Leases are important -- why else would we use them? They spell out the terms of the apartment so that the renter knows all the rules and requirements going in to the agreement, and leases protect the interests of both the property manager and the resident.

The Q1 2013 Northern Nevada Commercial Investment Real Estate Report for Reno and surrounding areas is now available.

A day after Freddie Mac reported sizeable income in the first quarter, the considerably larger GSE Fannie Mae reported income of $8.1 billion for the first quarter of 2013, compared with income of $2.7 billion in the first quarter of 2012 and income of $7.6 billion in the fourth quarter of 2012. The company’s income in 1Q13 was the largest quarterly total in its history, marking a recovery from the money-losing quarters of the recession.

The cost burden of renting continues to increase for a large share of U.S. households, according to the latest Center for Housing Policy’s Housing Landscape report, which is published annually. The findings were based on the most recently available American Community Survey data, which is from 2011.

In 2011, I took a year off of Facebook. It was great. Sure, I missed some cute baby pictures, but really, it was sweet relief to slow the stream of content. Now, part of my job is managing multiple social media accounts and leveraging these platforms for my clients and my company, Resident360.

What’s the best way to generate ancillary income at a multifamily community? The tried-and-true methods come to mind, such as telecommunications and submetering. But the buck doesn’t stop there.

Yes, there are pet-friendly renting trends. Bet you didn't even know this ...

Although the Great Recession is long over, the ensuing recovery continues. The recession, which technically lasted from December 2007 through June 2009, was the period in which economic output in the United States shrank (a 4.7-percent drop in real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) from peak to trough). From that point, the economy has been expanding at an annualized clip of approximately 2.1 percent per year, with recent reports reflecting a slowing in this key metric.