The votes are in: a rental market bubble is forming
Readers weigh in on the rental market.
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Tag: rental market
California Rent Growth Slowing over Past Three Years
Our guest author discusses rent growth in California.
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POLL: Is a bubble forming in residential property rentals?
Is a bubble forming in residential property rentals? Yes. (67%, 68 Votes) No. (33%, 34 Votes)...
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Residential rents gaining momentum
The average rent has experienced substantial monthly growth.
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POLL: Is a bubble forming in the rental property market?
Is a bubble forming in the rental property market? Yes. (66%, 54 Votes) No. (34%, 28 Votes) Total...
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Benefits for Section 8 landlords in LA County
The HACLA’s new programs encourage landlords to accept Section 8 housing vouchers.
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Los Angeles budget plan gives voters chance to reduce homelessness
LA officials have vowed to tackle homelessness by allocating more funds to homeless assistance programs – if permitted by voters.
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POLL: Is a bubble forming in the rental property market?
Is a bubble forming in the rental property market? Yes. (63%, 55 Votes) No. (38%, 33 Votes) Total...
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California rents lead the nation – a future at risk
The current preference for rentals follows the destructively retrogressive spike in homeownership during the Millennium Boom. It also follows the shift in demand by Generation Y (Gen Y) as they enter the housing market. As a result, the renter population has swelled.
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Whatever happened to the 30% rule?
The rent is too high and wages are too low. Is this a recipe for class warfare?
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How to time the market
When is the best time to buy, sell or hold real estate? These charts will help you anticipate the market to maximize profit.
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The answer to office space vacancies? Build more.
The office space leasing market has seen a small change in favor of landlords in recent months....
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Terrible tenants
As investors rent out their newly acquired properties, tenants who lack roots in the community enter the neighborhood. In many areas across California, these transient occupants have become a source of irritation for the surrounding neighbors.
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Find out your neighborhood’s average rent and income
A new website, Rich Blocks, Poor Blocks, visually demonstrates the average cost of rent and income of each neighborhood in the U.S.
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Urban amenities draw renters
Two new apartment complexes, catering explicitly to young professionals looking to have fun in the city, are going up in West Hollywood.
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Moving on: what’s your local turnover rate?
As every seasoned real estate agent knows, certain demographics and neighborhoods simply have...
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Rise of the wealthy renter: former homeowners flock to apartment units
Pinning the increasing wealth of renters to a change in consumer preferences is the wishful thinking of landlords and property managers. The fact of the matter is the mass defaults of the financial crisis forced owners out of their homes and into rentals. And now, the return to mortgage lending fundamentals is keeping them there, for the time being.
Read MoreIs homeownership overrated?
Should homeownership be encouraged? The Economist wants you to join the debate! The proponents of renting argue that homeownership should not be promoted since it slows the economy by tying the work force to one location. To...
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Family savings rates don’t match beefed-up down payment requirements
U.S. family net worth dropped to 1990 rates in 2010, according to the Federal Reserve’s (the...
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Frannie’s animal spirits in the multifamily market
Is a bubble forming in the rental property market? Yes (58%, 120 Votes) No (42%, 86 Votes) Total...
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