What 2025 Taught Us About the True Cost of Rental Maintenance
One of the clearest lessons from 2025 is that the cost of maintaining rental homes has fundamentally shifted. This isn’t about a single year of unusual expenses; it’s about how expectations, regulations, and operating realities have changed what responsible ownership looks like. Across the Living Room portfolio, maintenance spending averaged 14% of annual rental income […]
Inside the Portland Rental Market: A Property Manager’s Perspective on 2026
Inside the Portland rental market, the story heading into 2026 is less about headlines and more about how homes are actually performing. As a property manager overseeing hundreds of single-family rentals across the region, I spend a lot of time reviewing construction pipelines, employment trends, rent projections, and vacancy data, but more importantly, I watch […]
Market Update for the Portland & Vancouver Metro Region for November 2025
Hi, I’m Coty Thurman, here to offer you a rental market update for the Portland-Vancouver Metro Region for November 2025. Washington Let’s start in Washington, where big changes are rolling in. The state just joined Oregon in adopting rent stabilization, setting limits on rent increases statewide. And right on cue, the city of Vancouver also launched […]
Portland Rental Market Update – October 2025
Fall 2025 – A Season for Steady Strategy As we move into fall, the rental market across Oregon and Washington is showing signs of stabilization. Rent trends are steady, tenant behavior is cautious, and owners who focus on quality maintenance and consistency are reaping the rewards. Before we dive in, note that the data below […]
Portland Rental Market Update – September 2025
The Portland rental market continued to move quickly in August — and our numbers tell the story. Here’s what we’re seeing across our portfolio of single-family homes, condos, ADUs, and small plexes. 📆 Days on Market Homes that leased in August were on the market for an average of just 16 days — a huge […]
Portland Rental Market Update – August 2025
August 2025 Portland Rental Market Update July brought a noticeable shift in the pace of the Portland rental market—at least within our corner of it. These numbers reflect Living Room’s rental portfolio, which is made up of single-family homes, individually owned condominiums, ADUs, and small 2–6 plex buildings across the Portland metro area. After a […]