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Portland Apartment & Home Rentals
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This page is offered as a resource
for people looking for a rental (apartment, condo, or detached single-family
home).
I DO NOT handle rentals as most Oregon realtors
only work with home buyers and home sellers. Most rental units are
managed by property managers or the property owners in the Portland metro
area.
A good place to start your search for a rentals is
Andrew's Web site.
Andrew has built a
web page that has information designed for people moving to Portland
and looking for a rental.
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Apartment Occupancy Rates Failing
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May 2008: Center for Economic Policy Research
Though the recent downturn in housing appreciation rates has started a price-realignment
process for bought properties, rental prices are expected to increase as
a result, according to a report from the
Center for Economic Policy
Research, a Washington, D.C.-based think tank studying economic issues.
Titled “Ownership, Rental Costs and the Prospects for Building
Home Equity,” the report analyzed 100 metropolitan areas, including Portland,
to compare ownership and rental costs at a time of dipping appreciation
rates.
The implication for rental markets is clear, the report’s
authors state: More people will start moving to rental housing as they see
the value of their homes depreciate, and those who are at transitional periods
in their lives will choose to rent rather than buy.
In Portland – yet to yield foreclosure or depreciation
rates on par with most American cities – with its tight housing inventory,
the symbiotic relationship between housing costs and apartment rents persists.
The Portland Area Apartment Market
Mark D. Barry & Associates, apartment appraisal specialists,
created a report about the Portland metro area apartment market entitled,
"A Review Of YTD 2008 And A Look Forward To 2009" which they released in
mid October 2008. You can download the report by clicking
here.
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Rent or Buy? Map it to Find Out!
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these uncertain times, people weighing rent vs. buy may find help with heat
maps on HotPads.
Visitors can create customized, color-coded state and city data maps ranging
from population density to per-capita income to median rents.
One of the most useful heat maps is the rent ratio, which
is an area's median home price divided by the median annual rent. The lower
the number -- and the bluer the color on the map -- the better to buy. The
higher the number -- and the redder the color -- the better to rent. Green
and yellow are in between the extremes.
To see how the nation's housing bubble affects your area,
HotPads offers what it says are the first interactive maps of the crisis.
In the Portland area, foreclosure heat maps color the city mostly blue or
green, indicating it has mostly escaped the bubble. Newberg, in contrast,
is nearly red, indicating a high foreclosure rate.
Heat maps are just one of HotPads' features. Mostly, the
site maps the locations of houses and apartments for sale or rent.
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Referral Services
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Apartments.com
The national site that offers apartments in most USA metro areas including
Portland. You have to complete a number of parameters (e.g., size,
rent price, location, etc.) before you can obtain any listings.
The Apartment
Finder Magazine with with a Web site that offers interactive
maps, virtual tours, and a map-based keyword search tool.
The Apartment
Guide You can search by cities within Oregon as well as by
zip code.
Craig's List
National site that posts lists (e.g., services, for sale items, events,
etc.) in major metro areas in U.S.A. Usually has over 400 rentals
in the Portland Metro area.
For Rent Magazine The glossy national "apartment guide" you
see at the supermarkets. You can view ads online. Most of the
rentals are for larger complexes in the suburbs with only a few in the
older Portland neighborhoods.
Green Rentals
GreenRenter™ is an online directory
of "green" or environmentally conscious commercial and residential rental
property. GreenRenter™ helps renters
find properties that meet their environmental requirements. Property
owners with green features can create a building profile. It's fast
and free.
NW Rental Service
NW Rental Service is an apartment finding service for the NW neighborhood
of Portland, Oregon. They offer a finder's fee based search
to help you find a rental in Northwest Portland.
ProRent
is a nationwide company using a local apartment locator. Their
offer their services FREE OF CHARGE to the renter. You have to
complete a long form (e.g., number of bedrooms, price, etc.) before
ProRent will provide you rental listings.
Rental Data
They offer a service that matches renters with landlords based
on their area, bedrooms, price, dwelling type and pet preference.
Over 4,000 listing in the Portland metro area.
Smoke
Free Rentals The Portland-Vancouver Metro Area Smokefree Housing
Campaign is working with landlords and property managers to encourage
them to adopt no-smoking rules for their buildings. This Web site
will answer frequently asked questions, show you how to make quick fixes,
how to talk to your landlord, describe your rights, and help you find
non-smoking housing.
