Where Is It Going? The Rental Housing Market

By Tony Drost Tuesday, July 3, 2018

Below is an article in the July issue of the Residential Resource, written by Colleen Harding from Miami. Within the article, Colleen describes factors that are making up today's housing rental market. Much of what Colleen has to say is what we have reported in th...

What Potential Rent Control in California Means for Idaho

By Jim Sharone Wednesday, May 30, 2018

Tenant advocates in California have received enough signatures for a ballot initiative to repeal the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act. This would allow extreme Rent Control in California cities and counties where many saw rents increase by 40% over the past 3 years. ...

Property Taxes! What to Expect

By Tony Drost Tuesday, May 15, 2018

It's that time of the year again where Ada County homeowners and Landlord's will be receiving their tax assessment notices. On average, we're anticipating about a 12% increase in assessed values on residential homes. Small multifamily (2-4) units will see ...

FRPM Metrics

By Melissa Sharone Friday, May 11, 2018

Below is a summary of some of the metrics that we are tracking for our leasing department. It showcases our low vacancy rate and our high renewal rate. As you can see, our vacancy for all of 2018 has been significantly lower then the national rate. It also high...

1st Quarter Vacancy Survey

By Melissa Sharone Monday, May 7, 2018

NARPM has published its 1st quarter vacancy survey for the 2018 year. The rents are still increasing for both multi and single family. The overall vacancy was up just slightly from last quarter, but that is pretty standard for this time of year. FRPM has a...

Federal Reserve Interest Rate Trends

By Julie Tollifson Friday, April 27, 2018

Many real estate investors are aware of how critical interest rates are in the evaluation and performance trajectory of their investment properties. As a result of the 2008 financial crisis the Federal Reserve (the Fed) is taking unprecedented action and raising interest rat...

Boise Apartments Still Booming

By Tony Drost Monday, April 23, 2018

Moe Therrien with Valbridge Property Advisors recently submitted his quarterly survey. This is a very thorough report that includes historic data on rents and vacancy by bedroom count. Additionally, it breaks down apartments from those with full amenities, Boise downtown, a...

FRPM Vacancy Update

By Melissa Sharone Tuesday, February 27, 2018

2 months in to the 2018 rental year we are still seeing low vacancy. FRPM vacancy right now is 1.12% which is slightly higher than our rate in January but still low compared to the national average. We are seeing lots of activity on the rental side with increased amou...

What to Expect in the Rental Market in 2018

By Tony Drost Tuesday, February 6, 2018

Recently Forbes Real Estate Council posted an article, titled, Four Trends that Will Impact Rental Markets in 2018, and we have included the full text below. The article below was written by Nathaniel Kunes with AppFolio, which is a property management software. We en...

New Tax Plan and You!

By Kurtis Tarbet Friday, February 2, 2018

As of January 1, 2018, there are some major tax changes that small businesses and property owners can get excited about! To start the list off is the new Pass Through Tax Deduction. This new deduction, if eligible, can reduce your passive taxable income by 20% right off the bat, ...

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Where Is It Going? The Rental Housing Market

What Potential Rent Control in California Means for Idaho

Property Taxes! What to Expect

FRPM Metrics

1st Quarter Vacancy Survey

Federal Reserve Interest Rate Trends

Boise Apartments Still Booming

FRPM Vacancy Update

What to Expect in the Rental Market in 2018

New Tax Plan and You!

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