HUD approves $616 million Florida disaster recovery plan
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson announced he is approving a disaster recovery plan to help Floridians recover from Hurricane Irma. In November, HUD allocated $616 million to the Sunshine...
Commercial-to-multifamily conversion shows promise across broad range of markets
Repurposing commercial properties into multifamily housing is growing more common across a variety of real estate markets and can provide a critical source of housing where shortages persist, according to a new report from...
Census report foretells multifamily construction slowdown
The Census Bureau’s new residential construction report for January showed rising level of multifamily construction completions. However, both multifamily permits and starts were down sharply for the month. If this trend continues, it would...
SFR rent growth rate continues decline in July
CoreLogic reported that their single-family rent index (SFRI) for July rose 3.1 percent from its year-earlier level. This is down from the 3.3 percent year-over-year SFR rent growth reported last month. The rate of...
NAA seeks monetary damages from unlawful eviction moratorium
The National Apartment Association (NAA) filed a lawsuit in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims to recover damages on behalf of rental housing providers who have suffered severe economic losses under the U.S. Centers...
Los Angeles takes top spot as nation’s least affordable housing market
San Francisco, which has been the nation's least affordable major housing market for the past two years, was supplanted by Los Angeles in the fourth quarter of 2019, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells...
Borrowers gain clarity with Carson-Barr agreement
U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson and U.S. Attorney General William Barr issued a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the two agencies that sets prudential guidance on the appropriate use of the False...
CBRE gives 2022 multifamily outlook
CBRE recently released its 2022 U.S. Real Estate Market Outlook report. It forecasts that 2022 will be a very good year for the multifamily housing business.
Economy on path to normal
CBRE expects that the post-pandemic...
CoreLogic reports record SFR rent growth
CoreLogic reported that the year-over-year rent growth for single-family rentals (SFRs) in January was 12.6 percent. This is the highest rate they have seen in the 17 years that they have been collecting this...
Housing affordability holds steady but supply-side challenges persist
Housing affordability held steady at its lowest level in nearly a decade, as higher home prices offset lower mortgage rates to keep the affordability rate flat in the third quarter of 2021. However, ongoing supply-chain disruptions and...
MF industry associations respond to President Biden’s extension of the Eviction Moratorium
The National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) and the National Apartment Association (NAA) appreciate President Biden’s prompt and well-intended action to address the ongoing financial struggle of our nation’s 40 million renters.
However, NMHC and NAA...
Increasing housing supply critical for Fed’s fight on inflation
With shelter inflation accounting for a staggering 90 percent of the overall inflation rate last month, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) is calling on policymakers at all levels of government to take...
Rental housing law in Colorado
Nexus Commercial Realty recently presented a webinar outlining legislation being considered which affects multifamily housing. While the focus of the webinar was on legislation pending in Colorado, many of the issues being discussed there...
Emotional support animal vs person with allergies: Who wins?
The Iowa State Supreme Court looked at a conflict between two people, both requesting "reasonable accommodation," in a recent ruling.
Origins of the conflict
Karen Cohen has a severe allergy to pet dander. Because of this,...
NMHC and NAA statement on the extension of the CDC Eviction Moratorium
The National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) and the National Apartment Association (NAA) are deeply disappointed with the extension of the Center for Disease Control (CDC)’s eviction moratorium.
After grappling with the financial distress of the...
