Apartment Rentals

Amid housing crisis, Burlington debates whether to give UVM space to build more dorms

William E. Wilkinson

May 26, 2022

Apartment Rentals

A rendering of a proposed dormitory on the Trinity campus of the University of Vermont. The Burlington Planning Commission is considering zoning changes that would open the door to the building's constructio...

‘Sad to see’: Mississauga rental apartment development could spell death for nearly 60-year-old motel

William E. Wilkinson

May 24, 2022

Apartment Rentals

Green Acres may no longer be the place to be.A proposal presented to the planning committee would see the Green Acres Motel, long a staple of Mississauga's Lakeview neighborhood, be torn down to build a 10-stor...

Texas among top six states with least affordable housing

William E. Wilkinson

May 20, 2022

Apartment Rentals

According to a new report from the National Low Income Housing Coalition, Texas is now among the top six states with the least amount of rental housing available for low-income families. Across Texas, there is ...

Affordable rental unit applications available in Tisbury

William E. Wilkinson

May 18, 2022

Apartment Rentals

20 affordable rental units will be ready for tenants by the fall. —Randi Baird Island Housing Trust announced in an email that applications are being accepted for 20 affordable year-ro...

Home affordability at 2007 bubble level, but crash unlikely: Blackstone

William E. Wilkinson

May 17, 2022

Apartment Rentals

A major Wall Street firm draws a striking parallel with the housing bubble.Blackstone's Joe Zidle calls the homes nearly as unaffordable as the 2007 peak. Yet he thinks an accident is unlikely because of one ma...

Our View: Shortage of affordable housing is as destructive as a wildfire

William E. Wilkinson

May 15, 2022

Apartment Rentals

“Firestorms” are a terrifying phenomenon of the massive wildfires that have swept through western forests in recent years. When a fire gets hot enough, an updraft of superheated air and ash rises high in the s...

NH delegation welcomes over $23 million to support housing for vulnerable granite staters

William E. Wilkinson

May 13, 2022

Apartment Rentals

May 13, 2022 (Washington, DC) – U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) welcomed $23,347...

Wilmington’s Independence Boulevard could see new apartments, homes

William E. Wilkinson

May 12, 2022

Apartment Rentals

Plans are underway to bring more than 500 new rentals to a busy downtown Wilmington intersection.Middleburg Communities, a Virginia-based construction and property management company, is seeking to build a 290-...

Construction begins on 28-story apartment building in Tysons

William E. Wilkinson

May 10, 2022

Apartment Rentals

Construction has begun on the Heming, a new 28-story mixed-use building at 1800 Chain Bridge Rd. in Tysons that will feature 410 apartments. Heming is part of the Scotts Run mixed-use development, a 6.5 millio...

Student forced to sleep in car tricked into €600 rental fraud

William E. Wilkinson

May 8, 2022

Apartment Rentals

An international student who bought an old car to live in because she couldn't find accommodation in Dublin has now been duped into €600 rental fraud.The woman is currently couch surfing at the home of an a...

In New York, the Panel supports rent increases of more than 2 million

William E. Wilkinson

May 6, 2022

Apartment Rentals

The New York City panel responsible for regulating rents in nearly one million rent-stabilized units voted on Thursday to back the biggest increases in nearly a decade.The move, which must be officially approve...

Amazon to provide $10.6 million in loans for affordable housing in Nashville

William E. Wilkinson

May 4, 2022

Apartment Rentals

Amazon's contributions include $7.1 million in low-interest loans.The company will provide a $3.5 million grant to CrossBridge, a nonprofit organization.The money will go to affordable housing projects in East ...

HODDER: Low-income Atlantic Canadians hit hardest by rising housing costs

William E. Wilkinson

May 2, 2022

Apartment Rentals

While there was already an upward price trend in the housing market before the outbreak of the epidemic, this trend has accelerated in the past two years. With the sharp rise in inflation c...

