Property Management News

Curb Appeal is Important-Even for Rental...

It never fails to surprise me when I hear a property owner tell me that it isn't worth the effort to improve the curb appeal of their home, since "it's just a rental." After all, it might just be a rental to the owner, but it will be a home for someone. For most property owners, the goal is to minimize vacancy time and attract high quality renters. To achieve that goal in the simplest and most effective way possible, it's critical to put in a little extra work, money and time into making the home appealing. Little things like pressure washing the driveway, mowing the grass, clearing away debris, and trimming the hedges will provide a great return on... Read more

A great investment in the property market doesn’t always have to be costly. In fact, the return on investment (ROI) can be incredibly high for smaller apartments too,...

Americans are renting more than twice as long before buying their first home as they did in the 1970s, new research has found. Aspiring home buyers are now renting for...

New survey results reveal that credentialed residential property managers have some key diverging priorities from their peers in the commercial sector, despite the many...

The latest housing data offers a challenging environment: Fewer people are applying for mortgages, rates are inching upward, the average price of rent is more than...

Why Americans Waiting Longer Than Ever to Buy...

Short of cash and unsettled in their careers, young Americans are waiting longer than ever to buy their first homes. The typical first-timer now rents for six years before buying a home, up from 2.6 years in the early 1970s, according to a new analysis by the real estate data firm Zillow. The median first-time buyer is age 33 — in the upper range of the millennial generation, which roughly spans ages 18 to 34. A generation ago, the median first-timer was about three years younger. The delay reflects a trend that cuts to the heart of the financial challenges facing millennials: Renters are struggling to save for down payments. Increasingly, too, they're facing delays in some key... Read more

Fast-rising home values are raising alarms among some economists that the home-affordability problem is getting out of hand. But there is one happy side effect: The...

Buyers and their agents need to feel welcome to look at the property at their leisure without danger or distractions. So while you adore your sweet-tempered pit bull...

Washington Post columnist Petula Dvorak hit an icy nerve with her recent piece on gender disputes over thermal comfort in office spaces. "Every single woman I...

10% of Housing Demand Builders and developers will now start building more detached homes for rent. For years, home builders have ignored 10% of housing demand,...