Housing Wire

APRIL 24, 2023

Landlords who refuse to participate cite several reasons, including what they regard as undue regulatory burdens and concerns about tenant “quality.” PHAs – which landlords believe should side with them more often in landlord-tenant disputes.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Samuel Levine, director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, added that consumers who may have issues finding housing “shouldn’t be shut out by tenant screening reports that are ridden with errors and based on data from secret sources,” he said.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 10, 2024

The company will also refund or credit tenants the amount it collected in excess of state rent caps, plus 5% interest, totaling over $1.68 California has laws in place to protect tenants from sudden, large rent increases, and landlords need to be diligent in ensuring that they abide by those laws,” Bonta said in the statement. “The

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Housing Wire

JUNE 3, 2021

The regulator also extended protections for tenants that property owners must adhere to in order to access forbearance. FHFA made it clear that federal forbearance options include some caveats for property owners, in the form of protections for tenants. Landlords also can’t charge late fees or penalties for non-payment of rent.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 27, 2023

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), along with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac , stated in the blueprint that the agencies will consider the establishment of tenant protections to limit “egregious rent increases” for properties purchased with certain types of federal mortgages.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

The credit profile of the tenant in the BTR space is much stronger. Many tenants living in BTR communities may also own a BTR investment property while renting a BTR property themselves. SK: Historically, low tenant turnover is a huge opportunity for operators. BTR properties attract and retain quality tenants.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 27, 2020

Several times a month, the National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) releases data from its Rent Payment Tracker, a measure of the number of tenants who have paid rent that month. The percentage of tenants paying rent declined 2.1 Mom-and-pop investors are especially vulnerable if their tenants fail to pay rent.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 24, 2024

Challenges and harnessing the power of technology The challenges any rental property owner most commonly faces include finding dependable tenants, ensuring regular rent payments, meeting the changing needs of today’s renters and managing their properties effectively and efficiently. Michael Lucarelli is the CEO and Co-Founder of RentSpree.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Landlords must: Inform tenants in writing about tenant protections available during the property owner’s forbearance and repayment periods; and Agree not to evict tenants solely for the nonpayment of rent while the property is in forbearance.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

But landlords must: Inform tenants in writing about tenant protections available during the property owner’s forbearance and repayment periods; and Agree not to evict tenants solely for the nonpayment of rent while the property is in forbearance.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 4, 2024

Tenant protections are a key priority within HouseATL’s 2023 Strategic Recommendations. As detailed in HouseATL’s recent Saporta Report article , Georgia has a dire shortage of safe, decent, affordable housing and very weak tenant protection laws. The bill has reached the Senate Rules Committee.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 15, 2020

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. Move , Inc.,

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 11, 2023

In addition, her office alleges that EasyKnock violated some of Massachusetts’ landlord-tenant laws. “I Some of these changes include lowering rents for some existing tenants and complying with state landlord-tenant laws. Under the terms of the settlement EasyKnock must comply with all landlord-tenant laws.

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Appraisal Buzz

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Compared to the record rent growth in 2022, the market for apartment tenants was comparatively favorable this year. By the end of next year, Zillow anticipates that tenants will have fewer opportunities to bargain for that free month of rent.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 8, 2024

After those government-supported mortgages terminate due to maturity or prepayment, the owners can, and many do, convert their multifamily properties to market-rate rents, or sell them to new owners that are not committed to providing housing that is affordable to struggling low-income rural tenants.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 1, 2023

PHAs with tenants in public housing and owners of properties participating in HUD multifamily project-based rental assistance programs would need to provide “written notification at least 30 days” before a court filing for an eviction due to rent nonpayment.

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Inman

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Between tenants and looking to stand out in your rental market? Ryan Barone shares the improvements to make to build equity and get your flat filled.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Fast forward to today, and they are far more common, with landlords offering from one to three months free in an effort to attract new tenants without lowering their asking rents,” said Rent. Chief Executive Officer Jon Ziglar.

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Housing Wire

JULY 16, 2024

According to RentRedi, the platform provides landlords with a web and mobile app that serves a number of tasks in the process of renting a unit, including collecting rent, marketing vacancies, screening tenants, signing leases and organizing maintenance. NAR has been busy adding partners this year to its Realtor Benefits Program.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 15, 2024

In late August, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac introduced new minimum standards to be included in tenant leases on GSE-backed multifamily properties. It’s now available to borrowers in all parts of the U.S.

