NAA analysis finds U.S. households spend 27 percent of income on rent
The National Apartment Association (NAA) has released new research analyzing rent-to-income percentages, which are based on professionally managed residential lease applications screened by TransUnion’s ResidentScreening platform. As the nation continues to grapple with housing...
Pillars Awards application window closes soon
Since 1990, the National Association of Homebuilders (NAHB) has sponsored the Pillars of the Industry Awards to recognize excellence in apartment and condominium design and development, interior merchandising and superior property management and marketing....
NMHC and Entrata partner to release student housing benchmarks
NMHC and Entrata announced a new partnership to release key benchmarks on the student housing industry. National and regional (Midwest, Northeast, South, Southeast, West) data will be updated on a monthly basis with the...
HUD to issue rule protecting tenants facing evictions for non-payment of rent in HUD-assisted...
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on Wednesday announced that it will publish a rule that prohibits the eviction of tenants facing eviction for nonpayment of rent from HUD-subsidized public housing...
Residential construction spending plateaus in August
The Census Bureau’s report on residential construction spending shows that the value of residential construction put in place in August was up 24 percent year-over-year but up only 0.4 percent month-over-month.
Improvements lead growth
The reported...
NMHC releases 2021 student housing income and expense survey
The National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) released the 2021 NMHC Student Housing Income and Expense Survey. This survey provides detailed descriptive statistics for the 2020 calendar year income and expense statements of 953 private off-campus student...
Banks increase share of multifamily mortgage debt in Q2
A Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) report on commercial and multifamily mortgage debt shows that the GSEs continued to be the largest source of net new multifamily mortgage funds in Q2. However, for the first...
Forecasts predict slower growth, higher inflation
A pair of economic forecasts, one from Fannie Mae and one from the Federal Reserve project lower growth and higher inflation for the rest of 2021 than did earlier forecasts by the same agencies.
Fannie...
RCA: Multifamily property prices up in August
A report from Real Capital Analytics (RCA) said that multifamily property prices rose 13.5 percent in the year to August. This is the highest annual rate of price appreciation seen for this asset class...
New NMHC construction survey finds record impact on availability of construction labor
A record 93 percent of multifamily developer respondents reported construction delays in the jurisdictions where they operate, according to the eighth edition of the National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) Construction Survey.
Of this group, 83...
Rent delinquencies up slightly in September surveys
The “week 37” release of the Census Bureau’s Pulse Survey shows that the portion of renters who are behind on their rent payments is up slightly since we last reported on this survey, rising...
HUD awards $143 million in grants to support construction and project rental assistance for...
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Office of Multifamily Housing Programs announced on Wednesday that it has awarded $143 million in grants to non-profit organizations across the country to support the...
Upzoning coming to California
California Governor Newsom recently signed a series of bills seeking to address the shortage of housing in the state. The bills. SB-8, SB-9 and SB-10 give local governments additional authority to upzone for higher...
Multifamily housing construction pipeline grows
The Census Bureau’s new residential construction report for August reported a surge in multifamily housing construction permits and starts, although completions continued to lag.
Multifamily housing construction permits hit multi-year high
The number of permits issued...
Builder confidence steadies as material and labor challenges persist
Builder confidence inched up in September on lower lumber prices and strong housing demand, even as the housing sector continues to grapple with building material supply chain issues and labor challenges. Ending a three-month decline, builder sentiment...
