Things to watch, what to know, in your apartment operation
Tag: Apartment Watch
Multifamily developer confidence remains in negative territory in fourth quarter
While the two main confidence indexes for multifamily housing increased slightly in the fourth quarter, they both remained in negative territory, according to results...
Industry responds to HUD’s decision to lower FHA premiums
NAHB Chairman Alicia Huey Alicia, Huey, chairman of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and a custom home builder and developer from Birmingham, Ala.,...
Commercial-to-multifamily conversion shows promise across broad range of markets
Repurposing commercial properties into multifamily housing is growing more common across a variety of real estate markets and can provide a critical source of...
Multifamily housing starts fall despite rise in permits
The Census Bureau’s new residential construction report for January reported that the number of multifamily permits issued increased but that starts and completions both...
Construction materials price decline continues
The January producer price index (PPI) report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) stated that construction materials prices fell 0.2 percent in the...
2023 off to a sluggish start for single-family production
Although rising builder sentiment indicates a turning point for housing later this year, lackluster single-family production in January is a sign that the housing...
Rep. Loudermilk reintroduces legislation to return eviction laws to the states
Following Rep. Loudermilk’s (R-GA) reintroduction of the Respect State Housing Laws Act, NMHC joined NAA, IREM and NARPM in signing onto a press statement...
Cautious optimism for builders in February
Two consecutive solid monthly gains for builder confidence, spurred in part by easing mortgage rates, signal that the housing market may be turning a...
NMHC and MF associations join together to expand supplier diversity opportunities
The National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) joined an industry-wide group of seven real estate trade associations to announce a first-of-its-kind alliance to foster supplier...
Census reports on rental vacancies in Q4
The Census Bureau released its quarterly report on home ownership and occupancy for Q4 2022. It stated that the rental housing vacancy rate was...
Boosting housing production is best way to ease the affordability crisis
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) commended Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Ranking Member Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and their fellow committee...
Housing affordability hits record low but turning point lies ahead
Mirroring a steep rise in mortgage rates that began in the early part of 2022 and coupled with ongoing building material supply chain bottlenecks...
Rent growth flatlines in January
Yardi Matrix reported that national average apartment rent growth stalled in January with rents remaining unchanged from December’s revised level at $1,701 per month....
Final WOTUS rule a blow to housing affordability, NAHB tells Congress
With the nation in the midst of a housing affordability crisis and an economy confronting high inflation, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)...
Construction employment higher in January
The Employment Situation Report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics stated that both residential construction employment and apartment operations employment edged higher in the...
