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By Nate Bernstein, Managing Attorney of LA Real Estate Law Group and Moriah Foreman, summer legal intern at LARELG. What Is Chun v. Del Cid and Why It Matters for Los Angeles Rent Control Renting out bedrooms in a single family home might seem like an easy way to bring in extra cash, but it can quickly turn into a complex battle royal. If your tenants each have their own lease and locked door, you could be running a rooming house—and triggering rent control laws without even knowing it. The appellate opinion in Chun v. Del Cid (2019) 34 CA5th 806,817 makes it clear that what really matters is how you use your property, not how it was originally designed. In that case, Brian Chun owned a... Read more
I’ve spent years in Austin as an apartment locator, riding shotgun on people’s entire search. I hear the jokes, the panic, the side comments as we exit the...
As many people struggle to afford housing and tenant populations grow in some regions, more cities are turning to official registries to answer questions about their...
KEY TAKEAWAYS Renter urgency hit a post-pandemic low in 2025 but showed signs of rebounding in late 2025. Low urgency renters peaked at 54.4% nationally, reflecting...
A late-year dip in advertised multifamily rents in the United States erased the modest gains posted earlier in 2025, something that might signal a slowdown in apartment...
The U.S. multifamily market wrapped up 2025 on a somber note as sluggish late-year performance wiped away all gains from earlier in the year, according to Yardi Matrix’s latest survey of 140 markets. Average national advertised asking rents declined $5 month-over-month and $16 quarter-over-quarter to $1,735 in December, reducing annual growth to 0 percent, down 20 basis points year-over-year. This fourth-quarter showing marked the weakest rendition since the global financial crisis. Rates across the build-to-rent market registered the steepest drop in more than a decade, falling $4 to $2,180 in December, down 1 percent year-over-year. Other years with zero multifamily annual advertised... Read more
While climate change may have reduced the frequency of multi-foot snowfalls in the New York metro, when we do get dumped on, the precipitation tends to be heavier and...
United Van Lines released the company’s 49th Annual National Movers Study last week, revealing a fundamental shift in American migration patterns as economic headwinds...
U.S. population growth is slowing and expected to continue declining over the next decade. At the same time, demand for multifamily rental units continues to be robust,...
The national median rent fell 0.8% in December, and now stands at $1,356. This closes the book on 2025, with five consecutive months of rent declines. Based on recent...
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