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Extended Stay Apartments
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A&G Rental
Management A&G has a number of units in the downtown
area for short-term and long-term rental. One of the buildings
is the Harrison Condos which is an ideal location (just south of downtown
between 1st and 2nd Avenues on SW Harrison) with the streetcar line
running in front of the three buildings. Telephone (503) 241-0676.
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Execustay 222
S.W. Harrison, Suite G02, Portland, OR 97201. Telephone (503) 499-6625
or (206) 889-0866. Fax (503) 499-6626. Execustay,
a division of Marriott Hotels, has six locations in the Portland metro
area.
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Oakwood
Oakwood is the world's largest rental housing solution company, providing
high-quality, furnished and unfurnished accommodations throughout North
and South America, the United Kingdom, Europe and Asia. It has
over 700 units for rent in the Portland metro area - many are in downtown.
Call Mark Holland at (503) 582-9229.
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Portland Hawthorne Guesthouse There are four guestrooms.
Rooms are furnished and carpeted. Linens and towels are included. Each
room has a full-size bed, a desk with a chair, a closet and a television
set with a DVD player and 70 channels of cable TV. High-speed wireless
Internet access is included. The Guesthouse is located at 1235
SE Salmon Street which is just 5-7 minutes from downtown.
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Relocation
Coordinators 7244 S.W. Durham, Suite 100, Portland, OR 97224.
Telephone (503) 684-5355.
Fax (503) 684-6177.
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U.S. Suites, Inc. 10220 S.W. Nimbus, Suite K-7, Portland,
OR 97223. Telephone (503) 443-2033 or (800) 877-8483. Fax (503) 620-8593.
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Property Managers
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American Property
Management 2154 N.E. Broadway. Telephone (503) 281-7779.
APM offers free apartment information and has more than 300 complexes
to choose from. They cover a wide range of neighborhoods in the metro
area.
Bluestone
& Hockley (800) 859-8043 or 503) 222-3800. Office
is at 3835 SW Kelly Avenue, Portland, OR 97239-4312. Over 30
years in business and over 1800 residential and commercial management
units.
Gearin
Properties Located in Beaverton. Telephone (503) 626-7544.
Home rentals on the west side (SW Portland, Beaverton, Hillsboro, Tigard).
College
Housing Northwest CHNW is a 501 (C) (3) private, non-profit
corporation headquartered in Portland, Oregon. CHNW provides an educational
living environment for students, faculty and staff of PSU and other
institutions of higher education.
Portland Chapter
- NARPM This site is maintained by the Portland Chapter of
the National Association of Residential Property Managers. The Greater
Portland Chapter represents the management of over 19 property management
firms managing over 5,000 housing units in the tri-county area.
Free searches for rentals are offered at their Web site.
Portland
Rental Service In business for
over 35 years, Portland Rental Services manages rental properties in
and around Portland, Oregon. Rental properties include single bedroom
apartments, rowhouses, and large homes. Portland Rental Service is pet
friendly in all of their rental properties. They also manage rental
office space.
The
Management Group (TMG), founded in 1985, is a full service
management company for residential and commercial properties, including
single family homes, apartment communities, office and retail property.
They service the Vancouver, Washington and Portland, Oregon metro areas.
You can search for apartments online at their site.
Performance
Properties Located in 1637 Laurel Street, Lake Oswego,
OR 97034. Telephone: (503)635-0099. Their
tenant screen criteria (credit reports, criminal, civil, rental
& employment history) helps finding qualified tenants who will pay
rent on time and respect your property.
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Downtown Apartments and Condos
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 Association
for Portland Progress Responsible for promoting downtown living
- APP has a page full of
rentals. 520 SW Yamhill Street, Suite 1000 Portland, OR 97204.
Telephone (503) 224-8684. Fax (503) 323-9186.
Mark Spencer
A downtown hotel that offers reduced rates for long-term stays. All
rooms feature fully equipped kitchens for convenient in-room dining.
Walk out the front door of the Mark Spencer and you're on the Portland
Streetcar line.
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Pearl District Lofts and Condos
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The three buildings below
rent lofts in the pearl district:
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Kearny
Plazaza has 131 rental units and is located at 931 NW 11th Avenue,
Portland, Oregon 97209. They charge $825 a month for a
studio apartment to $1,800 a month for a two-bedroom. Telephone
(503) 227-5624. Email:
kearnyplaza@tcresidential.com
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Everett Street Lofts has 47 rental units in
the Pearl. The building is located at 625 NW Everett Street.
Telephone (503) 222-3425.
