Things to watch, what to know, in your apartment operation
Tag: Apartment Watch
Multifamily housing construction activity falls slightly in October
The Census Bureau’s new residential construction report for October recorded slight declines in multifamily housing construction permits, starts and completions. However, none of the...
Multifamily developer confidence declines significantly in the Third Quarter
The prospects for continued high levels of multifamily development declined significantly in the third quarter, as did the prospects for continued high occupancy rates,...
Single-family housing contraction continues in October
Elevated mortgage rates, high construction costs for concrete and other building materials and weakening demand stemming from deteriorating affordability conditions continue to act as...
Understanding Gen Z
A new survey from Freddie Mac examines the attitudes of Gen Z about money, renting and home ownership. The survey questioned 1739 people aged from...
Builder confidence declines for 11 consecutive months as housing weakness continues
Elevated interest rates, stubbornly high building material costs and declining affordability conditions that are pushing more buyers to the sidelines continue to drag down...
Sizing up adaptive reuse
A new report by RentCafe looks at the recent growth in the number of new apartments being created through the adaptive reuse of existing...
Construction materials prices fall in October
The October producer price index (PPI) report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) stated that construction materials prices fell 0.4 percent in the...
2023 GSE multifamily loan purchase caps set
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced that the 2023 multifamily loan purchase caps for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) will be...
Rent growth resumes in October
Yardi Matrix reported that national average apartment rent growth turned positive in October with rents increasing $3 from September’s revised level to $1,727 per...
Housing affordability falls to more than 10-year low as rising interest rates take a...
Housing affordability fell to its lowest level since the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) began tracking it on a consistent basis in 2012...
Multifamily mortgage originations underperform in Q3
A report from the Mortgage Bankers’ Association (MBA) says that originations of multifamily mortgages in Q3 were down 16 percent on a year-over-year basis....
ESG hits U.S. legal speedbumps
ESG (environmental, social, governance) is now a significant part of the U.S. rental landscape in the form of lending programs, energy efficiency certifications and...
The long senior moment
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness,...
Trepp looks at the state of CMBS loans in Q3
A new report from Trepp takes a look at the state of commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) lending in Q3 2022. While the report covers...
Rising employment reported for apartment operations
The October Employment Situation Report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics stated that employment in apartment operations jobs rose while employment in residential construction...
