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Tip # 175: Is It All in Their Heads? An ever-increasing number of tenants are looking for rentals through online classified ads. These services compile hundreds of local listings in one easy-to-read list, and snazzy search functions make it easy for apartment-seekers to zero in on that perfect rental property. But these services also create more competition among landlords. If you scroll through some of those competing rental ads, you might notice something interesting — many savvy landlords and property managers are using “psychological pricing.” This pricing model is not new — you see it every day. It rests on the tested theory that consumers improperly round... Read more
Whether you are a new landlord, an accidental landlord waiting for the market to recover before selling a house, or an expert in the business, it is important to...
Lawyers for the city of Hazleton, Pennsylvania are attempting to resuscitate a troubled city ordinance which places liability on landlords who house illegals. The...
An investor in Northern California has agreed to plead guilty to felony charges for her role in conspiracies to rig bids and commit mail fraud at public real estate...
by Brett D Furniss As a Charlotte property manager for a good nine years now, I’ve seen a lot of rental homes come and go; some rented quickly and some...
A proposed bill may soon help speed up the approval process for homeowners selling their home through short sale by requiring subordinate lien holders to review and respond to short sale requests within 45 days. The legislation, “The Fast Help for Homeowners Act,” was offered in Congress today by U.S. Rep. Jerry McNerney (D-Calif.) and is strongly supported by the National Association of Realtors®. “As the leading advocate for homeownership, Realtors® know that issues and delays with secondary lien holder remain an obstacle to streamlining the short sale process,” said NAR President Moe Veissi, broker-owner of Veissi & Associates Inc., in Miami. “Short... Read more
Despite lack of capital, survey finds 18 months of uninterrupted growth For the sixth quarter in a row, the apartment industry improved across all indexes in the...
HUD has finalized the rules proposed under RAD – the Rental Assistance Demonstration program. RAD allows public housing agencies and owners of certain at-risk,...
Officials in San Bernardino, California are considering a proposal that would allow the government to leverage its eminent domain rights to relieve the foreclosure...
Tip 169: Hail, Hail, The Gang’s All Here! Fall leasing often involves roommates, and things can get a little hectic for landlords trying to keep track of it...
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