News And Trends

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.

Seattle Improving Some Housing Policies, But More Need To Change

Seattle Improving Some Housing Policies, But More Need To Change

Seattle housing policies are the topic of this opinion blog from an attorney on how bad policy can be the originator of housing issues. By Ethan Blevins Pacific Legal Foundation For decades, cities have slogged through a...
Portland Rents Decline After Three Months of Increases

Portland Rents Declined After Three Months of Increases

After three straight months of increases,  Portland rents declined slightly in October, declining 0.8 percent over the past month, according to Apartment List. Currently, median rents in Portland are $1,133 for a one-bedroom apartment and...
Rising Rent Control Is Slowing Development And Investment

Rising Rent Control Is Slowing Development And Investment

States and municipalities threatening to or imposing rent control are losing interest from multifamily firms, causing them to reconsider their investment decisions, according to the latest survey from the National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC). The...
4 Easy Steps to Furnishing Your Short-Term Rental Or Your Airbnb

4 Easy Steps to Furnishing Your Short-Term Rental Or Your Airbnb

Here are four easy steps to furnishing your short-term rental or Airbnb short-term rental to create a home-like appeal, in contrast to feeling like a traditional hotel room. Guests who like traveling on their own...
Seattle Rents Continue Upward for 9th Straight Month

Seattle Rents Continue Upward for 9th Straight Month

Seattle rents increased again in September, marking the ninth straight month that the city has seen rent increases after a decline in December of last year, according to the September report from Apartment List. Over...
Salt Lake City Rents Decline For Third Straight Month

Salt Lake City Rents Decline For Third Straight Month

Salt Lake City rents have declined 0.3% over the past month, but have increased slightly by 1.7% in comparison to the same time last year, according to the latest report from Apartment List. Median rents...
5 Top Technologies That Renters Want

5 Top Technologies That Renters Want

A new survey shows the 5 top technologies that renters want and that, over the last year, residents’ interest in rental technologies has grown by an average of 7 points. The 2020 State of the...
Strong Demand For Apartments Shows In Strong Demand For Apartment Jobs

Strong Demand For Apartments Shows In Strong Demand For Apartment Jobs

The strong demand for apartments across the country also shows up in the strong demand for apartment jobs, according to the latest report from the National Apartment Association. More than 41 percent of available real...
Apartment Rental Rates Declined In Many Markets For First Time Since 2017

Apartment Rental Rates Declined In Many Markets For First Time Since 2017

Apartment rental rates in a majority of small and large cities registered either minor decreases or stagnated during September, according to the latest report from RentCafe. “As part of a seasonal respite, the national average...
Multifamily Growth on Track to Continue at 3 Percent Annually

Multifamily Growth on Track to Continue at 3 Percent Annually

Multifamily growth is on track to keep its string of 3 percent full-year rent growth numbers alive, despite flat September growth, according to the latest report from Yardi Matrix. “As volatility again rears its head...