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Rents Rise Slightly For Second Month In A Row

Rental Housing Journal

March saw national rents rise slightly for the second month in a row, according to Apartment Lists April report. In dollar terms, the national median monthly rent now stands at $1,384, up $8 per month compared to last month, but down $5 compared to March 2024, according to the report from the Apartment List Research Team.

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Rents Decline Again In January- Have They Hit Bottom?

Rental Housing Journal

Nationwide rents declined again in January for the sixth month in a row, according to the February report from Apartment List. And in January, the typical apartment was on market for 37 days before renting, an all-time high. Rents fell 0.2% Year-over-year growth also remains negative at -0.5 Read the full report here.

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5 Reasons Why Video is The Future of Property Management

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Since our original blog on this topic in 2017, platforms like TikTok, YouTube, and Instagram Reels have significantly influenced user behavior and reshaped how people consume information using video marketing. Video has cemented itself as a dominant force in marketing.

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Maximizing Your Investment

American Apartment Owners Association

This accelerated depreciation method was expanded under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) of 2017, which allows investors to deduct 100% of the cost of qualified property acquired and placed in service after September 27, 2017, and before January 1, 2023.

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Bitcoin Use Is on the Rise. What Does That Mean for Property Managers?

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It’s also used to execute smart contracts, where an action, such as the release of a security deposit, doesn’t take place until a condition is met, such as an apartment inspection. According to an MIT report , hackers stole almost $2 billion in cryptocurrency between 2017 and 2019, mainly from exchanges.

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The Importance of Background Screening in the Age of AI

American Apartment Owners Association

As of 2017, civil judgments and tax liens no longer appear on credit reports compiled by the three major credit bureaus nor do they offer Social Security Fraud Verification. Per gov , a federal tax lien is the governments legal claim against a persons property when they neglect or fail to pay a tax debt.

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Landlord Ordered to Pay $80,000 Over Threat to Call ICE On Tenants

Rental Housing Journal

An Illinois court has ordered a landlord to pay more than $80,000 for threatening to call immigration authorities (ICE) on a tenant couple who rented an apartment from him in 2020, according to reports. According to the lawsuit, the tenant family rented a basement apartment from Contreras and his wife beginning in 2017.