NMHC encouraged following HUD meeting on expanding housing supply
Yesterday, NMHC President Sharon Wilson Géno participated in a roundtable discussion with HUD leaders, housing providers and other housing stakeholders on policy solutions to grow the nation’s housing supply.
Hosted by HUD Deputy Secretary Adrianne...
Construction materials prices nearly unchanged in July
The producer price index (PPI) report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) stated that construction materials prices were up 0.1 percent month-over-month in July, seasonally adjusted. The index of components and materials for...
Single-family starts show gradual improvement in April
A lack of existing inventory and stabilizing mortgage rates helped push single-family production up to the highest rate thus far in 2023 even as builders continue to deal with high construction costs, persistent labor...
Residential construction spending down slightly in September
The Census Bureau’s report on construction spending shows that the value of residential construction put in place in September was up 19 percent year-over-year but fell 0.4 percent month-over-month.
Passing the peak
The reported value of...
FHFA requests input on multifamily tenant protections
On May 30, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) issued a Request for Input (RFI) on tenant protections at multifamily properties with mortgages backed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises).
Through their role...
Jobs coming back – slowly
Two recent reports from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) describe the current labor situation. They are the Employment Situation Report for October and the Job Openings and Labor Turnover (JOLT) report for September....
NMHC, NAA release apartment industry’s 2022 policy priorities
The National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) and National Apartment Association (NAA) released the apartment industry’s 2022 policy priorities.
On behalf of the apartment industry and our residents, NMHC and NAA are focusing on issues that...
Skyrocketing lumber prices add nearly $36,000 to new home prices
Soaring lumber prices that have tripled over the past 12 months have caused the price of an average new single-family home to increase by $35,872, according to new analysis by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)....
Water efficiency upgrades save multifamily housing providers $20,500 per property
A new study from Enterprise Community Partners (Enterprise) and Elevate Energy shows how affordable housing owners can save money, conserve resources and strengthen the long-term viability of their portfolios. The report found that smart...
Rent growth losing streak ends in February
The latest rent report from Apartment List shows that the national average monthly rent growth in February was a positive 0.3 percent, breaking a string of 5 monthly declines. Year-over-year rent growth was 3.0...
JCHS reports on landlords under stress
Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies (JCHS) recently issued a report assessing how landlords are faring during the COVID pandemic. The report studied how their rent collections and business practices changed between 2019 and...
Trepp looks at the state of CMBS loans in Q3
A new report from Trepp takes a look at the state of commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) lending in Q3 2022. While the report covers lending for all commercial property types, this article focuses on...
EIG launches interactive map highlighting innovative Opportunity Zone activity across the country
The Economic Innovation Group (EIG) launched the Opportunity Zones Activity Map, an online portal highlighting some of the most innovative and impactful publicly-announced developments catalyzed in the early stages of this new policy. This...
Inflation puts multifamily wages under pressure
The wage data the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released along with its employment situation report show that hourly wage growth for three categories of employees of interest to multifamily owners and operators has...
MSCI: Multifamily property price decline continues
The latest commercial property price report from MSCI Real Capital Analytics said that multifamily property prices fell 1.0 percent from their level of the month before in February. This is much faster than last...
