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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 ...
Pet Screening: Why It is So Important Not to Skip This Step
Published February 20, 2020 Updated March 5, 2024 Smart landlords know that it's a bad idea to place...
Pay Plans for Struggling Residents | Seattle Property Management Tips
Updated May 2, 2022. As a Seattle property management professional, we always recommend that propert...
What If Tenants Can't Pay Rent | Seattle Property Management Tips
Updated May 2, 2022. If you haven't seen it yet yourself, property owners could soon experience resi...
Seattle's Winter Eviction Ban: Seattle Apartment Managers Weigh In
Have you heard about the new winter eviction moratorium? The Seattle City Council recently passed a ...
Renting to Millennials in Seattle Is Easier Than You Might Think!
Is your rental property ready? Millennials are flocking to Seattle in droves—and they need places to...
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Seattle's first-come, first-served Rental Law Rejected by Judge
Judge rejects Seattle’s ‘first-come, first-served’ rental law as unconstitutional Choosing a tenant ...
Get Ready for Higher Property Taxes in King County
The largest property-tax increase in King County in modern history is about to go into effect:
The Seattle Rental Market – A Look Back and Forward to 2018
As we enter our 28th year in business and look forward to a new year, we certainly want to recognize...
Americans Are Moving Less Frequently, and Age Plays a Big Role
Though you wouldn't know it based on the influx of new residents and construction of high-rise apart...
How the GOP Tax Cut Affects Homeowners
According to this article in Business Insider, both the House and Senate versions of the GOP tax cut...
New Regulations for Short-Term Seattle Rentals
In addition to the new Airbnb and other short-term rental taxes voted on by the City Council last mo...
Toys for Tots at RPA
Once again RPA is proud to sponsor #ToysforTots this holiday season! If you would like to participat...
Find a Home, Become a Star!
If you, or someone you know, will be looking for a home to rent in Seattle in early 2018, check out ...
New Tax for Airbnb Rentals
On Monday, the Seattle City Council voted in favor of a per-night tax on short-term rental propertie...
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...
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...
Preventative Rental Property Maintenance Advice for Your Seattle Home
Maintaining your rental property effectively will help you preserve its condition and increase your ...
Seattle is #1 Housing Market - Once Again
http://www.seattletimes.com/business/real-estate/seattle-chugs-along-as-americas-hottest-home-market...
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...
Seattle's Rental Law and Unintended Consequences
The first-come, first served renter's law has the best of intentions. But sometimes interventions in...
As housing costs soar, Seattle becomes nation’s top roommate city
As living solo becomes more expensive, finding a roommate is essential for many city residents. Seat...
Sawant’s Cap on Move-In Fees Gets One Step Closer to Full Council Vote
by Heidi Groover for The Stranger Over the objections of landlords who claim Seattle is burdening th...
Most Home Buyers Keep Their Options Open, Consider Renting Instead
SEATTLE, Oct. 31, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- In today's competitive housing market, most of those who move...
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...
What is Renter’s Insurance? Seattle Property Management Education
Everybody has heard of the term “renter’s insurance,” but not everyone knows what it is and what it ...
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...
Washington Eviction Process Legal Advice | What You Must Know
Seattle property management companies and landlords need to follow a series of specific steps when p...
Advancements in Technology for Property Management in Seattle, WA
At Real Property Associates, we have been providing property management services to Seattle, Everett...
Seattle Rents = 50% of San Francisco Median Rents
THE ZUMPER BLOG Zumper National Rent Report: March 2016 San Francisco, CA rent prices increased 2.6%...
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 ...
Opponents decry proposed 12-story Pioneer Square tower
THE SEATTLE TIMES DANIEL BEEKMAN
RPA Leases Properties for Chinese Buyers - As -Reported in the Times
With volatility and devaluation at home, Chinese investors have become the No. 1 foreign purchasers ...
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...