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Opinion: tools for landlords to help low-income tenants

Housing Wire

The federal Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program is a powerful tool to help low-income families find apartments they can afford, but the program isn’t reaching its potential because far too few landlords participate in it. Why don’t landlords participate? The challenge at hand is ripe for bipartisan action. million households.

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More Renters Fearing Scams in Tight Housing Market

Appraisal Buzz

Respondents attributed blame to rental platforms (40%) and landlords (23%), urging better technology to prevent fraud. When I showed up to move in, the locks were changed, and the landlord had disappeared. Transparency: Verifying landlord identities and listing legitimacy to rebuild renter trust. expressing complete trust.

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Realtor.com acquires DIY landlord platform Avail

Housing Wire

which operates Realtor.com , announced Tuesday it has acquired Avail , a platform that provides online tools, educational content and support for do-it-yourself landlords and tenants. We believe that Avail is uniquely positioned to meet the needs of the DIY landlords and tenants in a large, growing and underserved market.

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Property management software: Why more Americans firing their property managers

Housing Wire

For those who think being an independent landlord is easy, congratulations youre wrong. Finding the best tenant is an uphill battle for some landlords. How can landlords simplify operations and still turn a profit? Landlords can do that themselves with the right tools. The challenges mount from the jump.

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How to minimize tenant turnover using online property management tools

Housing Wire

Every landlord or property manager deals with tenant turnover whether they own one condo, a slew of single-family homes, multiple apartment complexes, or even commercial buildings. Using a cloud-based rental management tool helps you receive payments and rental applications online, and advertise your properties. Wrapping it Up.

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Opinion: Many mission-based landlords are at a breaking point

Housing Wire

Largely nonprofits, mission-based landlords provide affordable housing as a tool for systemic change, including advancing racial equity, reducing economic disparities, and strengthening community resiliency. Most importantly, mission-based landlords are committed to keep residents housed.

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Zillow to list housing discrimination protections

Housing Wire

The update expands Zillow’s Local Legal Protections tool, which was created in 2018 to help LGBT home searchers identify if their rights were protected by local laws in certain jurisdictions. Still, federal law does not prevent landlords from rejecting all housing vouchers.

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