Author Archives: Katie Auffenorde

Some US Cities Wage War on Rental Properties…Possible Future Trend?

By: Katie Auffenorde | Published: March 23, 2012 | Categories: Industry trends, Rental market update

In a recent post by The Fiscal Times, Steve Yoder sheds light on what could be an alarming movement for those of us in the business of locating rental homes—US cities and municipalities are beginning to limit or perhaps institute bans on rental properties within their limits.  While there is no data to suggest a …
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Study Reveals Tightest U.S. Apartment Market

By: Katie Auffenorde | Published: January 12, 2012 | Categories: Market report

Renting a home in the US is a process fraught with anxiety these days. With markets across the country reporting vacancy rates at record lows, cities have been in a race for who’s rental market can tighten the most over the last year. The results are in—the San Jose metropolitan area has clinched the title for 2011. …
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Recent Trends in Expat Social Security Application

By: Katie Auffenorde | Published: March 8, 2011 | Categories: Social Security

The expatriate experience at the Social Security counter can be called unpredictable at best.  In our post-September 11th world, destination services providers and expatriates navigate a seemingly ever-changing process of documentation requirements and verifications in their quest for a Social Security Number (SSN).  Although Social Security Administration (SSA) branch offices around the US continue to …
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