From energy to insurance: Navigating 2025’s property expense storm
Business environments ebb and flow, but perhaps none as rapidly as apartment operations. Often getting by on very slim margins, rising operations costs have been particularly hard on the sector in the last few...
The deflated promise of suburban prosperity
A new study reveals the depth of a problem that has plagued the U.S. for decades. While the number fluctuates, the latest academic research submits that the U.S. is short 15 million homes—not merely...
Navigating the multifamily reset
From developers pivoting away from stalled markets to value-add investors navigating tighter margins, the multifamily sector is adjusting to a new reality—one shaped less by interest rates and more by housing need, supply imbalances,...
RealPage Q2 reports deep concessions, resilient demand
RealPage Analytic's second-quarter multifamily report paints a picture of a market gradually finding its footing. The apartment sector is stabilizing, though unevenly, after a turbulent year marked by interest rate swings and...
A blaze of consequences: How wildfires are reshaping apartment insurance
The firestorm that swept through Los Angeles in early 2025 left a scar across the city’s landscape—and its economy. For apartment developers and owners, the immediate devastation was only the beginning.
The real challenge, many...
Property rights v. public welfare—will the Supreme Court end the debate?
Key legal themes:
Takings clause
The Supreme Court has consistently held that rent control, as a regulatory measure, does not generally constitute a physical taking unless it compels a property owner to rent indefinitely or surrender...
The rise of private equity in America’s rental market
Private equity investment has become a vital force in modernizing U.S. rental housing infrastructure, with Blackstone leading this evolution through strategic capital deployment and innovative property management.
As the largest owner of private equity-held apartments—controlling...
Merit, excellence, intelligence make a comeback
In today’s rapidly evolving real estate landscape, apartment businesses are under increasing pressure to perform at higher levels, adapt to technological advancements, and meet the rising expectations of both property owners and residents.
Against this...
Embracing hotelization in multifamily
Wouldn’t it be great if your apartment community felt more like a hotel stay without residents giving up the comfort and stability of home? A new mindset is emerging in multifamily, and it looks...
Housing’s slow walk
The American apartment market in 2025 is a paradox: a landscape of gleaming new towers and persistent shortages, of record construction and deepening affordability crises. As the nation grapples with demographic shifts, economic uncertainty,...
The good news keeps coming
The U.S. economy, while moderating, continues to show resilience and adaptability, especially in the apartment business. Consumer spending, productivity gains, and easing financial conditions all continue to support continued growth.
Multifamily, in particular, is a...
Housing laws for service animals and emotional support animals
What is a service animal?
Not a pet. Service animals are considered a type of medical equipment, rather than a pet.
Service animals are animals (usually dogs) that perform certain tasks for a person with a...
Project 2025’s position on Housing First
Project 2025, a policy blueprint developed by the Heritage Foundation and other conservative organizations, explicitly calls for ending "Housing First" programs as a central part of its proposed overhaul of federal housing and homelessness...
HUD’s position on department layoffs
Housing and Urban Development (HUD) layoffs as orchestrated by HUD Secretary Scott Turner are rooted in a longstanding critique of the agency’s size, mission, and effectiveness. Influential policy blueprints, such as the Heritage Foundation’s...
Remarks by the Vice President at the National League of Cities Conference, March 10,...
THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE U.S.: Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you. Thank you all. Thank you. Please —please—please take a seat. It's—it's good to see everybody. Good afternoon, and—and thank you all for having...
