Things to watch, what to know, in your apartment operation
Tag: Apartment Watch
Construction delays ongoing as costs are on the rise
Fully 97 percent of apartment developers report experiencing construction delays according to the National Multifamily Housing Council’s (NMHC) Construction Quarterly Survey. Of those experiencing...
Rent growth continues apace in June
The latest rent report from Apartment List shows that the national average apartment rent rose in June, increasing 1.3 percent month-over-month and 14.1 percent...
How are SFR residents different?
A presentation at the National Apartment Association’s (NAA) Apartmentalize conference last week in San Diego discussed the differences between the single-family and multifamily rental...
Multifamily property prices continue their rise
A new report from MSCI said that multifamily property prices rose 23.3 percent year-over-year in May and that they rose 1.5 percent from the...
Biden Administration delivers plan to remedy housing shortage
The Biden administration recently announced its plan to solve the nation’s housing shortage, which includes creating more affordable housing. The 13-page Housing Supply Action...
Multifamily mortgage debt outstanding rises in Q1
A Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) report on commercial and multifamily mortgage debt shows that banks and thrifts again had the largest net increase in...
Fannie and Fed furnish falling forecasts
The latest forecasts from Fannie Mae and from the Federal Reserve foresee higher inflation than in earlier forecasts. They predict that rising interest rates...
Multifamily housing construction starts plunge in May
The Census Bureau’s new residential construction report for May showed softening in multifamily permit issuance and a drop in unit starts. Unit completions rose...
What drives rent growth?
A new report from Yardi Matrix seeks to answer this question and to examine how the factors driving rent growth have changed since the...
More than 600 builders urge Congress to take action to ease the housing affordability...
More than 600 builders from across the nation trekked to Capitol Hill for the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) 2022 Legislative Conference to...
NAHB urges Congress to take steps to get more women in the workforce
To get more women working in the residential construction sector and overall workforce, lawmakers must pursue flexible, targeted and incentive-based strategies to tackle the...
Weakening builder confidence points to economic troubles ahead
Rising inflation and higher mortgage rates are slowing traffic of prospective home buyers and putting a damper on builder sentiment. In a troubling sign...
Construction materials prices continue to surge
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its producer price index report for May 2022. It stated that construction materials prices were up 1.1...
Ginnie Mae MBS portfolio growth surpasses $2.2 trillion
Ginnie Mae guaranteed more than $49 billion in mortgage-backed securities (MBS) in May 2022, helping support affordable homeownership and rental unit development for more...
Apartment List reports on apartment vacancy rates
In its inaugural report on apartment vacancy rates, Apartment List states that the national average rate rose to 4.95 percent in May. This is up...
