Salt Lake City Rents Declined Slightly Over The Past Month
Salt Lake City rents have declined 0.2% over the past month, but have increased slightly by 1.8% in comparison to the same time last year, according to the latest report from Apartment List.
Currently, median...
Portland Rents Increase Sharply Over The Past Month
For the second month in a row Portland rents have increased, this time 0.6% over the past month, but have been relatively flat at 0.4% in comparison to the same time last year, according...
New Teachers Spend Nearly Half Their Income on Rent
New teachers will find the typical rent unaffordable in 49 of the 50 largest metro areas in the United States, according to new analysis from Zillow.
The median-market-rate rent payment would take 46.8 percent...
Stop Raising Rents In Portland
Micah Perry of the Cascade Policy Institute weighs in on his opinion on why Portland's new rental fee ordinance means raising rents in Portland.
By Micah Perry
The Portland City Council passed yet another ordinance that...
Apartment Construction Declines In 2019 But More In The Pipeline
Apartment construction across the United States is projected to continue slowing down in 2019, according to the latest report from RentCafe.
Based on Yardi Matrix market data, there will be an estimated 299,442 new units...
Arizona Re-Thinking Short-Term Rental Laws After Sedona Uproar
Arizona Governor Doug Ducey says lawmakers may have to reconsider current short-term rental laws in the upcoming legislative session after multiple complaints from some neighborhoods and smaller communities, including Sedona.
"I've heard the most feedback...
5 Ways to Communicate Better with Challenging Tenants
Many landlords wish they could communicate better with challenging tenants who pose a number of problems for management.
As a landlord, you may occasionally encounter tenants who bring a range of issues with them, like...
Seattle’s Multifamily Market Boom Continues
Seattle’s multifamily market continues to show strong fundamentals, exceeding national averages for most indicators, according to the summer report from Yardi Matrix.
Along with a healthy economy and robust population growth, the metro is recording...
National Average Multifamily Rents Up Again in July, Hitting $1,469
The U.S. multifamily industry is performing fairly spectacularly as multifamily rents continued their impressive and consistent performance, increasing by $3 in July to $1,469, Yardi Matrix says in the July Multifamily Report.
The report says...
Survey: Tenants Try to Fix Problems in Their Apartments Without Telling Management
New research shows “an alarming 100 percent of tenants who respondents have tried to fix a problem in their apartment instead of contacting management,” according to a survey of more than 1,000 U.S. residents...