NMHC and NAA support Senate Banking Committee’s approval of Mark Calabria to be Director...
Statement from the National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) and National Apartment Association (NAA) on the approval by the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of Mark Calabria’s nomination to be the next...
HUD to drastically cut notice for inspections of public housing and privately owned apartment...
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced it is dramatically reducing the advance notice it provides to public housing authorities (PHAs) and private owners of HUD-subsidized apartment developments before their...
NMHC/NAA identify 2019-2020 apartment industry policy priorities
The National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) and National Apartment Association (NAA) today released the multifamily industry’s policy priorities for 2019-2020. It’s no secret that a growing number of families across the income spectrum are struggling...
NMHC/NAA response to President Trump’s State of the Union Address
Statement from the National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) and National Apartment Association (NAA) in response to President Trump’s State of the Union address. “NMHC and NAA applaud President Trump’s focus on economic growth and job...
The Wolff Company launches senior resident experience company
The Wolff Company, a Scottsdale-based developer, announced plans to launch a Senior Living Resident Experience Company. This spring, the new company, yet to be named, will assume management for all of The Wolff Company’s...
January NMHC Quarterly Survey shows little overall change
Apartment market conditions were mixed in the National Multifamily Housing Council’s Quarterly Survey of Apartment Market Conditions for January. The Market Tightness (46) and Equity Financing (50) indexes showed little change in those conditions...
Rental app fees may change in Colorado
As people move in droves to Colorado, limited housing is an ongoing issue. While newcomers are looking for a place to live, it’s common practice for rental companies to charge an application fee. The fee often...
Does the Seattle housing law forbidding landlords from checking tenants’ criminal history go too...
With slews of tent encampments in a fast-growing city flush with tech-sector cash, it’s tough questioning Seattle’s serious problem with homelessness and affordable housing. But an unprecedented new city law forbidding landlords from checking into...
Statement on NMHC/NAA signing letter calling for end to government shutdown
On January 18, the National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) and the National Apartment Association (NAA) joined over 200 organizations in signing on to a United States Chamber of Commerce coalition letter to President Trump...
Freddie looks ahead
The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation’s (Freddie Mac) Multifamily Research Center recently issued a report entitled “Multifamily 2019 Outlook”. The report forecasts continued strength in the multifamily property market for the remainder of this...
Supreme Court rehears crucial property rights case
On January 16, the U.S. Supreme Court reheard oral argument in a crucial property rights case affecting property owners across the country. At issue is a 1985 Supreme Court decision that bars property owners from...
Western Specialty Contractors offers tips on protecting parking structures from damage during winter
Chemical deicers and snow plows are commonly used in winter to eliminate hazardous ice and snow from parking decks and structures. While deicers are doing their job melting away snow and ice, some may...
HUD reports homelessness unchanged in U.S. in 2018 with notable declines among veterans and...
Homelessness in the U.S. remained largely unchanged in 2018, according to the latest national estimate by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). HUD’s 2018 Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress found...
NMHC/NAA thank Pam Patenaude for her years of service, look forward to working with...
Statement from the National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) and National Apartment Association (NAA) on the news that HUD Deputy Secretary Pam Patenaude intends to resign, and that FHA Commissioner Brian Montgomery will serve as...
Ginnie Mae MBS Outstanding increases to $2.033 trillion
Ginnie Mae today announced that issuance of its mortgage-backed securities (MBS) totaled $33.668 billion in November. A breakdown of November issuance includes $32.192 billion of Ginnie Mae II MBS and $1.476 billion of Ginnie Mae...
