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May 19, 2012

Rick Hooper: Understanding the changing rental housing market is critical to our work, particularly so we can periodically fine-tune our incentive programs geared to private developers. Towards that end, Dupre + Scott's research is excellent and always very helpful. Increasingly, we have public and elected officials asking us for reliable market data and trends. We rely on Dupre + Scott's data and their commentary. (Rick is Acting Director of the City of Seattle Office of housing)

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Patty Dupre and Mike Scott have worked together for 33 years, conducting apartment market and investment research for the Puget Sound region. Dupre + Scott publishes research throughout the year discussing apartment investment and market issues.

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Our goal is to enhance the quality of information available to help our clients make better decisions. We believe the long-term health of the Puget Sound region's rental housing market is important to everyone. We are convinced the market will work best when informed, timely, reliable, and unbiased information is available.

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Apartment Advisor newsletter: Regular regional forecast for rents, vacancies, concessions, development, prices, and more, along with discussions of current market trends published six times a year.

Vacancy Report: Apartment rents, vacancies, concessions, parking charges, utility billing, and other information by neighborhood for 20-unit and larger properties in King, Pierce, Snohomish, Kitsap, and Thurston counties published each spring and fall.

Investment Report: Apartment sale comparables and trends for 5-unit and larger properties in King, Pierce, and Snohomish counties updated online almost every Friday morning, with printed reports published each spring and fall.

Development Report: New 20+ unit apartment construction in King, Pierce, and Snohomish counties, including information on recently completed properties as well as projects in the pipeline expected to complete over the next three years. Updated online monthly, with printed reports published each spring and fall.

Expense Report: Actual detailed line-item apartment expenses for 20-unit and larger properties in King, Pierce, Snohomish, Kitsap, and Thurston counties. Published annually.

1-19 Unit Report: Single-family, multiplexes, and small apartment property rents and vacancies for properties in King and Snohomish counties.