Apr 30th 2012 4:52PM
Today's rental market continues to grow more competitive, with national vacancy rates for rental housing hitting their lowest point in 10 years in the first quarter of this year, U.S. Census Bureau data says. "A shift from owners to renters has caused rental vacancies to keep going down even more," says Jed Kolko, chief... Continue Reading »
Jan 27th 2011 5:31PM
Buying is now cheaper than renting in nearly three-quarters of the 50 largest cities in the United States, according to data from a rent versus buy index released this week. While there are some notable big-city exceptions where renting is more affordable -- Seattle, New York, San Francisco and Kansas City -- in other... Continue Reading »
Sep 10th 2010 8:32AM
If the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage is on its way out, as I declared in Part 1 of this series, many more Americans will be living in rentals. So let's take a brief look at what the future of rentals might look like, since many of you reading this now will be renting for a lot longer than you ever imagined: Continue Reading »
Jul 8th 2010 7:44PM
Demand for rental units dropped over the past couple of years in the depressed economy. Some renters moved in with family, leased a spare room, or went back to living with roommates. Meanwhile, the housing supply surged as the condo market was overdeveloped -- and many properties sit on the market unsold. This leaves an... Continue Reading »
Jun 29th 2010 12:43AM
After moving into his rental apartment in San Francisco, Joshua Nicholas found out the hard way that checking out his apartment manager was just as important as checking out the neighbors. Nicholas expected thin walls and ceilings, but soon after moving into his ground-floor rental apartment, he found that the woman... Continue Reading »
