Things to watch, what to know, in your apartment operation
Tag: Apartment Watch
New research shows regulations account for 40.6 percent of apartment development costs
Regulation imposed by all levels of government accounts for an average of 40.6 percent of multifamily development costs, according to new research released today...
Solid rent growth reported by Yardi Matrix
Yardi Matrix reported that the national average apartment rent growth was $19 in May, bringing the average rent to $1,680 per month. Rent growth rate...
Multifamily jobs numbers continue to improve
The latest Employment Situation Report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics stated that employment in both categories of residential construction jobs and in one...
Residential construction spending higher in April
The Census Bureau’s report on construction spending shows that residential construction spending in April was up 0.9 percent from the revised level of the...
CoStar reports multifamily property prices move higher
CoStar reported that multifamily property prices rose in April after slight declines in each of the 2 previous months. CCRSI defined The CoStar report focuses on...
ULI gives guide to going green
The Urban Land Institute (ULI) recently released a report titled Renewable Energy Strategies for Real Estate. The report provides an introduction to different approaches...
Single-family rentals and the housing crunch
In the last two years, the single-family housing market has been hot, with high sales volumes, rising prices and low available inventory. Institutional investors...
Emergency Rental Assistance update
The latest report by the U.S. Department of the Treasury states that, as of the end of March, 74 percent of the $25 billion...
Fannie Mae forecasts a slowing economy
Fannie Mae’s latest economic forecast calls for lower GDP growth and higher inflation in 2022 than in earlier forecasts. Their new housing forecast predicts...
Confidence in multifamily housing weakens in first quarter of 2022
Confidence in the market for new multifamily housing turned downward in the first quarter of 2022, according to results from the Multifamily Market Survey...
Rent delinquencies rise in latest Pulse Survey
The “Week 45” edition of the Census Bureau’s Pulse Survey shows that the portion of renters who are behind on their rent payments has...
Multifamily housing construction starts boom
The Census Bureau’s new residential construction report for April showed continued high levels of multifamily housing construction permit issuance and unit starts, but unit...
Yardi Matrix studies multifamily property price appreciation
A recent report from Yardi Matrix examined the price appreciation seen over the last decade for multifamily properties which were resold frequently. These tended...
Strong multifamily mortgage originations in Q1
A report from the Mortgage Bankers’ Association (MBA) says that multifamily mortgages originations in Q1 were up sharply on a year-over-year basis. Tracking multifamily mortgage...
Construction materials price rises outpace CPI in April
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its producer price index report for April 2022. It stated that construction materials prices were up 0.8...
