What Do Rentals and Vacancies Look Like in 2015?
Are you prepared for the upcoming year? Recent studies suggest that multifamily demand will remain high in 2015, despite “high demand, some markets reflect a possible concern of oversupply, with...
View ArticleProperty Managers Face Housing Slowdown as 2015 Begins
The year 2014 ended with the U.S. housing market appearing on the verge of a downturn. Sales of new homes in November slipped almost 2% from the previous year according to the Commerce Department....
View ArticleProperty Managers Find Small Cities a Gold Mine of Renters
Large metropolitan areas aren’t the only places where rental activity increased in 2014. In fact rents went up more as a percentage in smaller cities than in the large metropolitan areas. In 2014 the...
View ArticleResidential Housing for Renters Expands as Property Managers Wonder
The number of multi-family rental housing complexes being built around the nation keeps on growing month after month. The implications for the property management business are somewhat ambiguous. No...
View ArticleFirst Time Home Buyers are not Buying
If it’s such a great time to buy a house why are young Americans opting to rent rather than a buy a house? Is it because of low inventory in their price range, tight credit, difficulty qualifying, or...
View ArticleRents Continue to Escalate
San Francisco continues to lead the country in highest rent, but that’s not the only city that’s climbing. Yahoo shared a post discussing the significant rise in rents, which also identified the top 10...
View ArticleProperty Managers Need to Save for Retirement
Congratulations, you have a secure job where the need for what you do keeps on growing. If you love your work as well you’re especially fortunate. Many people aren’t so lucky. The U.S. Department of...
View ArticleWhere Can Recent Grads Afford Rent?
Graduation season is on the horizon and with that comes a flood of college graduates on the prowl for a job and place to live. The experts at Trulia “set out to help new grads find areas where they can...
View ArticleWhy Renting May Remain the American Dream
Nearly 7 years after the financial crisis of 2008, a time when mortgages seemed available to almost any American, the “American Dream” of owning a home continues to fade. The “old” dream was to save...
View ArticleProperty Managers Seek Clues on Economy and Local Real Estate Valuations
Knowledge is power, especially in the field of property management. Behind the scenes insights about the direction of interest rates, the national economy and housing values can make a lucrative...
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