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Rentals: the future of California real estate?

by ft Editorial Staff | Mar 23, 2022 | Charts, Investment, Property Management, Real Estate | 4

Rentals are the popular homeownership alternative for young adults.

Brokerage Reminder: Know the basis when converting homes to rentals

by ft Editorial Staff | Dec 21, 2021 | Brokerage Reminder, Property Management, Real Estate | 0

When converting homes to rentals, first calculate the basis for tax gain or loss.

Tax Benefits of Ownership: income categories

by ft Editorial Staff | Jul 19, 2021 | Feature Articles, Finance, Real Estate, Tax | 0

The following excerpt is from the current edition of Tax Benefits of Ownership, which gives an...

Brokerage Reminder: Property management licensing

by ft Editorial Staff | May 3, 2021 | Brokerage Reminder, Real Estate | 0

Beware: license required! Managing an apartment complex or any other income-producing property...

California’s low residential vacancy rates signal more construction

by ft Editorial Staff | Feb 15, 2021 | Charts, Economics, Property Management, Real Estate | 7

Residential vacancy rates – along with jobs and residential construction – declined rapidly in 2020.

Renting and owning across counties

by ft Editorial Staff | Jan 12, 2021 | Charts, Economics, Property Management, Real Estate | 3

Homeownership and rental vacancy rates decline across California. Are rentals the future of real estate?

California household formations set to decrease

by ft Editorial Staff | Jun 29, 2020 | Charts, Fundamentals, Property Management, Real Estate | 0

While the number of households continues to grow, the rise is mostly thanks to renters.

SFR rentals hack away at California’s for sale inventory

by Carrie B. Reyes | Jan 8, 2018 | Home Sales | 3

SFRs turned rentals aren’t helping California’s inventory squeeze.

Anaheim bans short-term SFR occupancies

by ft Editorial Staff | Aug 26, 2016 | Orange County, Property Management, Real Estate | 0

The Anaheim City Council recently voted to ban short-term rentals (STRs), buckling under the pressure of an organized anti-STR campaign backed by not-in-my-backyard (NIMBY) activists and hotel industry lobbyists.

The Fed’s survey emphasizes potential homeowners’ inability to save

by ft Editorial Staff | Aug 10, 2015 | Economics, Real Estate | 0

The Fed’s second annual Survey of Household Economics and Decisionmaking emphasizes the effects of employment and wage growth on people’s ability to save, which affects their ability to become homeowners.

California’s residential rents top the charts

by Carrie B. Reyes | Dec 4, 2014 | Property Management, Real Estate | 6

In some parts of California, average rent is nearly half of earned income.

Renting cheaper than owning in many areas of California

by Carrie B. Reyes | Feb 25, 2014 | Property Management, Real Estate | 4

Is renting the new normal?

Higher home prices, higher rents

by Jeffery Marino | Mar 28, 2013 | Home Sales, Market Watch, Property Management, Real Estate | 1

“Everyone is a renter,” according to a recent blog post from the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (FRBA).

Not enough rental housing? Not likely.

by Carrie B. Reyes | Mar 21, 2013 | Investment, Property Management, Real Estate | 0

The number of rental units and the number of future renters don’t quite match up in the U.S.,...

Rise of the wealthy renter: former homeowners flock to apartment units

by Greg Huitrado | Mar 6, 2013 | Investment, Property Management, Real Estate | 0

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.

Home rentals: College students trade dorms for McMansions

by ft Editorial Staff | Nov 25, 2011 | Economics, Property Management, Real Estate | 2

California college students have found vacant, sprawling McMansions near campus cheaper than the...

Rentals, rentals, rentals

by Jeffery Marino | Dec 24, 2010 | Property Management, Real Estate | 1

Real estate investors are banking on the future success of rentals. National rental property sales...

Renting vs. buying: the GRM

by ft Editorial Staff | Jun 4, 2010 | Feature Articles, Property Management, Real Estate | 1

This article presents the various costs and benefits associated with buying or renting a single family residence (SFR), and provides a roadmap for making a well-informed financial decision.

San Diego rental market appears more recession-resistant

by ft Editorial Staff | Apr 13, 2009 | Property Management, Real Estate | 0

As reported, two quite different economic points of view exist on the San Diego rental market rates. A USC Lusk Center for Real Estate’s first-time survey of the San Diego residential rental rates indicates rental rates...