Things to watch, what to know, in your apartment operation
Tag: Apartment Watch
NAHB urges Congress to enact policies to help builders boost housing production
National Association of Home Builders CEO Jerry Howard testified before Congress today and called on lawmakers to enact key policy proposals that will help home builders...
Rent delinquencies show uptick in June Pulse survey
The week 33 release of the Census Bureau’s Pulse Survey shows that the portion of renters who are behind on their rent payments is...
Rent Tracker finds lower rent payment rate in early July
NMHC reported that 76.5 percent of renters had made at least a partial rent payment for the month of July by the 6th of...
Job openings remain at high level in May
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) recently released the Job Openings and Labor Turnover (JOLT) report for May. Although last month’s report set a...
Rents continue surge in June
The latest rent report from Apartment List shows strongly positive rent growth for the country as-a-whole. In addition, rents were up for the month...
Residential construction spending rises
The Census Bureau’s report on construction spending shows that the value of residential construction put in place in May was up 0.2 percent from...
Multifamily jobs markets mixed again in June
The latest Employment Situation Report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that jobs categories of interest to builders and operators of multifamily housing...
Supreme Court keeps CDC eviction moratorium in place
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to act to set aside the CDC’s eviction ban. The ban is currently scheduled to expire July 31,...
2021 NAA Excellence Awards winners announced
The National Apartment Association (NAA) formally recognized the winners of the 2021 NAA Excellence Awards at a virtual ceremony sponsored by Belfor Property Restoration...
Census reports solid multifamily housing construction results
The Census Bureau released its monthly new residential construction report for May 2021. It stated that some results were down from those in recent...
Strong rent growth reported for May
The latest rent report from Yardi Matrix shows record rent growth for the country as-a-whole in May. Rents up sharply Yardi Matrix reported that the national...
Construction materials prices higher in May
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its producer price index report for May 2021. It showed that construction materials prices were up 3.9...
HUD to revise AFFH rules – again
On June 10, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) published an interim final rule regarding HUD's affirmatively furthering fair housing (AFFH) regulations....
Apartment industry issues principles to work with residents as eviction moratorium set to end
With trillions of dollars in economic aid circulating in the economy, widespread vaccine availability and encouraging jobs numbers, the country has turned the corner...