Things to watch, what to know, in your apartment operation
Tag: Apartment Watch
Builder confidence falls on rising mortgage rates
After steadily rising for seven consecutive months, builder confidence retreated in August as rising mortgage rates nearing 7 percent (per Freddie Mac) and stubbornly...
Increasing housing supply critical for Fed’s fight on inflation
With shelter inflation accounting for a staggering 90 percent of the overall inflation rate last month, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) is...
Broad coalition of housing providers and lending associations warns FHFA against rent control
Eighteen associations representing housing providers, lenders and residents today sent a letter to Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Sandra Thompson warning that mandatory...
Rising mortgage rates and home prices put a damper on housing affordability
Rising home prices and interest rates coupled with elevated construction costs, low existing inventory and solid demand resulted in a significant decline in housing...
Commercial real estate prices expected to stabilize in H2 2023, CBRE survey finds
Commercial real estate prices are showing signs of stabilizing as inflation moderates and the Federal Reserve nears the end of its interest rate hiking...
MBA forecast: Higher rates, uncertainty to slow commercial/multifamily lending in 2023
Total commercial and multifamily mortgage borrowing and lending is expected to fall to $504 billion this year, which is a 38 percent decline from...
California rent control – round 3 is on
The California Secretary of State’s (CASoS) office announced that the rent control initiative called the Justice for Renters Act has qualified for the November...
NMHC encouraged following HUD meeting on expanding housing supply
Yesterday, NMHC President Sharon Wilson Géno participated in a roundtable discussion with HUD leaders, housing providers and other housing stakeholders on policy solutions to...
New home sales cool in June on higher mortgage rates
Rising mortgage rates and elevated construction costs put a damper on new home sales last month. Sales of newly built, single-family homes in June fell...
Industry response to White House fee announcement
NMHC: NMHC members believe that transparency in the cost of rental housing is positive for renters and housing providers alike. While we support the voluntary...
Single-family starts decline in June but permits post solid gain
Single-family production fell back after four straight monthly gains as elevated construction costs and rising mortgage rates led to a reduction in home building...
Apartment market continues to loosen
Apartment market conditions continued to weaken in the National Multifamily Housing Council’s (NMHC’s) Quarterly Survey of Apartment Market Conditions for July 2023, as the...
Builder confidence edges higher despite rising rate concerns
Low existing inventory that is keeping demand solid for new homes helped to push builder confidence up in July even as the industry continues...
NAHB tells Congress how excessive regulations and codes harm housing affordability
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) told Congress that burdensome government regulations and mandates which support environmental, social and governance (ESG) policies impede...
NMHC, NAA support the introduction of choice in Affordable Housing Act
The National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) and the National Apartment Association (NAA) applaud the introduction of the Choice in Affordable Housing Act, bipartisan legislation...
