Can’t find a place to rent? Help may be on the way

Apartment buildings are popping up all over the city, with more on the way.

The reason? Demand remains very high. Many apartments are snatched up within minutes of being listed as available.

In a recent report, the Runstad Center for Real Estate Studies at the University of Washington said the apartment vacancy rate this spring in Whatcom County was 0.8 percent. That’s an improvement compared with September 2015, when the vacancy rate was estimated at 0.2 percent.