Tenant | Landlord
Two-year apartment industry recovery continues
“In the face of an unprecedented virtual shutdown of development, the apartment market continues its strong recovery as developers play catch-up to the growing demand for rental housing. Investors continue to view apartments as a preferred asset class in today’s environment and long-term demographic changes favor rental housing.”
Rental scams working both sides of the street, long-, short-term rentals
What could be worse? A. You've loaded up the truck with your family's belongings, you pull up to your new apartment and knock on the door, only to discover
Personal, financial investment returns make short-term rentals ever more popular
ASHLEY HALLIGAN - The short-term rental market - largely seconds homes and vacation rentals - is alive and well, thanks largely to online portals thrusting this unique form
Underwater homeowners renting out to move up, over or down
Silicon Valley's Julie Larsen Wyss, a broker associate with Intero Real Estate Services, recently met a couple who wanted to buy one of her listings, but had
Short-term rentals ever more popular, but not without risks
Short-term rentals have become increasingly popular in the past few years, thanks to the growth in online rental portals like HomeAway.com and Airbnb.com. Short-term rentals, often second-home and vacation-home
Realtor.com goes abroad, adds rental listings
Capitalizing on the growing number of home buyers from abroad, Realtor.com is delivering its millions of domestic listings to buyers around the world, while showcasing listings from foreign
Rental market booming with new construction, renters spending increasingly more for housing than homeowners
More proof the rental market is firing on all cylinders: multifamily housing construction is up and renters are paying an ever larger share of their income for housing,
Rental market humming at pre-recession levels
The residential rental market is perhaps one of the few, if not the only, economic sectors firing on all cylinders in a full-recovery mode. If you are planning to
Home ownership beats renting, if you can get a loan in today's market
A new report says the cost of home ownership is a better deal than renting in three out of four U.S. cities. It assumes buying a home is easier
Volatile rental market could make, break homeownership plans
The rent-vs-buy decision is more than a calculated comparison of financial costs. It's also about timing. Right now, home prices continue to fall, but rents are on the rise and
Should you buy a home or rent one?
It's time to dust off and crank up that rent-vs-buy calculator. The housing market is mixed with some areas offering homes to buy that are cheaper than renting. Other
Pay rent, boost your credit score
More and more often, paying your rent on time can come with a little pick-me up for your credit score. Experian this year announced it will use rental payment
Do you have a ‘Vacation Rental Home Personality?’
It's only a good time to buy a vacation rental if you are really cut out for the job. Property prices as low as they've been in a decade,
Most say it's a good time to buy, fewer see housing as a good investment
Most Americans believe the housing market has hit the bottom and that it's a good time to buy, in part because many also think rents will rise faster
Rate of homeownership nears 11-year low
Revealing the lingering effects of the housing market's hangover, the level of homeownership in the second quarter this year sank to its lowest rate in nearly 11 years. In
Even home owners choose renting over owning
With the chances of home value appreciation looking dim, the continued risk of foreclosure and the cost of maintenance growing as a home ages, maybe owning a home
Landlord’s market emerging
Women on Pill like baby faces Remember when doom and gloom spread to the rental market? Dust off your rental resume, make your lease application shine and suit up for
Renting a room for a fast buck? Think twice
If hard times has you renting out that empty room for some fast cash, you could be opening the door to a lot more cost, not less. The Insurance
Obama could use some ‘career renter’ moves
With an upcoming historical presidential inauguration in a town grappling with a historic economic downturn, finding housing in the nation's capital these days ain't easy. Just ask President-elect Barack
Housing special event-goers short term? Beware!
Not long ago, property managers were pitching Pebble Beach, CA home owners the idea of renting their homes when the U.S. Open next visits the Monterey County area
















