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Poplar Homes Joins Open Homes Initiative to Provide Housing Relief to California Residents Impacted By Wildfires
Poplar Homes has pledged to relocate California residents impacted by wildfires with new temporary housing.
The State Of Renting
These rental laws protect renters, they can also impact homeowners greatly. Learn about them now.
The Frental Manifesto: Our 9 Friendly Rental Commandments
o“The best is yet to come and won’t that be fine.” – Frank Sinatra At Onerent (now Poplar Homes), we believe we’re on to something big, and the best is yet to come. So I wanted to restate our principles for this future. We’re building the largest property management...
Why Software is Eating the Real Estate Services World Next
Learn the importance of software in the real estate industry and how it impacts renters and buyers.
Seattle Rental Housing Market Update – Quarter 2, 2019
As we enter the second quarter of 2019, Seattle renters find themselves in a uniquely favorable situation, while homeowners scramble to keep up with an increasingly competitive market. As the Pacific Northwest’s largest housing market, here is the land of tech and...
Top 6 Real Estate Trends to Watch in 2019
If we reflect back to 2018, we can see that supply for affordable housing was low, prices for rental homes and home for sale were high, and millennials continued to delay purchasing a future home. As we step into 2019, we can expect to see some old trends carry over...
Rent Control in Santa Cruz, CA – What You Need To Know About Measure M
In the upcoming November 6th midterm election, the rent control debate will be decided in Santa Cruz, CA. Santa Cruz has been known for their single-family homes right on the open waters of the Pacific Ocean. In recent years, the Santa Cruz area has seen a 5.2 percent...
3 Washington State Rental Housing Laws You Need to Know
Learn about important updates on rental housing laws for landlords and renters in Washington State.
California Rental Housing Laws Update – August 2018
Since the beginning of 2018, the United States rental housing market has seen much change, California included. In an earlier article in January, we highlighted and discussed the newly enacted the newly enacted California rental housing laws of 2018 which you can read...
What You Need to Know About Los Angeles’ Rent Control Vote on July 31st
The Los Angeles Board of Supervisors will be voting on a new policy to pass a temporary rent control ordinance on July 31, 2018. This Los Angeles rent control ordinance would cap rent increases at 3 percent each year. Los Angeles is currently the fourth most expensive...
How Student Loans and Debt Influence the Affordable Housing Crisis
The financial crisis is now a decade behind us. But at least one consequence persists, a pile of student debt. Since the 2008 recession, student debt has grown from 5 percent to 30 percent of all household debt. Relative to national income, student debt has increased...
Here’s Your Chance To Win Free Rent For A Year
To celebrate Poplar Street’s launch, Onerent is giving away the chance to win free rent for a year! This 6-week long raffle holds many milestone rewards offered in each of our four primary markets: San Francisco Bay Area Seattle Los Angeles San Diego There are...