By Brad Beckett on June 3, 2025
A recent report from Realtor.com says the build-to-rent sector of the U.S. housing market is booming. They say developers are churning out single-family rentals for those who either cannot afford to buy a home or are seeking a maintenance-free lifestyle.  Click here to read more.

By Brad Beckett on May 29, 2025
RentCafe says that with spring in full bloom and summer getting closer, it’ll soon be time for the busiest moving season, when renters are searching for apartments. Click here to read more.

By Steven Malanga on May 28, 2025

The Manhattan Institute’s Steven Malanga says one of the ironies of Donald Trump’s first presidency is that a former real-estate investor and landlord enacted an unprecedented federal eviction ban. In early 2020, as Covid lockdowns paralyzed the country, Trump signed the CARES Act, placing a moratorium on evictions for any rental properties with federal loans or assistance. Despite the unprecedented scope of the eviction ban and billions in aid, tenant-advocacy groups blasted Trump for doing too little to prevent what headlines called an impending “eviction tsunami.” While landlords sued to overturn the expanding moratorium, states and cities imposed their own tenant protections, including broad eviction bans and numerous laws rewriting landlord–tenant relationships. Click here to read more.

By Brad Beckett on May 28, 2025

In early May, Washington Governor Bob Ferguson (D) signed a bill into law that will limit annual rent increases (rent control). According to Yahoo News, the measure (HB 1217) caps rent increases at 7% plus inflation or 10% (whichever is lower) and includes single-family homes. Click here to read more.

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By Brad Beckett on May 21, 2025

In early May, President Donald Trump signed four pieces of legislation that effectively rolled-back Biden-era green-energy regulations on household appliances such as water heaters, refrigerators and many others. Click here to read more.

By Scot Aubrey on May 21, 2025

Scot Aubrey says, when you hear the word “rot” in relation to real estate, all sorts of bad visions and horror stories immediately come to mind. In fact, that word often translates in our minds to money, as in, how much is it going to cost me to repair whatever is rotting. Click here to read more.

By Brad Beckett on May 20, 2025
Local Market Monitor, a National REIA preferred vendor, recently released their monthly National Economic Outlook where they share their thoughts on developments taking place in the U.S. economy. Click here to read more.

By Brad Beckett on May 20, 2025

The U.S. government is reporting that privately‐owned housing starts in April, 2025 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,361,000, which is 1.6% higher than March’s revised number but is 1.7% lower than one year ago. Click here to read more.

By Brad Beckett on May 19, 2025
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics is reporting that the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increases 0.2% in April, 2025. The all items index was up 2.3% for the 12 months ending in April. Click here to read more.