Maine real estate fraud rises as scammers take advantage of a tight housing market and desperate buyers

William E. Wilkinson

May 1, 2022

Apartment Rentals

An April 24 view of neighborhoods around Lake Street, right, and Orchard Street, middle, in Auburn. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal LEWISTON— Today's housing market is, in many ways, the tightest it has ever bee...

As Ukrainian refugees flee west, Lviv’s apartment rental market adapts to new reality

William E. Wilkinson

April 29, 2022

Apartment Rentals

LVIV – Since Russia launched its full-scale war against Ukraine on February 24, hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of people from the east of the country have sought temporary refuge in western...

Lessons learned from housing policy during COVID-19

William E. Wilkinson

April 27, 2022

Apartment Rentals

To help American households in distress during the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. government has put in place a variety of programs and policies to help renters and homeowners with mortgage...

New York budget includes funds to ease housing crisis, says Senator Michelle Hinchey – Daily Freeman

William E. Wilkinson

April 23, 2022

Apartment Rentals

SAUGERTIES, NY — A state senator from Saugerties says she has secured more than $260 million in funding aimed at helping ease the housing crisis. Sen. Michelle Hinchey, D-Saugerties, said Thursday that as part ...

Canada’s Huge Housing Deficit Requires Government Action

William E. Wilkinson

April 22, 2022

Apartment Rentals

Breadcrumb Links Opinion Op-Ed Opinion: Will Ottawa's $14 billion injection to accelerate construction of affordable housing, more rental housing and co-ops, even a tax-free savings accoun...

Wellfleet to buy Mauritius campground for $6.5m, if voters approve

William E. Wilkinson

April 20, 2022

Apartment Rentals

WELLFLEET - Taking advantage of a "unique opportunity", the Select Board has agreed to buy Maurice's campground for $6.5 million, a deal the board says could go a long way to providing affordable housing.On Fri...

Madison Cowan Accused of Failing to Pay Brooklyn Apartment Rent

William E. Wilkinson

April 17, 2022

Apartment Rentals

Madison Cowan (Getty/Google) He is preparing a controversy. The New York Post reports that celebrity chef Madison Cowan has taken his rent off the table since the start of the Covid 19 pandemic, and his la...

County Planning Commission – Royal Examiner

William E. Wilkinson

April 15, 2022

Apartment Rentals

(Update/Correction: The reference below to Melissa Chappell-White's assertions that POSF may owe decades of back debt to the county has been corrected to indicate that this possibility revolves a...

Springfield residents hold housing vigil to advocate for housing assistance

William E. Wilkinson

April 12, 2022

Apartment Rentals

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) — A community vigil was held in Springfield Tuesday night by people advocating for housing assistance.It came as the federal Emergency Rental Assistance Program, or ERAP, is set t...

Council seeks O’Devaney Gardens apartments for rental scheme

William E. Wilkinson

April 10, 2022

Apartment Rentals

Dublin City Council officials are continuing to seek a deal that would see 80% of the 1,047 homes planned for the former O'Devaney Gardens site retained as 'public housing'....

BC tenant sees little in federal budget to put homeownership within reach

William E. Wilkinson

April 9, 2022

Apartment Rentals

People who study BC's hot real estate market are skeptical. The new federal rules announced Thursday will go a long way to making home ownership more affordable for residents of the province. The Liberal gove...

Bidding wars come to New York rental market as prices rise

William E. Wilkinson

April 7, 2022

Apartment Rentals

New York is back, baby — and its notoriously high cost of living, too. As offices reopen and residents return from their pandemic hideouts, a number of rental bidding wars have begun...

Fannie Mae to Offer Incentive for Charlotte Businesses to Take Rental Vouchers | WFAE 90.7

William E. Wilkinson

April 5, 2022

Apartment Rentals

Charlotte is one of three cities where Fannie Mae will offer lower financing to developers and rental property owners who agree to take on people using vouchers.Charlott...

