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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.

Cincinnati Landlords Must Give Renters Security-Deposit Options

Cincinnati Landlords Must Give Renters Security-Deposit Options

The Cincinnati City Council has passed an ordinance that takes effect in 90 days requiring landlords to give potential tenants security deposit options to traditional cash security deposits, according to reports. Cincinnati is the first...
Apartment Jobs Almost 40 Percent Of Real Estate Jobs, NAA Says

Apartment Jobs Almost 40 Percent Of Real Estate Jobs, NAA Says

Nearly 40 percent of available real estate jobs across the United States were in the apartment jobs sector during the fourth quarter of 2019, well above the longer-term average of 30 percent, according to...
Lack of New Construction Underlying Cause of Oregon Housing Affordability Crisis

Lack of New Construction Underlying Cause of Oregon Housing Affordability Crisis

The Oregon housing affordability crisis that rose in the last decade is tied to the lack of new housing construction over the past 10 years, according to the Oregon Office of Economic Analysis report. “While...
Seattle Rents Decline for Third Month While Metro Rents Continue Rising

Seattle Rents Decline for Third Month While Metro Rents Continue Rising

Seattle rents declined 0.2 percent over the past month, the third month in a row of slight declines, but have increased slightly by 1.8 percent year-over-year, according to the latest report from Apartment List. Median...
National Average Rent Fell $1 In December

National Average Rent Fell $1 In December

There was a weak end to a solid year for multifamily, with national average rents falling by $1 in December, according to the latest report from Yardi Matrix. The report says 2019 will go down...
Rental Pricing Rises Resources And Trends, By Size

Rental Pricing Resources And Trends, By Size

By Steve Geidl Rental pricing and how to set the price of their rentals is naturally one of the first questions asked by owners. They often have some idea – which, unsurprisingly, may lean towards the...
Portland Rents Continue Decline for 3rd Month

Portland Rents Continue Decline for 3rd Month

Portland rents continued their decline for the third month in a row after the last increase in September, according to the January report from Apartment List. Portland rents have declined 0.5 percent over the past...
5 Multifamily Investing Predictions For 2020

5 Multifamily Investing Predictions And Expectations For 2020

5 multifamily investing predictions and expectations for 2020, and the disruptions  to keep abreast of in the multifamily investing field. By Vinney Chopra and Jon Roosen The market for multifamily properties is continuously changing. In the...
The Rental Housing Decade: 12 Trends From 2010 to 2020

The Rental Housing Decade: 12 Trends From 2010 to 2020

The last 10 years have really been the rental housing decade. Let’s look back at 12 important trends that we’ve seen in the industry, and see what they show us. You may know some...
Cincinnati Landlords Must Give Renters Security-Deposit Options

Legislation May Require Landlords to Accept Security Deposit Insurance In Lieu of Cash Deposits

A growing trend around the country by local governments and state governments could require landlords to start accepting security deposit insurance instead of traditional security deposits. By Karen Marshall New legislation may soon be introduced by...