Things to watch, what to know, in your apartment operation
Tag: Apartment Watch
NMHC and NAA statement on the extension of the CDC Eviction Moratorium
The National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) and the National Apartment Association (NAA) are deeply disappointed with the extension of the Center for Disease Control...
Market-driven solutions will keep homes resilient and affordable
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) urged Congress to factor in housing affordability when seeking solutions to build more resilient communities that can withstand...
Fannie Mae introduces sponsor-initiated affordability incentives for multifamily borrowers
Fannie Mae announced that it is offering Sponsor-Initiated Affordability (SIA) incentives for multifamily borrowers through its network of Delegated Underwriting and Servicing (DUS) lenders...
NAHB forms diversity, equity and inclusion task force
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) announced it has formed a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Task Force. The task force as created to review...
Multifamily absorption surprisingly strong in 2020, says Yardi Matrix
Despite a disruptive pandemic, investor demand for multifamily real estate was strong in 2020, according to a newly released Yardi Matrix Bulletin. Around 252,000 apartment...
Victory: Court sets aside the CDC’s ban on evictions
A federal judge ruled that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention overstepped its authority in issuing a nationwide eviction ban. The ruling is...
MF industry responds to Congresswoman Marcia Fudge’s confirmation as HUD Secretary
Marcia L. Fudge was officially sworn in as the eighteenth Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Secretary Fudge took the oath the evening of March...
Rent Payment Tracker: Payments up from last month
The National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC)’s Rent Payment Tracker found 80.4 percent of apartment households made a full or partial rent payment by March...
New priced out study highlights the housing affordability crisis
A new study by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) puts a spotlight on the nation's housing affordability crisis and illustrates how even a relatively...
Best in American Living awards embrace top design trends for 2021
More than 160 single-family, multifamily, interior design, remodeling and community projects were honored at the 2020 Best in American Living Awards (BALA) virtual ceremony. The awards...
Multifamily construction sentiment declines in fourth quarter
Confidence in the market for new multifamily housing declined in the fourth quarter of 2020, according to results from the Multifamily Market Survey (MMS) released by...
Student housing struggles
Yardi Matrix has released the first in a planned series of quarterly reports covering the purpose-built student housing market. The report describes an industry...
HUD awards $2.7 billion to improve, preserve nation’s public housing
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded more than $2.7 billion in funding to nearly 2,900 public housing authorities (PHAs) in all...
NMHC, NAA release apartment industry’s 2021 policy priorities
The National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) and National Apartment Association (NAA) released the apartment industry’s 2021 policy priorities. On behalf of the apartment industry and...
Fannie Mae forecasts higher near-term growth
Fannie Mae issued its February forecasts for the economy and for housing. They predict slightly higher growth in 2021 but slightly lower growth in...