Local landlord and real estate agent hit by rising and rising rental rates

William E. Wilkinson

April 3, 2022

Apartment Rentals

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) — As home prices and rents hit a new high, many people are struggling to make ends meet.As Action 2 News previously reported, the national median rent was $1,792 two months ago.That's a 1...

Rental property owners continue to oppose bill requiring subsidized housing | Granite City News

William E. Wilkinson

April 2, 2022

Apartment Rentals

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Toronto tenant case raises questions

William E. Wilkinson

March 31, 2022

Apartment Rentals

When Jason Michaud signed a lease for his Parkdale apartment last year, he agreed the arrangement would be a sublease – where he would rent the one-plus-den unit to a company called Temp Stay Inc., which was in...

Here’s how much you need to earn to rent or buy a home in San Jose – NBC Bay Area

William E. Wilkinson

March 29, 2022

Apartment Rentals

New figures show how much it takes to rent or buy a home in the South Bay. The city of San Jose now estimates that a wage of $54 an hour is needed to rent an average two-bedroom apartment in t...

Real Estate: Regina’s Most Expensive Residential Listings

William E. Wilkinson

March 26, 2022

Apartment Rentals

Regina posted record home sales for the month of February, with the market expected to remain hot through early 2022. As of Friday, Realtor.ca had 10 homes in the city of Regina listed for ov...

Redbox Plus offers dumpster rentals and tips on what not to throw away

William E. Wilkinson

March 24, 2022

Apartment Rentals

Santa Fe police search for missing woman 3 hours ago ...

Valley disabled couple out of the housing market

William E. Wilkinson

March 23, 2022

Apartment Rentals

Melinda and Peter Mills have just been evicted from their rented house in Chandler for 10 years. CHANDLER, Ariz. — Melinda Mills doesn't yet know where she will be living until the end of M...

Summit County and Breckenridge extend Lease to Locals program through 2022

William E. Wilkinson

March 18, 2022

Apartment Rentals

Longbranch Condominiums in Breckenridge is pictured December 30, 2021. The City of Breckenridge and Summit County Government are expanding the Lease to Locals pro...

Oregon will receive an additional $16 million for the rental assistance program

William E. Wilkinson

March 15, 2022

Apartment Rentals

An eleventh-hour announcement from the federal government means Oregon can keep its emergency rental assistance program open for applications for one more week, which could help an additional 2,200 households.O...

Anuzis: Price control does not work

William E. Wilkinson

March 14, 2022

Apartment Rentals

Housing, car and food prices are rising faster than at any time in four decades. In response to this record inflation, policymakers considered a series of reforms, including raising interest rates. Why doesn'...

Rent affordability report highlights extreme housing crisis in Flagstaff | Local

William E. Wilkinson

March 12, 2022

Apartment Rentals

Housing in Flagstaff is "the worst I've ever seen," said Devonna McLaughlin, executive director of Housing Solutions Northern Arizona (HSNA).His organization recently released its 2022 Rental A...

Winooski officials, citing pending evictions, ask lawmakers for better tenant protections

William E. Wilkinson

March 10, 2022

Apartment Rentals

Winooski officials and housing groups are calling on lawmakers to enact tougher protections for tenants following a prominent landlord's plan to evict 24 low-income fami...

Cambridge official’s apartment search reveals plight of tenants – NBC Boston

William E. Wilkinson

March 9, 2022

Apartment Rentals

Affordable housing has become hard to come by in the Boston area, and an elected official is talking about his own impending move. Cambridge Councilor Burhan Azeem said he has a week to find a new...

Rising rents are keeping Arizona women stuck in generational poverty longer

William E. Wilkinson

March 7, 2022

Apartment Rentals

About a decade ago, the Arizona Foundation for Women realized that some low-income women helped by local nonprofits were still asking for help.A bed in a shelter, temporary housing assistance and boxes of food ...

Expert warns against building too much rental housing in Phoenix

William E. Wilkinson

March 5, 2022

Apartment Rentals

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Ukraine Airbnbs receives reservations in an attempt to get money for residents | Airbnb

William E. Wilkinson

March 3, 2022

Apartment Rentals

Members of the public are paying for Airbnb rentals in Ukraine to help raise money for residents who are facing extreme financial hardship due to the Russian invasion.The home-rental platform once offered free ...

