Apartment Watch
Things to watch, what to know, in your apartment operation
Analysts predict how multifamily will thrive in 2025
As we enter the New Year, analysts are peering into their crystal balls to predict how multifamily will thrive in 2025. Yardi Matrix...
Resolve to learn about CSRD
I love this time of year in multifamily. Things slow down (slightly) from the break-neck pace of the rest of the year and we...
Fed backs off plans for interest rate cuts
The economic projections released by the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) after this week’s meeting indicate that they will be keeping interest rates higher...
Multifamily industry excluded in FTC’s final rule on junk fees
The multifamily industry was excluded in the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) final "junk fees" rule that targets bait-and-switch pricing tactics that result...
Multifamily starts reported sharply lower
The Census Bureau’s new residential construction report stated that multifamily permits jumped higher in November but both starts and completions were sharply lower month-over-month. Multifamily...
Rent growth follows seasonal pattern
Yardi Matrix reported that the national average asking apartment rent was down $5 in November compared to the revised level of the month before...
Construction materials prices up again in November
The producer price index (PPI) report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) stated that construction materials prices rose 0.3 percent month-over-month in November...
Shower the people …
There is no question that winter is here, which makes hot showers even more glorious. I must really watch my timer to ensure that...
Yardi Matrix: expenses and income grow in tandem in affordable housing
On December 3, Yardi Matrix released its first-ever report on expense and income growth in the affordable housing sector. The report concludes...
Positive employment growth seen in November
The Employment Situation Report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics stated that overall employment growth bounced back in November after last month’s collapse. In...
Rent growth remains in autumn lull
The latest rent report from Apartment List shows that the national median monthly rent growth in November was -0.82 percent. Year-over-year rent growth was...
Multifamily CMBS special servicing rate jumps in November
Trepp reported that special servicing rate for multifamily commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) loans moved higher for the fourth month in a row in November,...
