Things to watch, what to know, in your apartment operation
Tag: Apartment Watch
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...
Construction headwinds pick up in January
Housing production softened in January as rising lumber prices continue to affect the housing industry. Overall housing starts decreased 6.0 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual...
Record-high lumber prices are hammering housing affordability
Soaring lumber prices are adding thousands of dollars to the cost of a new home, pricing out millions of potential home buyers and impeding the residential...
Multifamily housing down in 2021 but will rebound in 2022
Regulatory and supply-side challenges coupled with slowing rent growth and rising vacancy rates will weaken the multifamily construction market in 2021. However, the development market should stabilize...
NMHC expands, strengthens its commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion in the multifamily industry
The National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) announced new programs and resources dedicated to building on NMHC’s work for the past decade promoting diversity, equity...
NAHB identifies top features and design trends for 2021 in the wake of COVID-19
After declining for four years, a number of key trends-including the average size of the home and the number of bedrooms and bathrooms-reversed course in 2020...
Housing an economic bright spot but regulatory, affordability challenges persist
As the country continues to rebound from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, housing has been a bright spot in the economic recovery. And while the...
Rent Payment Tracker: Payments up from last month
The National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC)’s Rent Payment Tracker found 79.2 percent of apartment households made a full or partial rent payment by February...
Builder confidence in the 55+ housing market remains high in fourth quarter
Builder confidence in the single-family 55+ housing market remained high in the fourth quarter, inching down one point from an all-time high to 82, according to...
Nation’s home builders elect leadership for 2021
Members of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) elected four senior officers to top leadership positions within the federation at the conclusion of this week's...
January apartment market conditions show mixed results
Apartment market conditions showed mixed results in the National Multifamily Housing Council’s Quarterly Survey of Apartment Market Conditions for January 2021, as the industry...
HUD nominee Marcia Fudge to push for rental assistance, affordable housing amid coronavirus crisis
If confirmed as secretary of housing and urban development, Rep. Marcia L. Fudge (D-Ohio) will confront the immediate challenge of keeping millions of Americans...
NAHB names Global Innovation Awards finalists
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) has announced the finalists for the 2020 Global Innovation Awards. The awards recognize the most advanced, cutting-edge and original...
2021 likely another mixed performance year for multifamily, says Yardi Matrix
After a year ravaged by disease, division, job losses and economic hardship, expectations for the multifamily industry in 2021 are the subject of a...
