Things to watch, what to know, in your apartment operation
Tag: Apartment Watch
Fannie Mae forecasts higher inflation ahead
Fannie Mae’s February economic and housing forecasts call for marginally higher multifamily housing production in 2022 and 2023 than in earlier forecasts. Other forecasts...
Multifamily housing unit completions lower in January
The Census Bureau’s new residential construction report for January showed high levels of multifamily permit issuance and unit starts, but completions continue to lag. Multifamily...
NMHC/NAA statement on the FCC’s new multifamily broadband rule
Statement from the National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) and the National Apartment Association (NAA) on the FCC’s Report and Order and Declaratory Ruling in...
Supply chain issues continue to slow housing
With builders continuing to report supply chain problems that are causing construction delays, overall housing starts decreased 4.1 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of...
NAHB supports SkillsUSA and workforce development provides national carpentry winners with scholarships
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) has announced support for SkillsUSA, a national education nonprofit focused on workforce development. The 2022 sponsorship will support SkillsUSA's...
Builder confidence drops on supply-side constraints
Despite strong buyer demand, builder sentiment continued to slip in February as the industry grapples with ongoing building material production bottlenecks that are raising construction costs...
NMHC, NAA release apartment industry’s 2022 policy priorities
The National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) and National Apartment Association (NAA) released the apartment industry’s 2022 policy priorities. On behalf of the apartment industry and...
Federal Housing Administration removes temporary COVID-19 underwriting mitigants for multifamily transactions
The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) announced at the Mortgage Bankers Association Commercial/Multifamily Finance Convention & Expo that it is removing temporary COVID-19 underwriting mitigants...
Remodeling demand remained strong in 2021 despite supply chain problems
The remodeling industry saw strong demand throughout 2021 despite supply chain problems and rising costs, according to experts at a press conference hosted by the National...
Housing affordability will remain a significant challenge in 2022
Low existing home inventory and strong buyer demand will keep housing moving forward in 2022 even as builders continue to grapple with ongoing building material production...
Soaring construction costs drop housing affordability to lowest level in a decade
Supply-chain bottlenecks that put upward pressure on home prices along with rising interest rates contributed to housing affordability falling to a 10-year low. And ongoing production...
Multifamily property prices rise at record rate
The latest CoStar report on the changes in the prices of commercial property in the United States said that the quarterly index of multifamily...
January apartment market conditions show improvement
Apartment market conditions generally improved according to the National Multifamily Housing Council’s Quarterly Survey of Apartment Market Conditions for January 2022. The Market Tightness...
California seeks to bind landlords – Update
A new law working its way through the California legislature would make it more difficult for owners of rent-controlled properties in the state to...
Prediction: 2022 will be a good year for multifamily housing
In its U.S. Multifamily Outlook for Winter 2022, Yardi Matrix forecasts that the fundamentals of the multifamily housing business will remain strong in 2022...
