Property Management Blog

Blog Post The Complete Guide to Tenant Screening for Your Rental Property
By Progressive Property Management - Tuesday, February 24, 2026

The Complete Guide to Tenant Screening for Your Rental Property

The Complete Guide to Tenant Screening for Your Rental PropertyIdentifying and vetting applicants for your rental property is one of, if not the singular most important aspect of managing a rental property. It is crucial to complete this step with the utmost attention to detail ...
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Blog Post Understanding Different Income Sources for Rental Application
By Progressive Property Management - Tuesday, February 24, 2026

Understanding Different Income Sources for Rental Application

Understanding Different Income Sources for Rental Applications (And How Landlords Should Evaluate Them)Verifying income is one of the most important steps in tenant screening – and in fact is our number one concern when we review applications.Most landlords think the task i...
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Blog Post New Laws Impacting California Rentals in 2024
By Progressive Property Management - Tuesday, January 27, 2026

New Laws Impacting California Rentals in 2024

There are 2 new laws that impact certain rental properties in California for 2024.  There is also a ballot proposition that could impact all properties to be voted on next November.  That ballot measure, again funded by the same group that put it to the vote in both 201...
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Blog Post Impact of the Commission Lawsuit Settlement on a Property Management
By Progressive Property Management - Tuesday, January 27, 2026

Impact of the Commission Lawsuit Settlement on a Property Management

In March the National Association of Realtors (NAR) settled a 4-year lawsuit called Sitzer-Burnett vs. NAR et al and agreed to not only pay $413 million in damages to the plaintiffs, but also change fundamentally how they practice real estate.  This article explores the pote...
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Blog Post First vs. Best Qualified: First Comes First
By Progressive Property Management - Tuesday, January 27, 2026

First vs. Best Qualified: First Comes First

There is a bill that may pass that will mandate the first qualified applicant to be accepted by the owner or management company.  The property owner must publish what their criteria are for applicant approval, but whoever the first applicant is who meets that standard, their...
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Blog Post Rent Control for All
By Progressive Property Management - Wednesday, March 22, 2023

Rent Control for All

We have been in this real estate recession for less than a year, and already elected officials are caving into tenant demands for rent protection.  Now that the prospect of owning a home has dropped precipitously because home prices have remained firm while interest rates are st...
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Blog Post How Real Estate Recessions Impact Our Owners
By Progressive Property Management - Monday, September 12, 2022

How Real Estate Recessions Impact Our Owners

There is no doubt we are in a different real estate market than we were just a few months ago.  On June 13th, 2022, the stock market dropped almost 4% and mortgage interest rates increased ½ percent in one day, which was the largest increase for one day since they started track...
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Blog Post Inflation, Recession and Property Management
By Progressive Property Management - Friday, June 17, 2022

Inflation, Recession and Property Management

I think we will look back at June 13, 2022, as the tipping point for the next recession. We won’t have an actual recession for a while, because the definition of a recession is two quarters of negative growth, but it now seems inevitable.  We averted one in 2020 when the gover...
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Blog Post Santa Ana’s Slippery Rental Control Slope
By Progressive Property Management - Tuesday, November 23, 2021

Santa Ana’s Slippery Rental Control Slope

As the end of the eviction moratorium neared and tenants feared of increased rents since rents prices had been frozen for the previous 18 months and non-payment could result in an eviction, the Santa Ana City Council quickly decided to impose stricter rent control than imposed by...
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Blog Post Say No to “No Felons”
By Progressive Property Management - Sunday, January 3, 2021

Say No to “No Felons”

It is tempting to think that an owner can deny a tenant approval for their rental simply due to the tenant’s criminal history.  Unfortunately, the answer is both “yes” and “no”.  Fair Housing lawsUnequivocally and categorically it is against Fair Housing laws to deny ...
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