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Honeyman Lofts has 89 rental units in the Pearl
and prices range from $750 to $2,500 per month for a penthouse loft.
Honeyman offers one or two-level units and is located at 555 NW Park
Avenue. Telephone (503) 294-0478.
Portland Lofts
is a source for finding a rental loft. It has listings of properties
for sale along with a rare rental. The site has photo links to some
of the loft buildings so you can get a "rough idea" of the building from
the exterior. Some floor plans are also available online.
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Pearl District Apartments
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10@Hoyt Atlanta-based Trammell Crow Residential,
in partnership with Vancouver-based C.E. John Company, was the first to
build apartments in the Pearl in 2003.
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Size: 550 to 1,000 square feet.
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Features: Durable light-gauge steel construction,
business center and fitness center.
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Contact information: (503) 283-5365.
The Lexis Hoyt Street Properties, one of the
original developers of the Pearl District, built a six story structure in
2004. It includes one retail floor and will have 139 units.
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Size: 500 to 1,450 square feet.
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Features: Metal exterior, elevated courtyard
to face coming North Park Square, business center, and fitness center.
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Contact information: (503) 227-6677.
Burlington Tower Prendergast and Associates
constructed a 155 unit, 10-story building in 2004.
It includes one retail floor. See their Web site for more information
at www.pearlblock.com.
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Size: 600 to 2,200 square feet.
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Features: Across from Jamison Square Park, good
views, library, and fitness center.
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Contact information:
info@pearlblock.com
South Pearl Gerding/Edlen Development got
into the apartment business with this 250 unit, 16-story building located
in the Brewery Blocks in 2005. It includes one retail floor.
Gerding/Edlen developed The Henry, a high-rise condo in the Pearl that is
also located in the Brewery Blocks. Read an overview of the
Brewery Blocks.
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Size: 625 to 1,506 square feet
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Features: This tall Pearl District apartment
building offers some excellent views.
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Contact information: (503) 525-4995.
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Northwest District Apartments
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Pet Friendly Rentals
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Portland
Rental Service
1834 S.W. 58th Avenue, Suite 202
Portland, Oregon 97221
Telephone (503) 292-4451
Oregon Humane Society The OHS Web site has a link to "Pet-friendly
rental properties in the Portland, OR area." The listings includes
the name of the rental, address, telephone number, map, and the type of
pets allows.
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Search the Newspapers Online
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OregonLive
This sites is affiliated with The Oregonian (state's largest newspaper).
You can search for all types of rentals.
Portland Tribune
Portland's free publication is on the newsstands every Tuesday and Thursday.
They have a few rental properties listed.
Willamette
Weekly
Alternative tabloid-style newspaper published weekly. They have a
rental search capability on their Web site.
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Apartment Ratings
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ApartmentRatings.com
exists to help renters share their renting experiences and give apartment
hunters the information necessary to make an informed renting decision.
You can search by city or Zip Code. Opinions from renters (and previous
renters) are offered as well as pricing reports.
The site gives an overall score (percentage of people recommending
the building) and ratings are based on the following with scores for each
(1 - 5 with one being the lowest) item:
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Parking
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Maintenance
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Construction
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Noise
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Grounds
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Safety
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Housing Connections: Search the Web
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Housing Connections
started in early May 2002 and it has 43,000 plus rental units in its database.
Its goal is to bring together people who need low/moderately priced or accessible
housing and property managers/owners who have places to rent or sell.
Listings are free for landlords.
The site contains information on apartments, duplexes and
triplexes, condos, and single family houses for rent. Housing Connections
covers most of Multnomah County as well as some addresses in Clark County
(Vancouver), Washington County, and Clackamas County.
The Web site is the result of two years of work led by
the Portland Bureau of Housing and Community Development. It contains
information on some 19,000 rental units and many of these are publicly subsidized.
Many of the units do not have income eligibility requirements. For
those that do, the site provides an
Affordability Calculator to help you determine your eligibility.
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Oregon Housing and Community Services
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Oregon Housing and
Community Services (OHCS) is the State of Oregon's housing finance
agency, providing financial and program support to create and preserve opportunities
for quality, affordable housing for Oregonians of lower and moderate income.
OHCS also administers federal and state antipoverty, homeless and energy
assistance, and community service programs.
The
Consolidated Funding Cycle (CFC) application is an open, competitive
process to efficiently distribute limited grant and tax credit funds for
affordable, multi-unit, rental housing development.
Applications are accepted twice a year, during the
Spring and Fall cycles.
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