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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 Times business reporter The region’s runaway rent growth could ease somewhat in 2015, as developers open thousands of new apartments, according to a...

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/

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-rentals/ By Sanjay Bhatt Seattle Times business reporter Last April, amid the region’s tightest housing supply in a decade, a Wall Street-backed company...

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/ After steep increases in 2013, rents should stay level or even decline this year as the market softens, a new report suggests.

Census surprise: Seattle the most affordable big city for renters

http://www.seattletimes.com/business/census-surprise-seattle-the-most-affordable-big-city-for-renters/ By Gene Balk Seattle Times news librarian How bad is the plight of the Seattle renter? As reported in The Seattle Times, spiking rents have forced...

Single Family House Rents Going Through The Roof in California; Is Seattle Far Behind?

California cities claimed seven spots on a top 10 list of cities experiencing the highest rental price increases for three-bedroom, single-family homes.

Real Property Associates Owner Jay Young Interviewed About Problem Tenants By Bloomberg News

Real Property Associates Owner Jay Young Interviewed About Problem Tenants By Bloomberg News Jay Young, owner of Seattle area Real Property Associates for 21 years, was recently interviewed about rental real estate and property management by Bloomberg News.

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 approved mandatory inspections for all rental homes in Seattle on October 1, 2012.
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