http://www.richmondbizsense.com Richmond's Homepage For Business News Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:46:57 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2010/06/08/a-renter%e2%80%99s-market/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2010/06/08/a-renter%e2%80%99s-market/#comments Tue, 08 Jun 2010 10:14:58 +0000 Al Harris http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=18971 The vacancy rate for apartment units in Metro Richmond in the first quarter of 2010 was the highest it has been in five years, reports the real estate research firm Reis Inc. ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2010/06/08/a-renter%e2%80%99s-market/feed/ 4 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/07/20/area-apartment-vacancy-rising/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/07/20/area-apartment-vacancy-rising/#comments Mon, 20 Jul 2009 10:47:01 +0000 Al Harris http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=9604 Real estate researcher Reis Inc. reported last week that the national apartment vacancy rate reached 7.5 percent in the second quarter; the rate for Richmond was higher at 8.1 percent. But Patrick McCloud, president of the Central Virginia Apartment Association, said despite the record high vacancy levels Richmond is holding up well and that the rental market is showing signs of improvement]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/07/20/area-apartment-vacancy-rising/feed/ 0 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/02/13/is-richmond-the-worst-residential-rental-market-in-the-country/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/02/13/is-richmond-the-worst-residential-rental-market-in-the-country/#comments Fri, 13 Feb 2009 12:16:18 +0000 Al Harris http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=4527 The U.S. Census Bureau says the Richmond metro area has the highest residential rental vacancy in the country, but local rental agents aren’t buying it. The Census Bureau reported this month that the Richmond area had a rental vacancy rate of 23.7 percent.  That puts Richmond in the unenviable position of being the worst rental ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/02/13/is-richmond-the-worst-residential-rental-market-in-the-country/feed/ 6