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Opinion: tools for landlords to help low-income tenants

Housing Wire

The federal Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program is a powerful tool to help low-income families find apartments they can afford, but the program isn’t reaching its potential because far too few landlords participate in it. Why don’t landlords participate?

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Technology’s role in rental property investment market

Housing Wire

rental sector has benefitted most landlords in this country, from larger multifamily investors to smaller mom-and-pop owners. in addition to intentional property investors, the number of so-called “accidental landlords” has also been increasing since 2018, according to research from TenantCloud. The strength of the U.S.

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Realtor.com acquires DIY landlord platform Avail

Housing Wire

which operates Realtor.com , announced Tuesday it has acquired Avail , a platform that provides online tools, educational content and support for do-it-yourself landlords and tenants. We believe that Avail is uniquely positioned to meet the needs of the DIY landlords and tenants in a large, growing and underserved market.

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Though rents are near an all-time high, some landlords are offering deals

Housing Wire

Instead of cutting rents, some landlords prefer to throw in one-time concessions to attract renters as vacancies rise, according to a new report from Redfin. “A year ago, you really didn’t see concessions in the market. In such a context, landlords have more vacancies to fill and less leeway to raise prices.

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Technology is the ‘great equalizer’ for accidental landlords

Inman

With new and evolving software solutions, multifamily expert Andy Larson writes, any landlord can thrive in the rental market by letting automation, big data and smart spaces do much of the heavy lifting.

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Freddie Mac spurs landlords to report on-time rent payments

Housing Wire

Freddie Mac wants to encourage multifamily landlords to report positive rental payments to the credit bureaus to give renters a better shot at qualifying for a mortgage. Esusu, a credit-building fintech, will deliver the on-time rental payment reports from landlords’ property management software to the credit bureaus.

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NYC’s ‘worst landlord’ attacked first day of 2-month Rikers sentence

Inman

New York City's worst landlord, Daniel Ohebshalom, was punched on Friday during an inmate brawl at Rikers. Ohebshalom was sentenced for failing to fix more than 700 housing violations.

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