Reputation matters: Rent’s software improves landlords’ online presence

Reputation’s software will be the foundation of RentRep, a unified interface to give users the ability to oversee and empower social media management, listing marketing and online reviews. Continue reading

RentSpree CEO: ‘Rentals can fill in the gap’ in a slowing market

Michael Lucarelli also said in the lead up to Inman Connect New York that he doesn’t see a “crazy reshuffling with rent prices” coming in 2023. Continue reading

37% of real estate agents couldn’t pay rent in October

Rent delinquencies surged in October compared to one month prior as the housing market continues to struggle with high mortgage rates, according to a new survey. Continue reading

Rent.com develops program to help clients trend on TikTok

Rent describes the solution as turnkey, fully managed and a way to convert existing marketing content on the Rent network into dynamic, digital branding messages. Continue reading

RealPage software may have pushed US rents sky high, new report says

The report, out Friday from news non-profit ProPublica, focuses on YieldStar, a piece of software the property management company says on its website is geared toward “optimizing rent pricing.” Continue reading

The 9 US housing markets where tenants are most behind on rent

One in every four renters in some U.S. markets is behind on monthly rent payments after a historic run-up in prices, according to data released Monday by real estate portal MyEListing.com. Continue reading

With rent high and sales slow, more owners are becoming landlords

The slowdown in home sales, paired with the meteoric rise in rent, has more homeowners looking to become landlords rather than sell their homes in this market. Continue reading

Rent rose so much, so fast it might have contributed to latest downtick

Yet another report — this one by CoreLogic — shows that the rapid pace of rent increases is beginning to slow. Some of the increases occurred so quickly that they may have cooled growth. Continue reading

Housing costs eyed as major culprit in latest 9.1% inflation hike

Housing costs were one of the biggest drivers of inflation in June, pushing higher at a pace unseen since 1990, according to a report Wednesday from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Continue reading