Rent Control Still Not the Solution to Housing Affordability
The pandemic is intensifying the housing affordability problems that have existed for decades, according to Growing Homes Together, a National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) resource center, however, they are firm in believing that rent...
Pandemic Will Lead To Companies, Millennials Moving To Suburbs, Research Says
Companies and millennials will be moving to suburbs as a result of the pandemic and the increasing trend of working from home and desire for shorter commuting times, according to new research and special...
Greater Seattle Area Mid-Year Residential Rental Housing Update Â
By Corey Brewer
While the world has been all but flipped on its axis during the first half of 2020 in reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic, let’s take a look at what has been going...
25 Percent of Renters Say They Will Never Buy A Home
A significant share of current renters now say they will never be homeowners, according to a survey of 7,000 renters from RentCafe.
Also, one in 10 renters were ready to buy a home this year,...
Rental Payments Slow Down in Early July, Fall to 77 Percent
The National Multifamily Housing Council’s most recent rent tracker shows a decline in rental payments in early July compared to previous months.
The most recent July Rent Payment Tracker found 77.4 percent of apartment households...
Portland Rents Continue Decline During Pandemic
Rents in Portland continued to decline in June, dropping another 0.1 percent after a 0.3 percent drop in May, according to the latest report from Apartment List.
Portland rents year-over-year have decreased by 0.4 percent...
Salt Lake City Rents Declined Over The Past Month
Salt Lake City rents have declined 0.1 percent over the past month, but have remained steady at 0.2 percent in comparison to the same time last year, according to the June report from Apartment...
Lawmakers Extend Oregon Eviction Moratorium Through End of September
Lawmakers have voted to extend the Oregon eviction moratorium for both residential and commercial properties through the end of September and give renters until March 31, 2021 to pay back rent.
The legislature passed HB...
Justice Department Sues Owner, Manager of Rental Properties for Sexual Harassment of Female Tenant
The Justice Department has filed a lawsuit alleging that the owner and manager of rental properties in Davenport, Iowa violated the Fair Housing Act by subjecting a female tenant to sexual harassment and retaliation,...
Rent Payment Tracker: 92.2 Percent of Apartment Households Paid Rent as of June 20
The rent payment tracker for June showed 92.2 percent of apartment households had paid some rent by June 20, according to a release from The National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC).
The NMHC found in its...