Overview

We have surveyed rents and vacancies in single-family rentals, multiplexes (2-4 unit apartments), and small 5-19 unit apartment buildings in King and Snohomish counties since 1998. We publish the results each spring in our 1-19 Unit Apartment Report.

The printed report shows current rents and vacancies by neighborhood for single-family rental properties, multiplexes, and 5-19 unit apartment buildings, as well as trends in parking charges, water/sewer charges, forecasts, and more.

The online version of the report shows rent and vacancy trends by neighborhood over the past ten years. The online report also lets subscribers create their own custom reports.

What you get if you subscribe today

If you subscribe on July 2, 2009, your subscription includes the current (May 2009) report, published on April 29, 2009. You have immediate online access to this report. Your online access expires on January 31, 2010.

If you want to begin your subscription with an earlier date, or the next issue rather than the current issue, please contact us. (Note: First time subscribers usually do not get a full year's access online. That's due to the timing of our publication dates. However, timely renewals do get a full year of online access.)

Cost

The 1-19 Unit Apartment Report costs $150.00 (plus sales tax where applicable).

Summary

Report size: 30 pages
Based on an annual survey of more than 2,500 properties.
Geographical coverage: 7 market areas (Snohomish County; King County; North King; Central King; eastside; South King; Southeast King) and 42 neighborhoods
Sponsored by the Rental Housing Association of Puget Sound and by the Snohomish County Apartment Operators Association.
Report content: 13 pages of current rent and vacancy tables; 4 pages of tables of management observations and forecasts by participants; 5 pages of tables of rent incentives, parking charges, water and sewer charges.
Current rent and vacancy tables: by bedroom type (studio, 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 bedroom apartments) for the vacancy rate, average rent ($), average rent per net rentable square foot, and survey information (to help subscribers determine reliability for any category of data)
Each neighborhood table then details rents for each unit type in single-family properties separately, followed by multiplexes, then 5-19 unit apartment buildings.
Published: Annually each May since 1998
Online service: Immediate access to a PDF version of the printed report (the printed report is also mailed to subscribers)

Sample pages from the report

Sample data page (343kb PDF)
Neighborhood map (186kb PDF) (Look here for more detailed maps)
Foreword sample (241kb PDF)
Table of Contents (111kb PDF)
Methodology (170kb PDF)

How does your property compare?

Investors and property managers should find this report a useful tool in comparing neighborhood rents and vacancies as well comparing the performance of specific properties.

Instant access

In addition to the printed version of this report, which we mail to you, subscribers can also access the report online immediately upon subscribing to the report. This online capability means you have access to The 1-19 Unit Apartment Report from anywhere at any time, as long as you have access to the internet.

Where do we get the information?

We survey single-family and apartment investors, professional property managers, and on-site property managers every spring. Each member of this "Panel of Experts" takes time to share rental market information for his or her properties by completing our survey.

The survey questionnaire asks participants to provide information about current rents, turnover rents, vacancies, concessions, turnover rates, how long apartments stay vacant, parking charges, water and sewer billing, their views about the market, plans for the next six months, and more.

Participants receive a free Executive Summary of the results. (Learn more about participating.)