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Tag: Apartment Watch
Most home building in Millennial areas
The majority of single-family and multifamily housing production in the nation is occurring in counties with the greatest concentration of millennials. However, in a...
HUD issues request for information on eliminating regulatory barriers to affordable housing
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) published a Request for Information (RFI) seeking public comment on Federal, State, local, and Tribal...
HUD awards more than $130 million to provide affordable housing to people with disabilities
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded $131.3 million to 325 local public housing authorities across the country to provide affordable...
EIG launches interactive map highlighting innovative Opportunity Zone activity across the country
The Economic Innovation Group (EIG) launched the Opportunity Zones Activity Map, an online portal highlighting some of the most innovative and impactful publicly-announced developments...
HUD reaches settlement with California housing providers accused of disability discrimination
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced today that it has reached a Conciliation/Voluntary Compliance Agreement with housing providers in San Diego,...
FHA releases 2019 annual report to Congress
The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) released its 2019 Annual Report to Congress on the economic condition of the agency’s Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund (MMI...
Trump administration announces continued decline in veteran homelessness
During a press conference at Harbor Homes in Manchester, New Hampshire, U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson announced veteran homelessness in...
NMHC & Kingsley 2020 Apartment Resident Preferences Report takes residents’ pulse on top leasing...
From must-have technology to popular pet perks, the 2020 Apartment Resident Preferences Report released today by the National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) and Kingsley...
Secretary Carson asks the FTC to investigate websites selling assistance animal documentation
Recently, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson wrote to Chairman of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Joseph J....
LEED reaches new milestone, surpasses 100,000 commercial green building projects
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) is celebrating a new LEED milestone, announcing it has surpassed 100,000 registered and certified LEED commercial projects. “In 1998,...
Lower mortgage rates push housing affordability to highest level in three years
With mortgage rates at a three-year low and a healthy job market, housing affordability rose to its highest level in three years in the...
Greystar announces $2 billion final close for 10th U.S. Multifamily Value-Add Real Estate Fund
Greystar Real Estate Partners, LLC (“Greystar”), a global leader in the investment, development and management of high-quality rental housing properties, announced, on behalf of...
55+ housing market on steady rise
Builder confidence in the single-family 55+ housing market rose one point in the third quarter of 2019, returning to its record-high reading of 72,...
Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act gains momentum
Currently under consideration in both chambers, the Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2019 (AHCIA) has 153 cosponsors in the House, as well as...
Housing group sues Huntington Beach
Californians for Homeownership, a nonprofit organization sponsored by the California Association of Realtors (CAR) that aims to address California's housing crisis through impact litigation, today...