The 10-count indictment filed

Continue reading... Former Employee and Contractors of Florida Property Management Company Indicted in Illinois for Conspiracy to Commit Bribery and Wire Fraud

1. Businessmen, Loan Officer, and Title Company Attorney Indicted for Wire Fraud and Money Laundering in a Multi-Million-Dollar Mortgage Fraud Scheme HOUSTON—Two Houston businessmen, a mortgage company loan officer, and a...
2. Four Defendants Indicted in Multi-Million-Dollar Mortgage Fraud Conspiracy TUCSON, AZ—A federal grand jury returned an indictment charging...
3. Twelve Arizonans Indicted in Multi-Million-Dollar Mortgage Fraud Schemes $19 Million in Fraudulently Obtained Loans U.S. Attorney Dennis Burke announced this week two indictments charging...

Continue reading... Justice Department Settles Housing Discrimination Lawsuit in Rolla, Missouri

1. Justice Department Settles Housing Discrimination Lawsuit in Waterloo, Iowa WASHINGTON – The Justice Department today announced a $95,000 settlement...
2. Justice Department Obtains $70,000 Settlement in Housing Discrimination Lawsuit Against New Orleans Landlords WASHINGTON – The Justice Department announced today that New Orleans...
3. Justice Department Files Fair Housing Lawsuit Against the Owners and Managers of Rental Homes in Mississippi for Discrimination Against Families with Children WASHINGTON – The Justice Department today filed a lawsuit...

Continue reading... Justice Department Resolves Lawsuit Alleging Disability Discrimination in Sioux Falls, South Dakota

1. Justice Department Resolves Lawsuit Alleging Discrimination on Basis of Race in Clanton, Alabama The Justice Department today announced a settlement of its lawsuit...
2. Justice Department Settles Disability Discrimination Suit Against Michigan Developer, Enclave Development LLC, and Architects, Robert Lipka P.C., and Chester Stempien and Associates WASHINGTON – The Justice Department announced today that the developer...

Report highlights include:

Continue reading... Rental housing on upswing

1. Vacation rental owners report high occupancy rates from the summer season Owners of vacation rentals are reporting that the summer season...
2. Why tenants move and where they look for their new rental Apartments.com conducted a national survey of renters which revealed some...
3. The best places to invest in rental property Las Vegas, Nevada is the best place in America to...

The U.S. apartment sector again posted robust revenue growth in the third quarter of 2011, according to MPF Research, an industry-leading market intelligence division of RealPage, Inc. (NASDAQ:RP).  National occupancy climbed 0.6 percentage points

Continue reading... Report Shows Continued Strong Momentum for the U.S. Apartment Market in the Third Quarter

1. Apartment Industry Continues Brisk Recovery According to the National Multi-Housing Council’s (NMHC) latest Quarterly Survey...
2. Why tenants move and where they look for their new rental Apartments.com conducted a national survey of renters which revealed some...
3. Report Shows U.S. Home Prices Hit Record Low in First Quarter; "No relief in sight" Dennis Norman Today the S&P/Case-Shiller Index report for the first...

Continue reading... Justice Department Obtains $70,000 Settlement in Housing Discrimination Lawsuit Against New Orleans Landlords

1. Justice Department Resolves Lawsuit Alleging Discrimination on Basis of Race in Clanton, Alabama The Justice Department today announced a settlement of its lawsuit...
2. Justice Department Reaches Settlement with Citizens Republic Bancorp Inc. and Citizens Bank Regarding Alleged Lending Discrimination in Detroit Settlement Provides $3.6 Million to Ensure Equal Lending Services to...

A survey released today by TransUnion shows that more large property managers (201 or more units) were able to increase rents last year than small property managers (200 or fewer units) were able to.  According to the survey,  sixty-four percent of large property managers said they have raised rents, while only thirty-six percent of

Continue reading... Size matters when it comes to property manager’s ability to raise rents

1. Why tenants move and where they look for their new rental Apartments.com conducted a national survey of renters which revealed some...
2. Apartment Industry Continues Brisk Recovery According to the National Multi-Housing Council’s (NMHC) latest Quarterly Survey...
3. Most Landlords Say They Would Rent to People Who Lost Homes to Foreclosure Eighty-two percent of independent landlords say they would rent to...

The Market Tightness Index, which examines vacancies and rents, rose to a record 90 from 78 last quarter.  For all indexes, a reading above 50 indicates improving market conditions.  Almost four in five respondents (79%)

Continue reading... Apartment Industry Continues Brisk Recovery

1. Why tenants move and where they look for their new rental Apartments.com conducted a national survey of renters which revealed some...

Even though in the past a borrower with credit problems, particularly a foreclosure, would have run

Continue reading... Most Landlords Say They Would Rent to People Who Lost Homes to Foreclosure

1. Foreclosure homes account for 26 percent of all 2010 sales RealtyTrac released their foreclosure report for 2010 showing that...

Continue reading... Why tenants move and where they look for their new rental

1. Justice Department Resolves Lawsuit Alleging Discrimination on Basis of Race in Clanton, Alabama The Justice Department today announced a settlement of its lawsuit...
2. First-Time home buyers prefer ‘move-in-ready’ home According to a survey from Coldwell Banker Real Estate, 87...