Apartment Residents Say Living In A Green Home Is Important To Them
A new survey shows 84 percent of apartment residents say living in a green apartment home is important to them and 64 percent say they would pay more to live in a green home.The...
How Do Multifamily Renters And Single-Family Renters Differ?
Multifamily renters make less money, have fewer kids and are less likely to be married, according to new research from a real estate consulting firm.The research into the single-family renter shows the key differences...
Seattle Bars Landlords From Using Criminal Records To Screen Tenants
The Seattle City Council has passed an ordinance 8-0 to bar landlords from using criminal records to screen tenants based on past arrests or criminal convictions, with the exception of sex offenders, according to...
Apartment Pet DNA Testing Expands To “Travel Dog” Concept
Pet friendly apartments have turned to pet DNA testing to help keep common areas clear of dog poop. It has worked for many apartment complexes.
By John Triplett
The company that started pet DNA testing for...
Man Who Shot Portland Property Managers Sentenced to 13 Years
A man who shot two employees working as property managers at the Cascadian Terrace Apartments in Portland during an eviction last December has been sentenced to 13 and a half years in prison, according...
Tenants United Protests Portland Property Managers Awards Ceremony
Protests by Portland Tenants United happened for the second year in a row at the annual awards ceremony of a Portland property management association as pickets showed up at the event, according to various reports.The...
Two Property Managers Shot During Eviction At Portland Apartments
Two property managers for Community Development Partners, working at the Cascadian Terrace Apartments in Portland, were shot and wounded by a tenant during an eviction “due to behavioral issues” in late December.
Both managers, a...
First Quarter 2016 Multifamily Loan Originations Up Two Percent Year-Over-Year
First quarter 2016 multifamily and commercial loan originations were 38 percent lower than the fourth quarter of 2015 but in line with the seasonality of the market, according to the quarterly survey by the...
HUD Seeks to End Discrimination Against Tenants with Criminal Records
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) published guidelines in April, 2016, for the proper consideration of applicants’ criminal records when considering them for housing. HUD notes that because a disproportionate amount...