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Get Your House Ready to Rent to a Tenant | Seattle Property Management
If you’re an investor buying a home specifically for this purpose, getting your house ready to rent ...
Second group sues the city of Seattle over their new Tenant Ordinance
As a Seattle area property management company, we have heard many threats from landlords who are "up...
Why Seattle Rental Property Owners Are Considering A/C?
As a premiere Seattle property management company, we make it our duty to keep our clients informed ...
First Lawsuit for the New First In Time Ordinance Seattle
The Seattle Times reports the first lawsuit to Seattle's new landlord / tenant ordinance. We have he...
City Council Approves U District Upzone
http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/u-district-upzone-handful-of-landowners-have-most-...
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Preventative Rental Property Maintenance Advice for Your Seattle Home
Maintaining your rental property effectively will help you preserve its condition and increase your ...
Rental Marketing How To – Seattle Property Management Advice
Rental advertising has evolved from placing nickel ads in the classified section of local newspapers...
Best Rental Improvements for Top Dollar Rent in Seattle
To earn top rent in the Seattle market, you need to provide a property that’s desirable and modern. ...
Washington Eviction Process Legal Advice | Need to Know's
Seattle property management companies and landlords need to follow a series of specific steps when p...
Someone found some humor in the Seattle rental market
THE SEATTLE TIMES BENJAMIN WOODARD ‘Sweet deal’: Ad for $2,000-a-month gingerbread house in Central ...
Seattle Property Management News: New “First in Time” Ordinance
An important update that will soon affect landlords, property managers and owners of rental property...
Micro units in Seattle
Interesting article in the Seattle Times profiling a really small micro apt in the U District. So sm...
Seattle Energy Benchmarking & Reporting
All mid-size to large apartment and commercial buildings in the city of Seattle are required to repo...
Proposed Zoning Changes for the University District
RPA has several buildings that we manage within the newly proposed density overlay as discussed in t...
Washington Landlord Tenant Law 2016 Update
Staying up to date on developments that affect property management in Seattle is one of the things w...
City of Seattle Vs Airbnb - the future of short term rentals
Over the last few years, all of us who are in the Seattle property management business have seen the...
Fewer and fewer failed construction projects remain
September of 2007 is widely recognized as the market peak for the Seattle area real estate market in...
Landlord vs. Homeowner’s Insurance Policy – A Professional Explains
A lot of our clients have previously lived in the homes they are renting out, and when you go from b...
More Bay Area Housing Prices in the news
Another Seattle Times article discussing California, Bay area housing and the flight of those in the...
Good thing our Resident had Renter's Insurance!
Recently, we had a fire in one of our buildings which was caused by a vehicle that caught on fire in...
Advancements in Technology for Property Management in Seattle, WA
At Real Property Associates, we have been providing property management services to Seattle, Everett...
As elsewhere - RPA sees a lack of housing inventory a game changer
For February - Depleted inventory is contributing to "overwhelming" traffic at open houses, shifts i...
Roosevelt is #10 in forecast of Nation's hottest RE neighborhoods
Redfin (www.redfin.com), the next-generation real estate brokerage, today announced its annual list ...
Seattle area home-price gains outpace national rate
The average price of existing single-family homes in the Seattle area jumped 1.2 percent in November...
Great South Lake Union Comparison - How Times Have Changed!
South Lake Union’s transformation — largely fueled by the growth of its highest-profile employer, Am...
Will easing the Rules for Backyard Cottages Help Seattle Livability?
Changing the owner-occupancy requirement for backyard cottages could create a loophole for developer...
Rents surge, but a record number of new units may slow future hikes
https://seattletimes.com/html/businesstechnology/2025341798_rentsq4xml.html By Sanjay Bhatt Seattle ...
Rising rents, rising towers push out tenants of modest means
https://www.seattletimes.com/business/rising-rents-rising-towers-push-out-tenants-of-modest-means/
Wall Street buyers snap up thousands of local homes for rentals
https://www.seattletimes.com/business/wall-street-buyers-snap-up-thousands-of-local-homes-for-rental...
Seattle-area apartment rents may stabilize, even dip in 2014
http://www.seattletimes.com/business/seattle-area-apartment-rents-may-stabilize-even-dip-in-2014/ Af...
Census surprise: Seattle the most affordable big city for renters
http://www.seattletimes.com/business/census-surprise-seattle-the-most-affordable-big-city-for-renter...
Visions for the U District: taller, vital and still funky
City planning efforts for the University District envision more density around a future light-rail s...
Apartment Market Tightens as Housing Costs Jump
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303643304579107691208150088.html By DAWN WOTAPKA Landl...
Local apartment rents continue climbing
http://www.seattletimes.com/business/local-apartment-rents-continue-climbing Rent hikes in King Coun...
Scammers right at home in sizzling rental market
http://www.seattletimes.com/business/news/scammers-right-at-home-in-sizzling-rental-market/ The Crai...
RPA Owner Jay Young Interview About Problem Tenants By Bloomberg News
Jay Young, owner of Seattle area Real Property Associates for 21 years, was recently interviewed abo...
Seattle City Council Approves Mandatory Inspections For Rental Houses
In a move sure to change the Seattle property management scene, the Seattle City Council unanimously...