Things to watch, what to know, in your apartment operation
Tag: Apartment Watch
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...
Borrowers gain clarity with Carson-Barr agreement
U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson and U.S. Attorney General William Barr issued a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the two agencies that...
Senior living community reputations succeed or fail based on quality of their staff, J.D....
The key to winning the hearts and minds of senior living community residents and their families is ensuring the facility has a great staff...
HUD releases evaluation of rental assistance demonstration
In 2012, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) embarked upon a new program to address the critical capital needs of severely...
Rising rent control leading to falling development and investment
An increasing number of jurisdictions recently have imposed rent control or are seriously considering doing so, leading many market participants to reconsider their investment...
Federal code mandates costly and the wrong approach to boost energy efficiency
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) urged Congress to oppose any federal mandates that require the adoption of more stringent building codes because...
