Property News
Property News gathers events that change a rental operation: legislation on rents and evictions, licensing requirements, central bank rate decisions, tax adjustments and large portfolio transactions. Reports stay short and sourced. Read by landlords and investors who need to know what applies to them before it takes legal effect.
Rule changes, rate decisions, portfolio sales and rental regulation as they land, filtered for what alters a landlord's costs or duties this quarter.
Rental Vacancy Rose to 6.9 Percent as Completions Hit Decade Highs: Census Data
The US rental vacancy rate reached 6.9 percent in the third quarter of 2024, its highest reading since 2020, on a construction pipeline that delivered the most apartments in decades.
David Jordan
Gross Yield, Net Yield, and Cap Rate: How Rental Return Is Calculated
David Jordan
How a 1031 Exchange Lets Landlords Defer Capital Gains Tax
The mechanics behind Section 1031: what property qualifies, the 45-day and 180-day clocks, and why a small landlord cannot act as their own intermediary.
David Jordan
What a 6.65 Percent Mortgage Rate Does to Small-Landlord Math
David Jordan
HUD Tests Landlord Incentives as Voucher Funding Grows for 2026
A Moving to Work cohort is evaluating whether landlord incentives raise voucher participation, while FY2026 appropriations increased Section 8 renewal funding.
Rosa Marchetti
Mortgage Rates Held in the Mid-6 Percent Range Into Early July
The Freddie Mac survey put the 30-year fixed near 6.43 percent in the week before July 9, 2026 — roughly 40 basis points below a year earlier.
David Jordan
Massachusetts Rent Control Question Advances Toward the November Ballot
A statewide initiative capping annual rent increases at CPI or 5 percent cleared first-round signatures in December 2025 and needs a second round by early July 2026.
David Jordan
Housing Starts Rebounded to 1.502 Million in March as Permits Fell
The Census Bureau's delayed April 29, 2026 release showed March starts up 10.8 percent while multifamily permits dropped 23.5 percent — opposite signals for future rental supply.
Rosa Marchetti
Freddie Mac Bulletin 2026-1 Updates Selling Rules and Home Possible Terms
Freddie Mac's first guide bulletin of 2026 carries selling updates and Home Possible changes, while the higher 2026 conforming loan limit already governs investor purchases.
David Jordan