Vivo Living Shows Longmont Housing Project, Hopes to Rent Soon – Longmont Times-Call

William E. Wilkinson

March 2, 2022

Apartment Rentals

Standing in the lobby of Vivo Living on Tuesday, Dan Norville greeted more than 20 people who flocked to the former Best Western to get a glimpse of the hotel-turned-accessible-housing. Norville, CEO of Califor...

Georgia SB 494 prevents city councils from controlling rental housing

William E. Wilkinson

February 28, 2022

Apartment Rentals

This is an editorial by Jo Smith, Member of Port Wentworth City Council. The opinions expressed in this article are his own and do not necessarily reflect the views of his fellow council or city members.I have...

NIMBY’s “questionable” use of heritage lists

William E. Wilkinson

February 26, 2022

Apartment Rentals

Ms McAlpin said further development had occurred along the shopping strip without breaching local planning rules or damaging historic facades: 'This proposed development would ruin that historic scale and rhyth...

Benjamin Group pays $145 million for Pompano Beach rental – Trade Observer

William E. Wilkinson

February 24, 2022

Apartment Rentals

Benjamin's group dropped $145 million for a Pompano Beach apartment complex, according to property records. rental property, Moreawas completed only a year ago. Fairfield Residentialboth developer and sel...

“Gamer Apartments” available to rent for less than $350 per month, comes with a full gaming PC

William E. Wilkinson

February 23, 2022

Apartment Rentals

The 'e-room' comes with gaming PCs, desk, chair and more. As the esports industry continues to go from strength to strength, all sorts of innovative products have sprung up in recent years aimed at help playe...

BuyersBuyers reveal NSW’s best suburbs for apartment investors as international border reopens

William E. Wilkinson

February 21, 2022

Apartment Rentals

Property experts have revealed the 10 Sydney suburbs with the best investment opportunities as rental vacancies are set to tighten as international borders reopen.Pete Wargent, co-founder of BuyersBuyers, a nat...

City of Olympia seeks public input on rental housing code

William E. Wilkinson

February 19, 2022

Apartment Rentals

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Want a profitable short-term rental? Try these spots.

William E. Wilkinson

February 17, 2022

Apartment Rentals

For those lucky enough to own an Airbnb or Vrbo property, 2021 has been a banner year. According to new analysis from AirDNA, an unaffiliated company that collects and analyzes short-term rental listing data, ...

Representatives Viola Davis and Rhonda Taylor to Provide Virtual Update on HB1093 Residential Tenancy Legislation February 17 – On Common Ground News

William E. Wilkinson

February 15, 2022

Apartment Rentals

ATLANTA — State Representatives Viola Davis (D-Stone Mountain) and Rhonda Taylor (D-Conyers) host a virtual town hall to educate landlords and landlords on House Bill 1093 and other housing issues on Thursda...

Build-to-let sector ‘needs government action’ to grow

William E. Wilkinson

February 12, 2022

Apartment Rentals

Build-to-let developments are springing up across the country, but the industry says it faces challenges that prevent it from growing to the point of making a difference. The build-to-rent model, which invol...

Housing advocates’ report details alleged discrimination against New Yorkers with housing assistance – CBS New York

William E. Wilkinson

February 9, 2022

Apartment Rentals

NEW YORK (CBS New York) - On Wednesday, housing advocates will release never-before-seen data alleging rampant discrimination against New Yorkers on housing assistance.CBS2's Ali Bauman has an exclusive look at...

Emerging Trend: Detailed analysis of the residential water transport services market by figures and point of view 2022

William E. Wilkinson

February 7, 2022

Apartment Rentals

"The Global Residential water transport services The Market report 2022-2027 offers in-depth study of the market growth drivers, future assessments, country-level analysis, market distributi...

