Zillow revamps its multi-family rental advertising platform
The company is also launching new data-driven tools for the multi-family rental space that include rent comps and other insights
by Patrick Kearns Oct 20
'Opendoor for rentals' startup adds former WeWork, Opendoor veterans
Rental operations firm Doorstead announced new hires Monday, including WeWork's former chief real estate officer and executives from Opendoor, Expedia and Uber
by Patrick Kearns Oct 19
32M missed mortgage, rent or student loan payments in September
The number of renters and homeowners able to make payments during the third quarter of 2020 improved slightly from the second quarter, but remained relatively high overall, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association's Research Institute for Housing America
by Lillian Dickerson Oct 16
Metros with lower rent have been most resilient amid pandemic
Metros with lower rental prices, including the Inland Empire and Sacramento in California, have been the most resilient, according to a new report by Yardi Matrix
by Lillian Dickerson Oct 15
'Landlords are scrambling' as rents plunge in West Coast tech markets
Studio rent prices in San Francisco dropped a staggering 31% year over year in September, according to a new realtor.com study
by Patrick Kearns Oct 15
Landlords, lobbyists launch legal battle against eviction moratorium
In the wake of the Trump administration's federal moratorium on evictions, landlords, apartment owners and housing industry groups have issued legal challenges against the order, leaving millions of renters in a precarious position
by Lillian Dickerson Oct 13
Hines branches out to property management with new firm
Hines, a real estate development company with offices in over 200 cities, is launching Willowick Residential, a branch specifically aimed at multi-family property management
Carrying out an eviction? How property managers can play it safe
Following the attack of a property manager by a tenant in Seattle last week, real estate safety expert Tracey Hawkins shares her tips on how to avoid violence during an eviction
EasyKnock debuts new leaseback program
ReLEASE lets homeowners sell their houses, then lease them back for an indefinite period of time
by Jim Dalrymple II Sep 15
Permanent vacation? Normal goes out the window as summer rentals extend into fall
Property owners and managers are having good times this summer and fall, but surging demand has also forced the industry to figure out what the market rate for a unit ought to be
by Jim Dalrymple II Sep 14
While it's an improvement, 32% of renters are still in 'rent debt'
Despite the lapse in federal unemployment benefits in August, 68% of renters made an on-time rent payment during the first week of September, meaning just 32% were in 'rent debt.'
by Lillian Dickerson Sep 14
Rental concessions are twice as common as in February: Zillow
The proportion of rental listings on Zillow that offer some kind of concession increased from 16.2% in February to 30.4% in July, according to new data released Tuesday
President Donald Trump
The National Association of Realtors says moratorium will bring 'chaos' to rental housing sector and 'bring more havoc' to the economy
September rent is due. How will renters and landlords deal?
The start of the month means that over 100 million Americans living in rentals will have to pay rent without the supplemental aid they previously received as part of the pandemic stimulus package
Zumper announces rent guarantee for small landlords
The company believes the new service will be particularly useful during the coronavirus pandemic, when numerous Americans have missed their housing payments
by Jim Dalrymple II Aug 27