The economic and real estate landscapes are changing just as rapidly as the weather with big news regarding both in just the past couple of weeks. In this update, we will highlight big change in the labor market, discuss the Fed’s outlook on interest rates, and explore the ...
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With October nearly half way through, we find ourselves focused on sprinkler winterization and finalizing our offseason to do list. We have multiple exciting new features to launch in coming updates, but this month, we will discuss persistent inflation, examine the rent control d...
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As we step into September, we begin the slow annual transition from facilitating move outs and filling vacancies to preparing the portfolio for winter and adding new features and processes to better serve our customers. We have a lot of exciting features planned and will be annou...
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Entering August, we find even more of what we’ve seen the past few months with unwavering strength in the job market, cooling inflation and even more interest rate hikes. In this month’s update we will discuss weakness in the Utah real estate market, more cooling in r...
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As we step into the month of July, the real estate landscape continues to captivate our attention. Contrary to predictions of a housing market crash, the Utah real estate market has exhibited remarkable resilience this spring, despite near 7% mortgage rates. In this month’s...
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With June already underway, we stand at an economic crossroads. A recession seems like a foregone conclusion. Rent growth has flattened and home values are off their recent highs. The Fed is looking for clear signals to determine future interest rate decisions but is getting anyt...
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Springtime is always a busy time for rental operators. Annual lease renewals are in high gear, exterior maintenance for yards and sprinkler systems begins, and the hustle and bustle of the summer leasing season is beginning to take shape. In this month’s update, we will dis...
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As a snowy March gives way to warmer April temperatures, our focus has rapidly changed from snow removal and frozen pipes to de-winterizing sprinkler systems and servicing AC units and swamp coolers. Never a dull moment in the rental management business. In this month’s upd...
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March could be a very influential month in determining the rest of 2023’s outlook for home prices. After a shocker of a jobs report and CPI data trending in the wrong direction last month, March’s data will likely serve as a tipping point toward a soft landing or demo...
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February is always an interesting time in the property management business. It marks the final month of our “slow season” and starts the clock on finalizing the implementation for any 2023 process changes ahead of the summer leasing season. In this month’s updat...
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