California Passes Rent Cap Bill 0f 5 Percent
California lawmakers have passed a five-percent-plus-inflation rent cap bill that will have an effect on the state’s estimated eight million renters of apartments and some rental homes.
California Rent Control Bill 1482 means yearly rent...
Apartment Economy In Oregon And Washington Contributes $121 Billion Annually
The apartment economy in Oregon, apartments and their residents, contribute $41.4 billion each year to the state economy and support 232,000 jobs while apartments in Washington State contribute $80 billion, according to the new...
Utah Apartments And Residents Contribute $17 Billion To The Utah Economy Annually
Utah apartments and their residents contribute $17.1 billion to the state economy annually, supporting 95,000 jobs, according to the new Hoyt Advisory Council study.
Apartment demand is growing and the industry needs to keep up....
Seattle Rents Increase Again For Eighth Straight Month
Seattle rents have increased again for 0.5 percent over the past month, and have increased slightly by 1.3 percent in comparison to the same time last year, according to the most recent report from...
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...