Things to watch, what to know, in your apartment operation
Tag: Apartment Watch
Residential construction spending rises in November
The Census Bureau’s report on construction spending shows that the value of residential construction put in place in November was up 0.9 percent from...
Yardi Matrix reports rents are still rising
The latest rent report from Yardi Matrix shows that rents are continuing to rise even during the time of year when they are usually...
Builder sentiment strong at year’s end
Despite inflation concerns and ongoing production bottlenecks, builder confidence edged higher for the fourth consecutive month on strong consumer demand and limited existing inventory. Builder sentiment in...
CBRE gives 2022 multifamily outlook
CBRE recently released its 2022 U.S. Real Estate Market Outlook report. It forecasts that 2022 will be a very good year for the multifamily...
NMHC & Grace Hill release data on COVID’s impact on renter preferences
The pandemic influenced 25 percent of renter moves over the past 18 months, and 70 percent of renters anticipate teleworking the same amount or...
Job openings remain high in October
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) recently released the Job Openings and Labor Turnover (JOLT) report for October. It reported that the number of...
Rent Payment Tracker: payments up 1.7 percent over last month
The National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC)’s Rent Payment Tracker found 77.1 percent of apartment households made a full or partial rent payment by December...
Biden plan to combat corruption includes new real estate rules
The White House’s new plan to combat corruption—both domestically and overseas—seeks to, among other things, add new regulations on the real estate industry. The United...
Suburban shift eases in the third quarter
The suburban shift for single-family home buying precipitated in large part by the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic last year continues but new data reveals that...
Apartment rent and occupancy hit record highs
Apartment rent growth and occupancy set new records in November, yet another sign that the nation’s housing market isn’t following seasonal patterns this year....
Multifamily jobs markets continue growth
The latest Employment Situation Report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics stated that both residential construction jobs and apartment operations jobs again saw gains...
Residential construction spending reported down in October
The Census Bureau’s report on construction spending shows that the value of residential construction put in place in October was down 0.5 percent from...
Property owner sues East Orange, New Jersey, for stealing $80,000 in equity
An East Orange property owner filed a lawsuit challenging a state tax scheme that allowed the city to take her entire property for paying...
Statement from NAHB Chairman Chuck Fowke on Sen. Capito’s Clean Water Act Legislation
Chuck Fowke, chairman of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and a custom home builder from Tampa, Fla., issued the following statement on Sen. Shelley...
Move to double lumber tariffs is a gut punch to American home buyers, home...
Chuck Fowke, chairman of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and a custom home builder from Tampa, Fla., issued the following statement after the...
