HUD adds funding for PHAs’ COVID-19 fight
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson announced the allocation of $380 million in supplemental administrative fee funding to all Public Housing Authorities (PHA), including Moving to Work (MTW) PHAs. The...
Property managers can impact rent payment
The national COVID-19 Resident Sentiment Report released by Grace Hill reveals that many more renters are unsure about their ability to pay May rent as the economic impact of COVID-19 is fully felt. But, property...
April apartment market conditions showed weakness amid COVID-19 outbreak
Apartment market conditions weakened in the National Multifamily Housing Council’s (NMHC) Quarterly Survey of Apartment Market Conditions for April 2020, as the industry confronts the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The Market Tightness (12), Sales Volume...
Rent Payment Tracker finds rent payment rate at 95 percent of prior month
The National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) found that 89 percent of apartment households made a full or partial rent payment by April 19 in its survey of 11.5 million units of professionally managed apartment units across the country,...
HUD funds COVID-19 related fair housing activities
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced it is awarding $1.5 million in Partnership and Special Enforcement Effort funds to HUD Fair Housing Assistance Program (FHAP) agencies to support COVID-19 education...
Survey shows significant delays in apartment construction
The percent of apartment developers reporting construction delays remained essentially the same in the second iteration of the National Multifamily Housing Council’s (NMHC) Construction Survey—56 percent compared to 55 percent in the April 3...
NMHC Research Foundation releases new study on apartment filtering
The NMHC Research Foundation released a pioneering new study exploring the impact of the filtering process on apartment housing. A better understanding of the detailed nature of our housing affordability challenges is more important than...
HUD implements new CARES Act multifamily mortgage payment relief to maintain and preserve affordable...
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced it is issuing new mortgage payment relief guidance under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) for borrowers with multifamily mortgages...
Study shows April rent payments delayed
A study by the National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) using data provided by 5 leading property management software (PMS) providers found a 12-percentage point decrease in the share of apartment households that paid April...
Apartment industry calls on Congress to provide additional support to residents, rental owners and...
The National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) and the National Apartment Association (NAA) appreciate Congress and the Administration’s quick action on the Coronavirus Aid, and Economic Security Act, (CARES Act). While many of its provisions...
NMHC Multifamily Construction Survey explores impact of COVID-19 on the industry
The National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) today released a new survey on multifamily construction that found more than half (55 percent) of respondents said that they are currently experiencing construction delays in the jurisdictions...
Camden Property Trust establishes Resident Relief Fund for COVID-19 pandemic
Camden Property Trust announced it has established a $5 million Resident Relief Fund for Camden residents experiencing financial losses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. “While the full impact of COVID-19 on our country is still...
HUD moves quickly to make $3 billion of COVID-19 relief funding available to communities...
President Trump signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) into law last Friday, providing much-needed assistance to the American people as the country works diligently to combat COVID-19. Thanks to...
NMHC and apartment data providers to release key data on the impact of the...
Beginning on April 8 and continuing on a weekly basis for the duration of the COVID-19 outbreak, NMHC, in partnership with the leading apartment data providers, will release weekly metrics assessing the overall effect...
Fannie Mae provides assistance to help renters impacted by COVID-19 stay in their apartments
Fannie Mae wants to help ensure families who are renting in multifamily properties are able to remain in their apartments during these unprecedented times. In coordination with the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Fannie...
