pandemic as renters have trouble making ends meet

Landlords And Tenants Face Difficulty Making Ends Meet With Mortgages And Rent

As the pandemic stretches into its sixth month, renters and landlords face difficulty making ends meet with rent and mortgage payments, according to a nationwide survey conducted by Avail,  in August, 2020. Smaller landlords in...
Renters consider moving due to pandemic

Renters Considering Moving Options Due To Pandemic

Renters are considering moving options as many formerly hot markets have cooled and renters are looking at rearranging their living situations based on the pandemic, according to a renter-migration report from Apartment List. The report,...
downsizing to apartments What the Downsizing Trend Means for Apartment Living

What the Downsizing Trend Means for Apartment Living

Downsizing is becoming more popular and driving rental demand in both younger and older generations. By Holly Welles More people than ever are moving out of their homes and transitioning or downsizing to apartment living. Apartments offer...
2020 Apartment Construction Down 12%, a 5-Year National Low

2020 Apartment Construction Down 12%, a 5-Year National Low

New apartment construction across the country is starting to mirror the downward trend following the 2008 crisis, down 12 percent and hitting a five-year low for buildings of 50 units or more, according to...