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...
Slowdown in Month-Over-Month Rent Increases Seen Across the U.S.
A slowdown in month-over-month rent increases is visible across the United States, with only eight out of the 260 cities in the Rent Café study showing month-over-month jumps of more than one percent.
July also...
Portland City Council Approves $60-Per-Rental-Unit Fee Over Landlords’ Objections
The Portland City Council passed by a vote of 3-1 a new city ordinance to assess an annual $60-per-rental unit fee to fund the rental-services office.
The council voted 3-1 to approve the fee with...
Seattle Rents Continue Upward For Seventh Straight Month
Seattle rents increased sharply over the past month, up 0.7 percent over the past month, the seventh straight month that the city has seen rent increases after a decline in December of last year,...
Still ‘Room to Run’ In This Multifamily Growth Cycle Despite Looming Concerns
The current multifamily growth cycle still has “room to run” as rent growth is on target to exceed 2.5 percent for the seventh straight year, 300,000 units of new supply are coming online, and...
Landlords Do Not Want Eviction: A New Online Tenant-Landlord Communication Tool To Help
Landlords are not the enemy and do not want eviction of tenants, so BYU Law and University of Arizona Law have created a new online tenant-landlord communication tool to help deal with the eviction...
Landlords Say Portland City Council Proposed $60 Per Unit Fee Is ‘Nothing But A...
Portland City Council members heard testimony from landlords opposed to the proposed $60 per unit fee saying it is nothing but a “tax on renters” and “one more thing being dumped on the backs...