Hayden codifies a long-standing rule: no vacation home rentals in residential areas

William E. Wilkinson

February 5, 2022

Apartment Rentals

Hayden City Hall is located along US 40 in the heart of downtown Hayden. l John F. Russell/Steamboat Pilot and Today While its neighbors to ...

Banyan Residential Acquires 34 Acres to Build 230-Unit Single-Family Rental Community in Austin Submarket in Pflugerville, TX

William E. Wilkinson

February 4, 2022

Apartment Rentals

AUSTIN, TX – Banyan Residential, a Los Angeles-based private real estate investment firm, announces the acquisition of 34.4 acres of land in Pflugerville, Texas to develop its ...

Pennsylvania housing provider ordered to pay damages and redress discrimination based on pregnancy and disability status | Takeover bid

William E. Wilkinson

February 2, 2022

Apartment Rentals

The Department of Justice announced today that the landlord and former manager of rental properties in Quakertown, Pennsylvania has agreed to resolve a federal lawsuit filed by the United States in the Eastern ...

6 Valley towns top national list for rent increases

William E. Wilkinson

February 1, 2022

Apartment Rentals

Scottsdale, Mesa, Glendale, and Phoenix are among the top US cities to see significant rent increases over the past year. SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Several cities in Arizona are among the nation'...

The pandemic has pushed Colorado home prices to record highs, listings at record highs

William E. Wilkinson

January 30, 2022

Apartment Rentals

From luxurious resort cabins to land homes lining the Front Range, the pandemic has transformed housing markets across Colorado, pushing prices to record highs and the supply of listings to record highs — not e...

Apartments for rent in Charlotte are getting more and more expensive

William E. Wilkinson

January 28, 2022

Apartment Rentals

Rents in the Charlotte metro area are on the rise as the area continues to grow, raising affordability concerns. Amid a booming real estate market, suburban areas in the region as well as the city hav...

Lawmakers propose more affordable rentals for middle-income families

William E. Wilkinson

January 27, 2022

Apartment Rentals

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Help is on the way for middle-income families struggling to find housing. Lawmakers want to incentivize more developers to build affordable rental housing for working families. Aff...

Marshall fire expected to make rental market more expensive and crowded

William E. Wilkinson

January 25, 2022

Apartment Rentals

The ranch house in Louisville that Emily Teater and her family of five rented before the Marshall fire wasn't their dream home, but it was solid, had a big yard, and best of all, it didn't. has not been destroy...

Apartment project along Schenectady’s State Street approved – The Daily Gazette

William E. Wilkinson

January 23, 2022

Apartment Rentals

SCHENECTADY — Plans to build a 24-unit apartment complex above a multi-story parking structure along State Street are progressing after receiving Planning Commission approval last week. Highbridge Prime Devel...

Demand for rental housing soars in highest and lowest income brackets, Harvard report says

William E. Wilkinson

January 22, 2022

Apartment Rentals

A new annual report from Harvard University's Joint Center for Housing Studies has confirmed what many tenants in Massachusetts' ultra-competitive market already know: tenants who buy at the lowest and highest ...

Affordable housing in Orléans subject of the February 1st conference

William E. Wilkinson

January 20, 2022

Apartment Rentals

ORLEANS — The Affordable Housing Trust Fund Board and Affordable Housing Committee will host a housing conference on February 1. Trust Fund Chairman Alan McClennen said the purpose of the event was to talk abo...

L?“va Living unveils renderings for the new ‘build to rent’ community

William E. Wilkinson

January 18, 2022

Apartment Rentals

Houston-based Lēva Living has unveiled plans for its first project, a planned 162-home single-family rental community in the Atascocita area, designed to offer the amenities of an upscale apartment complex with...

One-bedroom apartment rents are rising more in Vancouver than in any other major Canadian city

William E. Wilkinson

January 17, 2022

Apartment Rentals

Breadcrumb Links Real estate News Local News Business The average monthly rent for a one-bedroom home in Vancouver rose 13.2% to $2,176 from December 2020 to December 2021, report ...

