Residential, US Real Estate

More renters are relying on online reviews to help them choose a home

By Mike Wheatley | July 15, 2019
Consumers are increasingly relying on online reviews and rating websites when it comes to choosing a rental property, according to a new survey from Binary Fountain. The reputation management firm’s 2019 Renter Insight & Digital Engagement survey of more than 1,000 adults searching for a rental home, found that consumers are increasingly using online rating […]
Real Estate, US Real Estate

Survey reveals landlord/tenant trust issues

By Mike Wheatley | May 1, 2019
A new survey reveals that renters, unsurprisingly, don’t always admit everything to their landlords. Yet landlords themselves tend to put a lot of trust in their tenants with regard to the upkeep of their properties. The findings came from a survey of 563 renters and 532 landlords carried out by Porch.com, which offers home remodeling […]
rent or buy
Mortgage

Renters more likely to be 'cost burdened' than homeowners

By Mike Wheatley | April 21, 2019
Renters are much more likely than homeowners to be struggling to make ends meet, according to new research from CoreLogic. The challenge faced by renters is that the monthly cost to rent a single-family home has risen enormously since 2005, while the monthly repayments and interest on a mortgage have actually dropped over the same […]
US Real Estate, Zillow

Rents have fallen on an annual basis for the first time in 6 years

By Mike Wheatley | October 22, 2018
Rents declined nationwide on an annual basis for the first time in more than six years. The median U.S. rent is $1,440, according
Residential

LA renters protest against rising rents

By Mike Wheatley | October 5, 2018
Rising rental costs have prompted some tenants to Los Angeles to take part in rent strikes, something they view as a last resort in an effort not to be priced out of their homes. Rent strikes see tenants withhold their rental checks in an attempt to put pressure of their landlords to renegotiate their rent, […]
US Real Estate

Scammers are running riot in U.S. rental markets

By Mike Wheatley | August 15, 2018
A staggering 43 percent renters say they’ve come across online rental listings that could be fraudulent, while a seemingly improbable five million say they’ve actually been scammed,
Real Estate, Zillow

The proportion of renters has grown significantly in every major U.S. city since 2006

By Mike Wheatley | August 10, 2018
Every single one of the U.S.'s 50 largest cities now has more renters than it did 10 years ago, according to a new Zillow analysis. The real estate listings
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