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Thinking of moving? Great cities just for you
If you’re an apartment renter, you’ve already committed to the apartment rental lifestyle and the conveniences it brings. You probably don’t plan to give it up for the anxiety and chaos of home ownership anytime soon. But you might consider moving – and there are many great cities across the country with excellent opportunity knocking, [...]
Apartment \ Los Angeles \ Real estate \ Renting
Advice for first-time renters in LA
If you’re planning on renting a property in LA, you’d better get ready for a serious adventure because the city offers an extensive range of housing options. And since it’s not quite prime time to buy a house, most people turn to renting these days so you’ll have plenty of competition. The best way to [...]
The fabulous, fantastic, flexibility of renting
While buying a home comes with a number of advantages, there are many advantages to renting over buying, and most of those come in the form of advantages in your lifestyle. Especially for someone new to a city, renting affords the flexibility to try out different neighborhoods as you decide where you finally want to [...]
Employment \ Phoenix \ Real estate economics \ Renting
Phoenix multi-family market expected to stay hot amidst a growing economy
As the nation’s housing market begins the slow road to recovery, Phoenix is seeing a little bigger boost than the rest of the nation. This is to be expected, given Phoenix’s general resilience in employment and as one of the fastest growing cities in the country. While a hot housing market is usually indicative of [...]
Economy \ Los Angeles \ Renting
Positive outlook for L.A.’s residential market
The real estate industry saw a boom in the multi-family sector, with an abundance of new developments entering the market and old properties restored, all signs of a much-anticipated economic rebound. At a macroeconomic level, apartments and their residents generated a $1.1 trillion contribution to the national economy in 2011 and supported 25.4 million jobs. [...]
home sales \ leasing a house \ Renting
Homebuilders aggressively court renters ready to move on
If you are one of the many renters who are looking to make the move into homeownership, new home builders have some deals for you. A modest real estate recovery means loans are once again available and homes are projected to gain value over the long term; that has sellers, particularly new home builders, beating [...]
Real estate \ Renting \ Texas apartments
DFW occupancy rates, rental prices stay the course for 2013
Despite the fact that the housing market is warming up in DFW due to a strong economy and job growth, the rental market in North Texas has cooled slightly but is expected to stay strong as well. In early 2013, the average occupancy rates have stayed strong in the low 90’s with a slower growth, [...]
4 great reasons you should rent instead of own
The notion that renting a home or apartment is a superior fiscal strategy to owning is one that flies in the face of many years of overheated growth in the real estate market, along with the certainty that owning a home is an investment certain to appreciate. Uncertainty about the future provides circumstantial evidence that [...]
Apartment finances \ Real estate economics \ Renting
The financial advantages of renting
Have you ever taken the time to assess the financial benefits of renting? Many renters talk about the lifestyle flexibility and mobile convenience that a renter’s lifestyle offers, but there are plenty of advantages that can play right into your pocketbook. Take a look: Consistency: Rent is rent is rent. Yes, your landlord may raise [...]
Apartment \ Phoenix Arizona \ Real estate \ Renting
Phoenix’ 2013 rental real estate forecast
2012 was a good year to be a Phoenix apartment renter. There were bargain deals to be had, selection of units was plentiful around the Valley, and property managers were motivated to make you happy. In 2013, expect things to shift a bit. With the real estate market continuing to improve, it will be a [...]
Apartment \ Phoenix \ Real estate \ Renting
Phoenix’ 2013 rental real estate forecast
2012 was a good year to be a Phoenix apartment renter. There were bargain deals to be had, selection of units was plentiful around the Valley, and property managers were motivated to make you happy. In 2013, expect things to shift a bit. With the real estate market continuing to improve, it will be a [...]
Phoenix \ Real estate pricing \ Renting
Phoenix home prices are shooting through the roof!
There are more renters in Phoenix and its surrounding cities than ever before. We saw some of the highest rates of foreclosures than any city in the U.S. when the housing market began its downward spiral in 2007. This has left oodles of Arizonians with no other choice than to rent. Having said that, renting [...]
Apartment \ Rental \ Renting \ San Francisco \ San Francisco Bay Area
The sasquatch of Cali: great rentals in San Francisco for about a grand
They’re rare. They’re remarkable. But they do exist. Find great apartments for rent in San Francisco that are reasonably priced and in a great location. The San Francisco rental market has been at the heart or many local woes. There just aren’t enough properties to go around, it seems, and the competition has driven prices [...]
Apartment \ Real estate \ Renting \ San Francisco
Renting in San Francisco, 2013 edition
Welcome to another wildly exciting year of rental real estate in San Francisco. The good news is that some new apartment inventory will be entering the marketplace this year. The bad news is that it will be just as expensive as the existing housing stock, and rental rates overall will likely continue to increase in [...]
Apartment \ Philadelphia \ Renting
Why more Philly college students may be renting in private homes
Philadelphia has been named one of the top cities for investors who want to own rental property in a college town, meaning that more private residences will enter the market as Philadelphia student rentals this year. With a median price of $234,900 and average mortgage payments of $870, the potential for investors to make money [...]
Apartment \ Real estate \ Renting \ San Francisco
Year in review: San Francisco rental real estate
It’s pretty easy to summarize the year San Francisco had in real estate during 2012: Things were going gangbusters, like it was the late 1990s all over again. If you had to rent an apartment or wanted to buy a home, you had to prepare to enter the mosh pit and do battle against your [...]
Design for your rented apartment: What not to do
Home is sweet no matter the status, location, or square footage. You have to love where you live as that is the fuel that gets you going every day. In order to do so it’s vital that you are able to express your design ideas keeping in mind that, at some point, you will have [...]
Phoenix \ Real estate \ Renting
Affordable houses for rent in Phoenix? Check the southeast
The southeast end of the city host beautiful, well-maintained rentals that are waiting for a savvy renter like you. It’s no secret, the Phoenix rental market is hot, hot, hot. All the headlines are saying it. Apartments are becoming harder to come by and even rental houses are flying off of the market faster than [...]
Apartment \ Landlord \ Renting
How to know when to keep looking for an apartment
Even if your search for a new home or apartment is getting desperate, there are times when you need to walk away from the place you are visiting and keep looking. If you notice any of the following, you should move on despite any other factors you might have fallen in love with. Obvious maintenance [...]
Apartment \ Ariz. \ Arizona \ Phoenix \ Real estate \ Renting \ Single-family detached home
Phoenix rental trend: big houses
Skip the space-starved apartments in the city and target your rental search towards houses for rent in Phoenix. Rentals in Phoenix are more popular than ever. Apartments don’t stay on the market long and rent rates rise every month the take advantage of the demand. Partly to accommodate the lack of traditional rentals and partly [...]
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