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Housing Wire

MAY 5, 2022

If you own a rental property , chances are you have tenants in it. If you decide to sell while you have tenants, you have a big decision to make. Once the tenants leave, you can fix up the home and sell it as a vacant home. Most buyers looking for a primary residence won’t consider a home with tenants in it.

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Appraisal Buzz

OCTOBER 25, 2024

There aren’t many features and facilities that a tenant would forgo, from roomy homes and large backyards to lots of storage and excellent parking alternatives. In addition to the standard standards, a rental property must completely align with the needs and desires of its tenants. What motivates someone to rent a home?

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Housing Wire

MAY 20, 2024

These strategic integrations will provide agents in Utah, Colorado and Texas with an instant “ApplyLink” for rental listings , significantly reducing the time spent processing tenant applications. Additionally, RentSpree’s tenant screening functionality will be seamlessly integrated into the MLS listing modules.

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Housing Wire

JULY 27, 2023

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) have all renewed their efforts to protect tenants renting in multifamily housing units as costs continue to climb, according to an announcement from the White House. “[HUD], HUD], the U.S.

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Inman

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Boom's new product will allow virtually any large-scale property management platform or rent payment gateway to directly embed its payment reporting module for faster, simpler reporting of tenant payment records.

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Housing Wire

MAY 20, 2022

If your home is more of an investment home, investors often want a home already outfitted with tenants or an underpriced home, so there’s room in the pricing to cover the cost of renovations. The nice thing about using Roofstock is you can sell the home with tenants in it. Sell to Your Tenants. Hire a Real Estate Agent.

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Housing Wire

JULY 29, 2022

The Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis found that from March 2020 to July 2021, as many as 29% of the company’s eviction cases resulted in the tenant ultimately losing their housing — a rate more than four times higher than the rate it represented to Fannie Mae. There is little data to track the prevalence of such strategies.

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Inman

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Jason Roth told Insider that after he rented out his home to Kareem Hunter, the tenant allegedly only paid part of the first month before illegally renting out other rooms in the house on Airbnb.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 11, 2020

The company partners with institutional landlords, who then offer it to their tenants. We recently covered the launch of another company, Xspaced, which launched this month with the goal of helping tenants and landlords create flexible installment plans for missed rent or security deposits.

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Housing Wire

JULY 10, 2024

But when the apartment’s landlord declared that all units in the building would be renovated and force all current tenants out, the clock began ticking for a solution. Ultimately, after gaining a senior living waiver from the state of California , the family sought to find a better arrangement. “The

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 29, 2024

The pandemic hangover, which has left many tenants straining to make rent, translates to lower rent collections, and in turn less cash flow, for owners. Mission-based owners also offer tenant services such as meal deliveries, after school tutoring, job placement counseling, and digital literacy training.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 9, 2024

Our team was very diverse in experience levels and background, and I think that helped us come up with a good solution, which was around consumer experience, tenant screening and some credit and underwriting. SW: What were some of the things your team considered? ML: One lens we used was the fraud that exists today.

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Appraisal Buzz

AUGUST 13, 2021

But some real estate professionals say the ban is causing financial harm to small-scale landlords and causing “uncertainty for tenants and housing providers.” ” The post District Court Upholds CDC Eviction Moratorium appeared first on DSNews.

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Appraisal Buzz

AUGUST 26, 2021

Supreme Court has put a stop to the extension of the eviction moratorium by the CDC, with tenants losing vital protections. The post Biden’s Eviction Moratorium Blocked After Supreme Court Ruling appeared first on theMReport.com. The post Biden’s Eviction Moratorium Blocked After Supreme Court Ruling appeared first on Appraisal Buzz.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 28, 2021

of rental listings in the country are located in areas that offer tenants protection against source of income or voucher discrimination. 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.

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Appraisal Buzz

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Even while rent growth has slowed down in the past year, asking prices are still around 20% more than they were before the pandemic, and many tenants are finding it difficult to make ends meet because of the high price of groceries and other necessities.

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Housing Wire

MAY 14, 2024

They have also enticed new tenants with concessions, such as a month of free rent, when needed. Many builders feel bullish about places that are low on rental supply. But even in places with substantial rental supply, developers have been able to keep BTR homes mostly full. Meanwhile, investors are flocking to the BTR sector.

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