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Fannie Mae’s November economic and housing forecasts call for fewer housing starts in 2021 than in earlier forecasts. However, the forecasts for housing starts in 2022 were revised modestly higher. Housing: less in the near...

Confidence in the market for new multifamily housing improved in the third quarter, according to results from the Multifamily Market Survey (MMS) released today by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). The MMS produces two separate...

The Census Bureau’s new residential construction report for October showed an uptick in multifamily housing construction activity from last month's relatively weak level. Multifamily housing permits issuance rebounds The number of permits issued for buildings with...

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) recently released the Job Openings and Labor Turnover (JOLT) report on the jobs market for September. It reported that the number of job openings fell slightly but quits...

 Yield PRO TV presents NAHB Power Hitters. Host Linda Hoffman talks with Todd Sears, Executive Vice President of Kittle Property Group, Inc. Pruitt-Igoe story Transcript: NAHB Power Hitters interview. Linda Hoffman with Todd Sears, executive vice...

Housing affordability held steady at its lowest level in nearly a decade, as higher home prices offset lower mortgage rates to keep the affordability rate flat in the third quarter of 2021. However, ongoing supply-chain disruptions and...

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its producer price index report for October 2021. It showed that construction materials prices were up 1.2 percent in the month, seasonally adjusted. The index of components...

The latest rent report from Yardi Matrix shows record high asking apartment rents for the country as-a-whole in October, with single family rental (SFR) rent growth again outpacing that of multifamily. Rents up sharply Yardi Matrix...

The National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC)’s Rent Payment Tracker found 78.2 percent of apartment households made a full or partial rent payment by November 6 in its survey of 11.8 million units of professionally...

The latest Employment Situation Report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics stated that both residential construction jobs and apartment operations jobs saw gains for the month. Total employment growth meets expectations The BLS reported that employment...

A report from the Mortgage Bankers’ Association (MBA) says that there was a significant rise in the originations of multifamily mortgages in Q3 both on a quarter-over-quarter and on a year-over-year basis. Tracking multifamily mortgage...

The National Apartment Association (NAA) was honored to represent the rental housing industry at a White House event highlighting Operation Allies Welcome, a nationwide effort to safely welcome Afghan allies and Afghans at risk. “The...

The National Apartment Association (NAA) and the National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) applaud the passage of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The nation’s apartment industry and our 40 million residents depend on robust,...

A pair of ballot measures either implementing rent control (St. Paul) or allowing it to be implemented (Minneapolis) were approved by voters in Tuesday’s elections. In both cases, 53 percent of voters voted in...

A lack of skilled construction labor is a key limiting factor for improving housing inventory and affordability, according to a new report by the Home Builders Institute (HBI). Additionally, the report cautions that the required number of...