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Common Sense Talk About Leasing Homes

by Greg Nino Editor's Note: If only tenants would tell the truth!  Here's one property manager's wish list for open communication: 1. If you have a beacon score of 19 please don't tell us you have "okay" credit. You know damn well if you're relying on rain water for showers or a 1997 burnt orange 10 speed to get around town that you have disgusting credit.  Please don't lie. Just be honest, and you might find someone willing to help you. Honesty is always the best policy when renting. 2. So you have a 250 pound Rottweiler with an attitude problem. Please don't try to be a slick daddy and tell us he's "very old, sleeps all... Read more

A 70-year-old landlord in York, Nebraska, was fined $100 last week for running into his tenant with his car after a fight over unpaid rent. According to a local news...

Measure continues effort to boost home values and accelerate resale of vacant properties In an effort to continue stabilizing home values and improve conditions in...

Fair Housing Enforcer Seeks Public Comment on Rule Changes The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is proposing new regulations intended to ensure that...

Students at Northwestern University are being told to move farther away from campus as its host city implements an anti-student housing measure this summer. The city...

A Sign of the Times? Popular Real Estate Magazine...

Digital Is Where The Action Is Beginning with its February issues, New York House Magazine, which focuses on real estate, green building and design, will only be available online. "The focus will remain the same but our valuable content will now be delivered on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis to mobile users and online readers," says Jonathan A. Schein, President and CEO of  the magazine's publisher, ScheinMedia. He adds that this decision was based on the realization that digital is where the media action will be in the future. The decision comes at a time when newspaper publications across the country are downsizing amidst ever-decreasing subscription numbers and... Read more

by Elizabeth Moothart Recently our company held a huge promotion called the RentPayment Sweepstakes that awarded a $10,000 Grand Prize. Instead of doing our...

As of February 10th, Google will no longer feature rental ads, foreclosures or property listings on Google Maps. This service is currently available in the U.S.,...

In his State of the Union address last Tuesday, while speaking about health care reform, President Obama made reference to his desire to correct "a flaw in the...

By Todd A. Brehe If your multifamily complex includes utilities in the rental fee, brace yourself. Utility cost increases are coming your way that may erode your...