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Portland Apartment Rents Start to Rise After 2020 Plummet

By Erlin Taylor Tuesday, July 27, 2021

A recent article by Oregon Live brings good news to rental owners and disappointment to tenants. According to Apartment List, May marks the third straight month of Portland’s rent increase, finally rising after plummeting in 2020. Portland Rent Rise as Pent-Up Demands ...

Oregon Gov. Signs Law Letting Tenants Pay Back Rent Until Feb. 2022

By Erlin Taylor Tuesday, July 13, 2021

Good news for Oregon tenants who owe their landlords back rent because of Covid-19 pandemic-related circumstances. On Wednesday, May 19, 2021, Gov. Kate Brown signed into law Senate Bill 282. This law pushes the July 2021 deadline for Oregon tenants to settle their unpaid rent to...

Rental Business Woes During the Pandemic? Start Welcoming Pets

By Erlin Taylor Tuesday, June 29, 2021

With the onset of the pandemic and even as it stabilizes, its effect on businesses is undeniable. Rent concession rates are rising as property owners and managers scramble to keep their businesses afloat. The offerings not only manage to attract customers but also retain existing...

Solutions to Five Emerging Trends Impacting Rental Housing Post-Pandemic

By Erlin Taylor Tuesday, June 15, 2021

Uncertainty hit everyone when the pandemic started, and businesses suffered greatly. Most are still at a loss even as we slowly started resuming daily activities in the new normal. For the rental industry, things are even worse. Can you still expect customers in a pandemic-w...

COVID-19 to Continue Influencing Renter Decision and Landlord Actions

By System Tuesday, June 8, 2021

In a pandemic-wrought world, safety is a priority. Zillow reports that 75% of prospective and current renters convey serious concern over the coronavirus, while 22% show little interest, and only 3% shrug it off. Sixty percent of renters closely follow coronavirus updates and exp...

Rental Market Undergoes Changes as Renters Suffer Financial Impact

By Erlin Taylor Tuesday, June 1, 2021

Nearly 3 million renters opted to return to their families or parents as the pandemic spread in April 2020. Most of those renters were Gen Z. Zillow’s survey observes 49% of prospective and current renters suffering from negative employment shock as COVID-19 raged on. ...

Identifying the best prospective tenants for your residential investment property

By Erlin Taylor Wednesday, February 10, 2021

Attracting and selecting the right tenants for your residential investment property has never been more important than during the COVID-19 pandemic. With government restrictions in place prohibiting evictions for nonpayment of rent, finding quality tenants takes on added signific...

Increase the likelihood of attracting the best prospective tenants for your residential investment p...

By Erlin Taylor Wednesday, February 3, 2021

Attracting and selecting the right tenants for your residential investment property has never been more important than during the COVID-19 pandemic. With government restrictions in place prohibiting evictions for nonpayment of rent, finding quality tenants takes on added signifi...

Have an Emergency Preparedness Plan in Place for Your Property

By Erlin Taylor Tuesday, September 22, 2020

If you’re a residential investment property owner, you probably have plans in place for just about every contingency involving your investment – market swings, new competition, the boom-and-bust cycle, natural disasters and emergencies …Wait, you haven’t ...

Every Dollar of Rent Has Meaning to Rental Property Owners

By Erlin Taylor Wednesday, August 12, 2020

Rental property owners in the age of the COVID-19 pandemic face pressures that did not exist just a few months ago. Many of their tenants have either lost their jobs or seen their hours reduced, affecting their incomes greatly. Governments have implemented rent forbearance requir...