Apartment rental rates soared last year, but a more modest rise is expected in 2022

William E. Wilkinson

January 15, 2022

Apartment Rentals

The San Antonio Apartment Association released its state-of-the-industry report on the city's booming apartment rental market last week, which shows tenants could see lo...

Cleveland Clinic and City of Cleveland Announce Donation to Lead the Safe Cleveland Coalition

William E. Wilkinson

January 13, 2022

Apartment Rentals

January 13, 2022 Cleveland (Thursday, January 13, 2022) - Today, Mayor Justin Bibb, Chairman of the Board Blaine A. G...

Latest push for rent control sparks intense debate on Beacon Hill

William E. Wilkinson

January 11, 2022

Apartment Rentals

Had the city of Chelsea been allowed to put a cap in place on how much landlords could raise rent, La Colaborativa general manager Gladys Vega said on Tuesday, COVID-19 might not have charged a so heavy a toll ...

Temple offering rental reinvestment program to improve housing

William E. Wilkinson

January 10, 2022

Apartment Rentals

WACO, Texas (KWTX) - The City of Temple is launching a new program to help renovate social housing to be more affordable and up to standards.Whether you are a student or a new family looking for your first pla...

How much does a one bedroom apartment cost in Vancouver in 2022?

William E. Wilkinson

January 8, 2022

Apartment Rentals

Vancouver continues to see the most expensive rent in the country. Looking to make a cheap offer on an apartment this month? You may need to move to another city. Vancouverites continue to see the ...

Falling housing stocks, rising housing construction costs

William E. Wilkinson

January 6, 2022

Apartment Rentals

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) - A study of the year-end and New Year housing market by real estate firm Redfin said that despite a record stock of homes for sale, the average price of a home had increased, as di...

Detroit’s real estate market has been recovering since the pandemic

William E. Wilkinson

January 4, 2022

Apartment Rentals

DETROIT (WXYZ) - The impact of the pandemic on everyone and everything includes the market for condo and apartment sales in Detroit.“The whole market is moving a little slower,â€...

Boulder County Residents Face Housing Shortage After Marshall Fire

William E. Wilkinson

January 1, 2022

Apartment Rentals

More than 170 people displaced by the destructive Marshall fire remained in emergency shelters on Thursday, as officials and Good Samaritans scrambled to find more permanent housing for residents of up to 1,00...

The NJ’s moratorium on evictions for tenants ends on January 1. What there is to know

William E. Wilkinson

December 30, 2021

Apartment Rentals

New Jersey's moratorium on evictions is set to be lifted on Saturday after the state has barred most families from being displaced over the past year and nine months with some of the country's strongest protec...

Housing study reveals growing demand, rising costs, shortage of rental housing, lack of diversity in region

William E. Wilkinson

December 28, 2021

Apartment Rentals

By Jalen Maki Editor-in-chief Tomahawk NORTHERN WISCONSIN - A study of the housing sector in five counties in northern Wisconsin found growing demand, rising costs, a shortage of rental housing and a lack of...

Breckenridge Council Supports Alta Verde II Worker Housing Project

William E. Wilkinson

December 26, 2021

Apartment Rentals

A render shows what rental apartments in Alta Verde II could look like on the McCain property in Breckenridge.Breckenridge City Council Package / Courtesy Render...

‘Relatively Small’ Homes in East Vancouver Rental Project Start at 532 Square Feet for Family Units

William E. Wilkinson

December 24, 2021

Apartment Rentals

A rental development project in the East Vancouver market will go to a public hearing early next year.The project consists of a six-storey mixed-use building on the southeast corner of Kingsway and Joyce stree...

Can we learn something from Vienna, Berlin or the Netherlands?

William E. Wilkinson

December 23, 2021

Apartment Rentals

VIENNADerek scallyKarl Marx remains a contested political theorist, but no one complains about Vienna's most famous social housing block that bears his name. Karl Marx Cou...