Mid-June rent payments reported strong
The National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC)’s Rent Payment Tracker found 89.0 percent of apartment households made a full or partial rent payment by June 13 in its survey of 11.4 million units of professionally...
Landlords sue to end state’s eviction ban
Two landlords filed a lawsuit challenging California courts’ refusal to hear eviction proceedings. In its response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the agency that oversees California’s courts declared that courts would not consider eviction cases...
NAHB safety handbook primes builders on newly-released OSHA regulations
In the residential construction industry, a safe work environment and well-written, up-to-date program isn't optional, it's legally essential. Not only does it keep employees healthy and safe, but it can stave off huge losses including everything from...
U.S. economic growth expectations largely unchanged as lockdown restrictions ease
Despite substantial revisions to the components constituting real GDP, headline growth expectations on a quarterly and full-year basis were only slightly changed compared to last month, according to the latest commentary from the Fannie...
National Multifamily Housing Council and InterFace to co-host 2020 student housing conference
The National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) and France Media, publisher of Student Housing Business and parent company of the InterFace Conference Group, are pleased to announce that in light of the unparalleled disruptions caused...
80.8 percent of apartment households paid rent as of June 6
The National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC)’s Rent Payment Tracker found 80.8 percent of apartment households made a full or partial rent payment by June 6 in its survey of 11.5 million units of professionally...
Doug Bibby responds to killing of George Floyd and continuing racial inequities
Statement by NMHC President Doug Bibby on the killing of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor, and continuing racial inequities: The tragic killing of George Floyd, as well as Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor,...
The housing industry is poised to lead the nation’s economic recovery
As the industry observes National Homeownership Month in June, recent housing data indicate the important role the residential construction industry will play in leading the U.S. economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic, according to the National Association...
Permitting and starts delayed by COVID-19
More than half (53 percent) of multifamily developer respondents reported construction delays in the jurisdictions where they operate, according to the third edition of the National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) COVID-19 Construction Survey. Of...
Rent collections higher in week 3
The NMHC rent tracker project has released its third reading on rent collections in the month of May. A total of 90.8 percent of residents had made a payment by May 20, 2020. This...
Apartment industry reacts to Trump order on regulations
The National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) and the National Apartment Association (NAA) applaud the Trump administration’s signing of an Executive Order directing agencies to use emergency authorities to identify regulations that can be rescinded...
Multifamily builder and developer confidence down in Q1
Confidence in the market for new multifamily housing weakened significantly in the first quarter of 2020, according to results from the Multifamily Market Survey (MMS) released by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). The survey was...
Joint mortgage and housing assistance website launched
To ensure homeowners and renters have the most up to date and accurate housing assistance information during the COVID-19 national emergency, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), and the...
NY Dem candidate is on a “rent strike”
In New York City’s well-heeled 12th Congressional District, a housing activist named Pete Harrison is running in the Democratic primary to unseat incumbent Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney. But that’s not the only campaign he’s waging....
Morgan Properties launches Morgan Cares
Morgan Properties, one of the nation's largest and fastest-growing multifamily owners, announced today the launch of Morgan Cares, a program created to support local hospitals and food banks as they combat the COVID-19 pandemic...
