Job openings fall in latest JOLT report
The Job Openings and Labor Turnover (JOLT) report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) said that the number of job openings in May was 9.82 million, down 496,000 openings from last month’s revised...
Rent growth rate flat in June
The latest rent report from Apartment List shows that the national average monthly rent growth in June was a positive 0.4 percent, down slightly from last month’s increase. Year-over-year rent growth was negative 0.5...
Single-family construction spending shows signs of life
The Census Bureau’s report on construction spending said that the value of multifamily residential construction put in place in May was down 0.1 percent month-over-month. Single-family construction spending rose as did spending on improvements. In...
Multifamily property prices flat in May
CoStar reported that its value-weighted index of multifamily property prices fell 15.3 percent year-over-year in May. However, this index was unchanged month-over-month. The value-weighted index of non-multifamily commercial property rose by 0.6 percent, year-over-year, in...
Trepp looks at NOI growth
A recent report from Trepp looks at how multifamily net operating income (NOI) grew between 2021 and 2022 and how NOI growth varied across the country. It did so by examining a sub-set of...
Uncertain economic conditions continue to impact multifamily businesses
The June edition of the NMHC Quarterly Survey of Apartment Construction & Development Activity found that multifamily development and construction firms continue to face headwinds. The rising cost of capital, coupled with a slowing...
FHA increases multifamily large loan processing limit
The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) published a Mortgagee Letter on June 28 that increased the threshold at which a Multifamily loan is considered a Large Loan from $75 million to $120 million. This was...
Multifamily at mid-year
Yardi Matrix released its Summer 2023 U.S. Multifamily Outlook report. It examines the multifamily housing business by looking at 4 factors driving it: the economy, rents, new supply and capital markets. Economy The economy has been...
New research from Assurant finds renters value tech support and connected living options
New research from Assurant, Inc., a leading global business services company that supports, protects and connects major consumer purchases, reveals that the average renter believes offering tech support, as well as connected home ecosystems,...
Fannie Mae forecasts later downturn
Fannie Mae’s June economic and housing forecast predicts that the expected economic downturn will occur slightly later than did other recent forecasts. It also predicts a higher level of multifamily starts in 2023 but...
NMHC statement on today’s meeting with the Homes Guarantee Campaign
Today, NMHC met with representatives from the Homes Guarantee Campaign to learn more about their priorities and personal stories. While the meeting was unscheduled, the discussion confirmed our mutual desire to see an increase...
New home sales jump in May
A lack of existing inventory coupled with solid consumer demand helped to boost new home sales in May to their highest level since February 2022. Sales of newly built, single-family homes in May increased 12.2...
Multifamily property prices down again in May
The latest commercial property price report from MSCI Real Capital Analytics said that multifamily property prices in May fell 0.9 percent from their level of the month before and fell 12.5 percent from their...
Renting cheaper in majority of largest U.S. cities
The average monthly mortgage costs 25 percent more on average than renting across the nation’s 50 most populous cities with just four exceptions: Detroit, Philadelphia, Cleveland and Houston. Of these cities, in Detroit it...
Home foreclosure starts continue to climb, up 5 percent y/y
Inflation continues to wreak havoc on the American economy according to one important indicator: foreclosures. Foreclosures are rising across the country. Foreclosure data is compiled into categories: Foreclosure starts and completed foreclosures. Entering and moving...
