Seattle Property Management Blog

    By Jay  |  Apr 2 2024

    Get Your House Ready to Rent to a Tenant | Seattle Property Management

    If you’re an investor buying a home specifically for this purpose, getting your house ready to rent ...

    By Jay  |  May 30 2017

    A second group has sued the city of Seattle over their new Tenant Ordinance

    As a Seattle area property management company, we have heard many threats from landlords who are "up...

    By Jay  |  May 27 2017

    Why Seattle Rental Property Owners Are Considering A/C?

    As a premiere Seattle property management company, we make it our duty to keep our clients informed ...

    By Jay  |  Mar 10 2017

    First Lawsuit for the New First In Time Ordinance Seattle

    The Seattle Times reports the first lawsuit to Seattle's new landlord / tenant ordinance. We have he...

    By Jay  |  Feb 22 2017

    City Council Approves U District Upzone

    http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/u-district-upzone-handful-of-landowners-have-most-...

    By Jay  |  Feb 9 2017

    Preventative Rental Property Maintenance Advice for Your Seattle Home

    Maintaining your rental property effectively will help you preserve its condition and increase your ...

    By Jay  |  Jan 25 2017

    Rental Marketing How To – Seattle Property Management Advice

    Rental advertising has evolved from placing nickel ads in the classified section of local newspapers...

    By Jay  |  Jan 18 2017

    Best Rental Improvements for Top Dollar Rent in Seattle

    To earn top rent in the Seattle market, you need to provide a property that’s desirable and modern. ...

    By Jay  |  Jan 10 2017

    Washington Eviction Process Legal Advice | Need to Know's

    Seattle property management companies and landlords need to follow a series of specific steps when p...

    By Jay  |  Dec 22 2016

    Someone found some humor in the Seattle rental market

    THE SEATTLE TIMES BENJAMIN WOODARD ‘Sweet deal’: Ad for $2,000-a-month gingerbread house in Central ...

    By Jay  |  Dec 7 2016

    Seattle Property Management News: New “First in Time” Ordinance

    An important update that will soon affect landlords, property managers and owners of rental property...

    By Jay  |  Dec 7 2016

    Micro units in Seattle

    Interesting article in the Seattle Times profiling a really small micro apt in the U District. So sm...

    By Jay  |  Oct 6 2016

    Seattle Energy Benchmarking & Reporting

    All mid-size to large apartment and commercial buildings in the city of Seattle are required to repo...

    By Jay  |  Sep 13 2016

    Proposed Zoning Changes for the University District

    RPA has several buildings that we manage within the newly proposed density overlay as discussed in t...

    By Jay  |  Jul 19 2016

    Washington Landlord Tenant Law 2016 Update

    Staying up to date on developments that affect property management in Seattle is one of the things w...

    By Jay  |  Jun 16 2016

    City of Seattle Vs Airbnb - the future of short term rentals

    Over the last few years, all of us who are in the Seattle property management business have seen the...

    By Jay  |  May 13 2016

    Fewer and fewer failed construction projects remain

    September of 2007 is widely recognized as the market peak for the Seattle area real estate market in...

    By Jay  |  Apr 12 2016

    Landlord vs. Homeowner’s Insurance Policy – A Professional Explains

    A lot of our clients have previously lived in the homes they are renting out, and when you go from b...

    By Jay  |  Apr 9 2016

    More Bay Area Housing Prices in the news

    Another Seattle Times article discussing California, Bay area housing and the flight of those in the...

    By Jay  |  Apr 7 2016

    Good thing our Resident had Renter's Insurance!

    Recently, we had a fire in one of our buildings which was caused by a vehicle that caught on fire in...

    By Jay  |  Mar 22 2016

    Advancements in Technology for Property Management in Seattle, WA

    At Real Property Associates, we have been providing property management services to Seattle, Everett...

    By Jay  |  Feb 9 2016

    As elsewhere - RPA sees a lack of housing inventory a game changer

    For February - Depleted inventory is contributing to "overwhelming" traffic at open houses, shifts i...

    By Jay  |  Feb 4 2016

    Roosevelt comes in as #10 in forecast of Nation's hottest RE neighborhoods.

    Redfin (www.redfin.com), the next-generation real estate brokerage, today announced its annual list ...

    By Jay  |  Jan 28 2016

    Seattle area home-price gains outpace national rate

    The average price of existing single-family homes in the Seattle area jumped 1.2 percent in November...

    By Jay  |  Jan 19 2016

    Great South Lake Union Comparison in the Times Today - How Times Have Changed!

    South Lake Union’s transformation — largely fueled by the growth of its highest-profile employer, Am...

    By Jay  |  Jan 15 2016

    Will easing the Rules for Backyard Cottages Help Seattle Livability?

    Changing the owner-occupancy requirement for backyard cottages could create a loophole for developer...

    By Jay  |  Jan 2 2015

    Rents surge, but a record number of new units may slow future hikes

    https://seattletimes.com/html/businesstechnology/2025341798_rentsq4xml.html By Sanjay Bhatt Seattle ...

    By Jay  |  Apr 9 2014

    Rising rents, rising towers push out tenants of modest means

    https://www.seattletimes.com/business/rising-rents-rising-towers-push-out-tenants-of-modest-means/

    By Jay  |  Mar 11 2014

    Wall Street buyers snap up thousands of local homes for rentals

    https://www.seattletimes.com/business/wall-street-buyers-snap-up-thousands-of-local-homes-for-rental...

    By Jay  |  Jan 6 2014

    Seattle-area apartment rents may stabilize, even dip in 2014

    http://www.seattletimes.com/business/seattle-area-apartment-rents-may-stabilize-even-dip-in-2014/ Af...

    By Jay  |  Jan 6 2014

    Census surprise: Seattle the most affordable big city for renters

    http://www.seattletimes.com/business/census-surprise-seattle-the-most-affordable-big-city-for-renter...

    By Jay  |  Dec 2 2013

    Visions for the U District: taller, vital and still funky

    City planning efforts for the University District envision more density around a future light-rail s...

    By Jay  |  Oct 4 2013

    Apartment Market Tightens as Housing Costs Jump

    http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303643304579107691208150088.html By DAWN WOTAPKA Landl...

    By Jay  |  Sep 30 2013

    Local apartment rents continue climbing

    http://www.seattletimes.com/business/local-apartment-rents-continue-climbing Rent hikes in King Coun...

    By Jay  |  Sep 23 2013

    Scammers right at home in sizzling rental market

    http://www.seattletimes.com/business/news/scammers-right-at-home-in-sizzling-rental-market/ The Crai...

    By Jay  |  Oct 31 2012

    RPA Owner Jay Young Interview About Problem Tenants By Bloomberg News

    Jay Young, owner of Seattle area Real Property Associates for 21 years, was recently interviewed abo...

    By Jay  |  Oct 17 2012

    Seattle City Council Approves Mandatory Inspections For Rental Houses

    In a move sure to change the Seattle property management scene, the Seattle City Council unanimously...