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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.

Portland, Seattle Among Top Cities for Apartment Jobs

Portland, Seattle Among Top Cities for Apartment Jobs

Portland and Seattle are among the top cities for apartment jobs in the latest jobs report from the National Apartment Association (NAA). In August’s edition of the NAA Education Institute’s Apartment Jobs Snapshot, nearly 13,000...
Suburbs Where Renters Became the Majority Over Owners

Suburbs Where Renters Became the Majority Over Owners

Renters are now “the majority in 103 suburbs that were previously homeowner territory 10 years ago, and 57 other suburbs are expected to follow suit in the next five years,” according to research from...
Self-Guided Tours Evolving For Single-Family Rentals

Self-Guided Tours Evolving For Single-Family Rentals

Self-guided tours for single-family rentals have been evolving and providing landlords with good productivity and satisfied residents. By Mickey Cummings  With all the buzz surrounding self-guided tours in the apartment sector since the start of the...

Consumer Agency Cautions As Pandemic Relief Ends For Renters

As pandemic relief ends for renters, a new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) report is cautioning that renters and their families will face higher risks. The report, a follow-up to 2020’s Making Ends Meet survey,...
Survey Of Landlords Shows Rent Collection Down Significantly

Survey Of Landlords Shows Rent Collection Down Significantly

A survey of landlords in 10 cities across the United States shows rent collection was down significantly in 2020, and an increasing number of owners have a large share of their portfolio behind on...
Multifamily Rent Growth Breaks Records Across Country In August

Multifamily Rent Growth Breaks Records Across Country In August

Multifamily asking rents increased an astounding 10.3 percent in August on a year-over-year basis and overall rents increased by $25, to $1,539 a month, according to the Yardi Matrix National Multifamily Report. The 10.3 percent...
Rents Continue To Grow As Vacancies Reach Historic Lows

Rents Continue To Grow As Vacancies Reach Historic Lows

Rents were up another 2.1 percent nationally in August as rent growth continued, while vacancies reached historic lows, according to the latest report from Apartment List. The report says that since January of 2021, the...
Guaranteed Rent Company Could Be Boost for Struggling Landlords in Phoenix and Denver who need good tenants

Guaranteed Rent Company Could Be Boost for Struggling Landlords

A new company has entered the Phoenix market after success in Denver offering guaranteed rent and two-year leases for rental property to landlords to help ease pandemic concerns and vacancy issues with tenants. Nomad, which...
A research study shows that of small landlords with three or fewer properties, 56 percent are dealing with delinquent renters

Small Landlords Hit Harder By Delinquent Renters

A research study shows that of small landlords with three or fewer properties, 56 percent are dealing with delinquent renters, according to a release. The research from Nevada Realtors  (NVR) was only for the state...
State, Local Processing Issues Delay Rental Assistance To Landlords

State, Local Processing Issues Delay Rental Assistance To Landlords

State and local processing delays are blocking needed rental assistance funds from getting to landlords and tenants who are trying to avoid eviction, according to a release. Nearly 89 percent of the funds approved by...