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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.

Landlords Helped Renters During Pandemic, Survey Shows

Landlords Helped Renters During Pandemic, Survey Shows

Property owners and landlords helped renters with eviction-mitigation efforts and offered solutions for residents facing financial hardships during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new survey from the National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC). The NMHC...
Strong Multifamily Performance Will Continue In 2nd Half Of 2021 and multifamily rent growth

Strong Multifamily Performance Will Continue In 2nd Half Of 2021

The first half of this year saw outstanding rent growth in multifamily rental properties and while that is probably not going to be sustained, strong multifamily performance will continue in the second half of...
NAA Sues to Recover Money Landlords Lost During Eviction Moratorium

NAA Sues to Recover Money Landlords Lost During Eviction Moratorium

The National Apartment Association has filed suit in U.S. Court of Federal Claims to recover damages on behalf of landlords and rental housing providers who have suffered severe economic losses under the U.S. Centers...
Multifamily Jobs In Apartment Sector Strong in Second Quarter 2021

Multifamily Jobs In Apartment Sector Strong in Second Quarter 2021

The number of real estate multifamily jobs in the apartment sector continues to grow, as more than 37 percent of  vacant real estate openings in the United States were in the multifamily sector during...
New Online Tool to Help Renters, Landlords Access Federal Assistance

New Online Tool to Help Renters, Landlords Access Federal Assistance

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has released a new online tool to help renters and landlords find state and local programs distributing federal rental assistance funds, according to a release. The Rental Assistance Finder, available...
Multifamily Rent Growth Reaching Unprecedented Levels

Multifamily Rent Growth Reaching Unprecedented Levels

People moving around due to the pandemic and job changes or losses, government stimulus, and a hot housing market have all contributed to unprecedented levels of multifamily rent growth, Yardi Matrix says in its...
July Apartment Market Showed Improvement in All Metrics

July Apartment Market Showed Improvement in All Metrics

Renter migration due to the pandemic and job changes or losses, government stimulus, and a hot housing market have all contributed to great apartment market conditions, according to a release from the National Multifamily...
Investments Growing In Build-To-Rent Single-Family Homes

Investments Growing In Build-To-Rent Single-Family Homes

Many investment groups are getting into the growing single-family rental market with build-to-rent communities, a segment rejuvenated due to COVID-19, Yardi Matrix reports in a special bulletin. “Increasingly, the way institutions are growing their presence...
Oregon landlords and property managers have new data as Oregon eviction filings continue at historically high levels across the state

House Panel Asks Landlords to Explain Evictions During Moratorium

A House panel studying evictions during the COVID-19 moratorium has asked four large corporate landlords to explain and provide documentation on 5,000 evictions they filed, according to The Washington Post. Invitation Homes, Pretium Partners, Ventron...
Out-of-Town Movers Outbidding Local Phoenix Renters

Out-of-Town Movers Outbidding Local Phoenix Renters

So many out-of-town people are moving to and searching for apartments in Phoenix that they are putting pressure on rent prices for local Phoenix renters, according to a report from Apartment List. “This migration flow...