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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.”

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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,

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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

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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

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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

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