by Bernard Gehret | Feb 17, 2021
I recently delivered a webinar for Metrofamily NW titled: “The Top 10 Ways To Maximize Your Apartment NOI in 2021”, and in this changing market, the “tricks of the trade” are definitely changing from recent years as well. Here is a brief...
by Bernard Gehret | Jan 5, 2021
What a crazy year we had in 2020! A internet meme’s are proclaiming: “Hindsight is 2020”, cheers to looking forward to a hopeful and positive new year. I am providing a webinar for Multi-Family NW next week, January 12, at 10 am, to discuss the...
by Bernard Gehret | Dec 17, 2020
In a release on December 15, Kate Brown is calling a special session, which most likely includes extending the eviction moratorium and a relief fund for landlords and tenants. The initial proposal allowed for tenants to legally not pay rent, and the landlords would be...
by Bernard Gehret | Nov 22, 2020
Friday afternoon I received an email from my property manager informing me of a surprise legislative hearing about allowing tenants to not pay rent until July 1, 2021 if they have a “hardship”. Here is the letter from Metrofamily NW, which includes a form...
by Bernard Gehret | Nov 18, 2020
Metrofamily NW releases a spring and fall newsletter annually, and they do a terrific job providing great information for apartment owners. The fall 2020 report focused on rent and vacancy levels in the Portland metro area, here is a summary: Vacancy rates in the...