Construction materials prices rise moderately despite copper wire price jump
The producer price index (PPI) report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) stated that construction materials prices rose 0.3 percent month-over-month in April on a seasonally adjusted basis. The index of components and...
Berkadia Student Housing Achieves Remarkable Transaction Volume in First Quarter 2025
Berkadia announced that its Student Housing platform had a successful first quarter with significant transaction activity nationwide. The platform transacted on a total of 11,094 beds, showcasing robust investment sales and mortgage banking activity...
Teams from the University of California Berkeley, University of Kansas and Yale University Named...
The Council of Large Public Housing Authorities (CLPHA) is pleased to announce that four graduate student teams have been selected as finalists of the 2025 Innovation in Affordable Housing Student Design and Planning Competition....
WNC & Associates Closes $228M Affordable Housing Fund Across 17 States
WNC & Associates (WNC), a family-owned business known as both a pioneer and leader in the affordable housing industry, has closed WNC Institutional Tax Credit Fund 57, L.P. (Fund 57), a $228MM fund which...
CBRE reports CRE investment up 14 percent in Q1
A recent report from CBRE says that both commercial mortgage investment volume and momentum rose in Q1. Volume grew to $88 billion, while momentum rose 13 percent compared to their year-earlier levels.
Dividing the market
CBRE...
Grace Hill Announces Strategic Acquisition of HelloData
Grace Hill, a leading provider of technology-enabled performance solutions for the real estate industry, announced the acquisition of HelloData, the leader in AI-driven market analysis solutions for multifamily owners and operators.
The multifamily industry is...
Redfin: April rents up for month but down for year
Redfin’s rent report for April says that the national median asking apartment rent rose 0.9 percent for the month to reach a level of $1,625. However, the median rent growth was -1.0 percent year-over-year.
Varying...
Update: Rent control advances in Washington, stalls in California
Update May 12, 2025: Governor Bob Ferguson (D) has signed the Washington state rent control bill. Its provisions take effect immediately.
The St Paul city council has passed changes to its rent control ordinance that...
Multifamily builder confidence slightly lower in Q1
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) quarterly survey of multifamily builders showed a slight decline in confidence in the market for new multifamily housing. The survey provides 3 measures of sentiment, the Multifamily...
President Trump reveals commitment to decentralizing housing aid
President Donald Trump is demonstrating his commitment to decentralizing housing aid. On May 2, 2025, he released his Fiscal Year 2026 "skinny budget," outlining the administration’s broad spending goals. While presidential budget...
Lifestyle property rent growth underperforms in April
Yardi Matrix reported that the national average asking apartment rent was up $5 in March compared to the revised level of the month before at $1,736 per month. The national average year-over-year asking apartment rent...
JLL Income Property Trust Fully Subscribes $105M DST Program JLLX Diversified VII
JLL Income Property Trust, an institutionally managed, daily NAV REIT (NASDAQ: ZIPTAX; ZIPTMX; ZIPIAX; ZIPIMX) with approximately $6.5 billion in portfolio equity and debt investments, announced that it has fully subscribed JLLX Diversified VII.
JLLX...
SCOA Real Estate Partners Welcomes Kendall Johnson and Fayyaz Chowdhury to Residential Investments Team
SCOA Real Estate Partners (SREP), a subsidiary of Sumitomo Corporation of Americas (SCOA) and leading equity provider for residential and industrial development projects across the US, is pleased to announce the addition of Kendall...
HH Group promotes Teddy Abdelmalek to positon of SVP at HH Red Stone
HH Group has appointed Tadros ‘Teddy’ Abdelmalek as SVP of business development at HH Red Stone, the firm’s property management division.
Teddy Abdelmalek brings 25 years’ experience in student housing, operations, strategy and business development....
Campus Apartments Announces Helen Marshall Promoted to Chief People Officer
Campus Apartments, one of the nation’s largest providers of on- and off-campus student housing, is proud to announce the promotion of Helen Marshall to Chief People Officer.
In this new role, Marshall will continue to...
