Austin Texas Apartment Prices Drop for Fall!!
Summer is finally over and Apartment communities that maintained 90-100% occupancy levels throughout the summer have now been bombarded with new fall and winter time notices to vacate. Apartment communities pre-lease apartments based on their notices to vacate which are usually given 60-90 days out from the resident’s move date or lease end date.
Most long term tenants are being pushed out of their apartments with rental increases up to $200. Many of my clients recently call me discouraged stating that they have been a perfect resident for 5 years or more and dont understand why their aparmtent community is so anxious to “stick it to them” when it comes time to renew their leases.
The first question I ask them is how much they are paying currentlly ie; a client we’ll call Leslie that I am helping move currently. Leslie told me that she is paying $625 for a 740sf apartment in a community she has lived at for 5 years and is only 7 years old, and they want to raise her rent to $725. The first thing I told her was that the community wanted to raise her rent $100 due to the fact that since she leased there 5 yrs ago the market had completely changed. Unfortunately the only people that view long term occupants at an apartment community as an asset are the occupants themselves.
The truth of the matter is that Leslie and many others around Austin whom of which have been exemplary tenants are being viewed as a loss to their apartment communities. With a shortage of available apartments in Austin the market has changed. For example 5 years ago in South Austin you could get a nice apartmnet at an A class property for between 6-$700. Now you cant even get near an A class property in South Austin for less than $900 and that would be for a 1 bedroom apartment. Availability pushes pricing. If a guy has 50 apartments available they lower prices and offer up a massive upfront concession ie; 1 month free 2 months free etc. But when a management company looks down and sees that they are 96% full which has been the case most of this summer and historically most summers then their rates rise to the market rates (the highest rates they can charge for a particular unit). Long term residents are being viewed as a loss and therefore pushed out.
The good news is that in the last two or three months there have been at least twenty new apartment communities open. There are also at least 100 more on the horizon. This type of news and the historically slow fall and winter months are forcing apartment communities to drop their prices and drop them fast. There are at least twenty communities that I can think of right now that have dropped their prices $50-$75 in the last month from August pricing to compete with the new properties that have opened or are opening up in their vicinity.
For example the Wyndhaven apartments on Wells Branch. For years wyndhaven was only one of two A property options in the Wells Branch area. Their smallest 1 bdrm apartment 630sf was going for $769 a month. Then comes the Verde Oak Park apartments that opened a month or two ago right next door. The day Verde Oak Park opened their doors Wyndhaven went to $679 on the same floor plan. It still didnt help them though Verde Oak Park has a similar square footage for $710 Brand New Never Been Lived In! Then they were offering two months free upfront. Well if you average out the two months free over the lease term which was 13 months (aka a prorate) $1420 is the total concession or (special) divided by the minimum lease term which was 13 months thats $1420 divided by 13 months equaling $109.23. The $109.23 is your average monthly concession. You then subtract the $109.23 from the monthly rental rate. $710 minus $109.23 equals $600.77 a month for 13 months. Plus these apartments contain granite countertops, washer and Dryer etc and are BRAND NEW and have NEVER BEEN LIVED in.
So, yes rental rates are dropping dramatically with the rise of new communities you just can’t be fooled by upfront numbers anymore. My advice is that you always contact a Real Estate professional procurement of leasing transactions for the consumer are always 100% FREE. And recommended. Yes rates are higher but if you look past the first picture of the rate being $710 when you’re pricerange is $650 and you end up at Wyndhaven which is over ten years old and a much lesser quality class A property at $679 then the only one to blame is yourself. With the newer communities trying to fill up their properties they are offering great upfront concessions that will bring the rates back down.
You should always contact an apartment locator before looking at apartments on your own. If that apartment locator dosent find you the best deal available and you are not happy enough to move in then they dont get paid that is your insurance. Austin Apartment Guy would be glad to either help you find an apartment or counsel you on the leasing process. You can contact us through our website www.austinapartmentguy.comhttp://www.austinapartmentguy.com .
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I was all set to move in to an apartment the 1st of feb….I havn't signed anything, havn't paid anything, but told the people I was taking it, and they agreed, Now I cannot take the apartment. Due to a much better offer. I have to tell them. I feel like a real bitch. How can I do it with out them hating me? They could probably have rented their apartment out within these last four weeks.
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It’s a great line…..I quoted this to my lovely wife on our first date. 5 years later, well, the rest is history
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If they didn't have you sign anything than it's there fault. Don't feel bad… it's up to them to make sure they don't get stiffed. Just be polite and tell them.
Narrow down to what you only NEED for that month only. Since you will be in very close quarters you don't want your stuff getting on everyones nerves. (no pictures, etc.) Maybe get a sleeping bag once you are over there (don't bring it with you on the plane…just added stuff you have to carry through the airport). Then you can unroll it and use that to define your space. Maybe get light fabric that can hang with velcro from the ceiling and seperate your space even more, but make sure the velcro can come off the ceiling without ruining the ceiling because you don't want your parents to have to pay for any damages. Good luck, and enjoy your time in Prague!!!
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It would take more than a week to evict you anyway. If it's not something you are going to make a habit of I'm sure they will wait a week for the other half. Good luck.
unfortunately, that happens alot to landlords. A tenant will give 30 day notice, the landlord advertises and even gets a renter, then the tenant changes his/her mind. This is not the fault of the landlord and because the tenant already has had possession of the apt and wants to remain, the landlord cannot do anything about it. However, the landlord can give you back your deposit. An application fee is non refundable usually. I am not sure what an administration fee is, so I am assuming you are dealing with an apartment complex. If he has another apt, he can give that to you in place of the other, for the same price. Move in there. If there are no other apts, then as I said, the deposit should be returned to you.
One of my favorite scenes in the movie.
As you box everything up, wash it down very very well, then as soon as you close up the box, take it out to your car so that it is out of the appartment. When you do your laundry, wash it well (use a laundromat and wash it again once you have moved) put it in bags/boxes and do not bring it back into the apartment. Getting rid of your furnature will help, but make sure that everything is CLEAN before you move. Good luck hun.
If you are on the 1st floor then you will always be listening to your upstairs neighbor stomp around on the floor. If you are on the top floor you won't hear that. While I'd hate to have to lug groceries up three flights of stairs, I'd take the third floor. More light, more breeze (higher up means more cooler air) larger space and you'd be able to sleep with your windows open because there'd be less chance of someone breaking in on the third floor. If someone is going to break in they are going for the first floor apartment.
3rd floor, it's a no brainer.
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Jack Lemmon is one of the greatest actors to have ever graced the screen.
wondeful film.
I love this scene
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Early Felix.
This movie is so nice. Jack Lemmon’s character is so cute how he cares for and takes care of Shirley McLaine
Some places will let you get the apartment while others wont the best solution is the contact the apartment u are willing to get and ask the this question in person or by phone.
Contact your local Board of Health
Such a lovely moment …
Great movie !!