Seattle Landlords and Rental Housing Association Sue City
A group of Seattle landlords and the Rental Housing Association of Washington (RHAWA) have sued the city of Seattle over the set of rules restricting evictions for six months after the mayor's order expires,...
Portland Approves Measure to Make Landlords Who Raise Rent Pay to Move Tenants
The Portland City Council has unanimously approved a measure effective immediately requiring landlords who raise rent by any amount to pay tenant relocation costs to move tenants who do not want to pay the...
More Than 14,000 Apartment Industry Job Postings In August
There were more than 14,000 apartment industry job postings in August according to the monthly jobs report from the National Apartment Association (NAA).
The NAA’s Education Institute Apartment Jobs Snapshot showed the markets with the...
Remote Learning Sends Rent Prices Down in College Towns
Rent prices in college towns have fallen this summer as colleges and universities across the country have opted for remote learning during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a Zillow analysis.
“The drop throughout college areas...
California newspapers unite in fighting rent control “rehash”
The San Francisco Chronicle has joined many other newspapers in California warning against passage of Proposition 21, the “housing-freeze” initiative, joining nearly all of the other state’s major newspaper editorial boards in opposing the...
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 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....
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 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
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...