Another great moment in history: NAHB Multifamily Pillar’s awards
It doesn’t get bigger than this. The National Association of Home Builders, one of the largest and most influential trade associations in the country,...
Sweet liberty
The U.S. republic is a great wonder of the world. Many believe divinely inspired. Even today the vast majority of its citizens continue to...
Infographic: Demographic shift toward lower taxes, free economies
While data collection does not include specifics on why people move, data scientists have drawn a correlation between low-tax, low-cost states and population growth. +0.1%...
Infographic: Regulations rising
The National Association of Home Builders and the National Multifamily Housing Council found that regulations imposed by all levels of government (local, state, federal)...
Infographic: The great debt reset
In a recent NAHB Power Hitters episode, top economist, Robert Dietz cited student debt payment freezes as one reason for record levels of cash...
Return of Waters
At the urging of NAHB and other business groups, the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a challenge to the Clean Water Act...
Materials scarce. Prices high.
As the construction industry struggles under the burden of material cost increases, supply chain disruptions and labor shortages, demand for single and multifamily homes...
Former WeWork CEO jumps into apartments
The apartment siren has snagged another. Companies tied to Adam Neumann have acquired majority stakes in over 4,000 apartments valued at more than $1 billion...
The ESA problem
In 2017, Marlin Jackson boarded a cross-country flight. When he got to his row, another passenger was already in the middle seat with an...
A visionary’s life
The architectural community lost a giant of the industry when Mark Humphreys died last month. The founder of the nation’s largest multifamily-focused architectural firm...
Pets on planes: Change ahead
Just five months after the US Department of Transportation released a final statement regarding service animals on flights, the agency has proposed yet another...
Supreme Court blocks mandate
National Federation of Independent Businesses v. OSHA, rejected a Biden Administration effort to mandate vaccination or testing for COVID in workplaces with more than...
Crime maps deemed problematic
When looking at a listing, users of Realtor.com and Redfin will be provided information about local school districts, walkability, and availability of public transport,...
Small business owners battle inflation
The majority of the nation’s landlords are individual investors. They own about 23 million units spanning 17 million properties, according to the U.S. Census. Forty-two...
California rolls out organic waste law
A key component of a new California law that will forever change how residents and businesses sort their food scraps and landscaping trimmings took...
N.Y. Gov touts pro-housing proposals
In a welcome departure from her predecessor’s indifference to the housing crisis in the New York City metropolitan area, New York governor Kathy Hochul...
Apartment demand smashes previous record
Demand for market-rate apartments in 2021 soared far above the highest levels on record in the three decades RealPage has tracked the market. Net...
LIHEAP checks fast and loose
In February 2021, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) found that 13 agencies administering the rental assistance program “reported using no electronic data to verify...
Timeless test of character
Seekers of freedom everywhere would do well to remember an indomitable, 16th-century Jesuit college professor named Juan de Mariana, who was dragged before the...
Corporate greed isn’t driving inflation
Inflation has reached its highest level in nearly 40 years, and everyone is looking for answers. Before fiscal and monetary authorities can muster a...
