Rental Property Trends A big trend in rental apartments is happening, but isn't being reported as it should be. It represents a significant threat to many urban landlords and a change in the rental apartment landscape. Covid 19 in community, office and transit, retail shutdowns and business closures with lost income, persistent high rents, high…

New York Rental Vacancies Climbing Faster Summer rental vacancy rates typically climb, yet in this scorching hot summer of 2020, vacancies in New York City are rising at a rate that is concerning to small and mid-sized landlords. In New York and Manhattan the rising vacancy rate, rent default rate, and tenant employment situation may…

Tools to Keep your Building Safe Businesses are reopening and workers in the US, Canada, Australia, UK and Germany are slowly returning to work, and shoppers are visiting restaurants, salons, and retail stores. There will be more tenant traffic in and out of your building which opens up the possibility of a Covid 19 spread in your…

Is a Massive Wave of Evictions Coming? What happens when big numbers of tenants can't work, don't have income alternatives, financial aid programs dry up, and are legally able to avoid paying their rent via government rent moratoriums? The fallout from coming rent defaults might extend well beyond the next 3 months.   Experts aren't taking…

Paying Your Rent During the Pandemic Millions of renters across the US, Germany, Australia, UK, and Canada are concerned about their ability to keep paying rent amidst unemployment or reduced earnings. It's a frightening situation for tenants and not your fault. Although some tenants might not consider landlord's own plight during the recession, it's important…