New Resident Expectations Accelerate Rise in Smart Communities
Property managers may want to consider investing in the right technologies to create smart communities as nearly half of prospective renters say smart building products increase their interest in a potential apartment, according to...
Portland Rents Continue 5-Month Climb
Portland rents have increased 1.7 percent over the past month, and are now up 2.5 percent year-over-year, according to the June report from Apartment List.
Now, median rents in Portland are $1,197 for a one-bedroom...
Salt Lake City rents increase sharply over the past month
Salt Lake City rents have increased 2.4 percent over the past month, and have increased sharply by 10.5 percent year-over-year according to the June report from Apartment List.
Median rents in Salt Lake City stand...
National Rent Prices Jump Again in June, As Upward Trend Continues
National rent prices jumped again in June by 2.3 percent and now are up 9.2 percent so far in 2021, according to the latest report from Apartment List.
In previous years, rent growth from January...
Multnomah County Extends Tenant Rent Relief Application Period To 90 Days
The Multnomah County Commission has voted to add another 30 days to the time tenants have to apply for rent relief as there are more than 10,000 pending applications currently.
The commission, meeting in a...
U.S. Supreme Court Declines Landlords Appeal To End CDC Eviction Moratorium
The U.S Supreme Court in a 5-4 decision declined an appeal from landlords to end the CDC Eviction Moratorium.
The court action will leave the eviction ban in place until the end of July.
Chief Justice...
What Is A More Affordable Apartment Smart-Home Technology?
The nation’s largest third-party operator is testing a more affordable apartment smart home technology to integrate with other systems.
By Paul Bergeron
Smart-home technology is generating greater efficiencies for apartment residents and their communities’ onsite teams...
Why Forming a Joint Venture Is a Great Way to Invest in Single-Family Rentals
By Vincent Deorio
From small private entities to large, publicly traded institutions, it seems as if everyone is getting into the single-family rentals (SFR) investment business.
As the competition for acquiring quality rental housing increases and...
How Remote Work Changed Asking Prices for Rent
A new analysis says that remote work during the pandemic changed the asking prices for rent, and that higher education correlates with the ability to work from home, according to a new Yardi Matrix...
May 2021: Another National Record-Breaking Rent Growth Month
Multifamily housing had another record-breaking rent-growth month in May, according to the latest Yardi Matrix National Rent Report.
The company said that national rents recorded “their greatest increase in the history of our data set....