Things to watch, what to know, in your apartment operation
Tag: Apartment Watch
Housing starts rise in August amid ongoing affordability concerns
Total housing starts increased 9.2 percent in August to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.28 million units, according to newly released data from the U.S....
Statement from NAHB Chairman Randy Noel on Chinese Tariffs
Randy Noel, chairman of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and a custom home builder from LaPlace, La., today issued the following statement on President...
A 10-year anniversary highlights need for housing finance reform
With Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac now marking their tenth year of conservatorship, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) today called on Congress to make...
HUD and Census Bureau release new American housing survey
Renters are three times more likely to need financial assistance to evacuate during a major disaster than those who own their own homes. That’s...
NMHC/NAA Testify Before Congress on Behalf of Apartment Industry
Statement from the National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) and National Apartment Association (NAA) on today’s Congressional testimony before the Housing and Insurance Subcommittee by...
Regulations account for nearly one-third of multifamily costs, builders tell Congress
Layers of excessive regulation translate into higher rents, reduced affordability for consumers and on average, account for almost one-third of a multifamily project's development and building...
HUD awards $18 million to clean up dangerous lead in public housing
In an effort to identify and eliminate lead-based paint hazards in public housing, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced...
HUD awards $99 million to provide affordable housing to people with disabilities
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today awarded $98.5 million to 285 local public housing authorities across the country to provide...
Enodo identifies 9,000 undervalued multifamily properties nationwide
Enodo, an automated underwriting platform for multifamily real estate, recently applied its price and cap rate prediction algorithms to its database of 1.7 million...
HUD awards $5 million to 22 public housing agencies for emergency and security improvements
In an effort to keep public housing residents safe and secure, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is awarding $5 million...
Following court ruling, HUD moving forward on amending affirmatively furthering fair housing regulations
In the wake of a federal court decision upholding the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s approach to rule-making, HUD Secretary Ben Carson...
HUD launches campaign to boost landlord acceptance of housing vouchers
U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson today announced a Department-wide task force as part of a larger campaign to encourage more...
55+ housing market shows continued strength in second quarter
Builder confidence in the single-family 55+ housing market continued to be in positive territory in the second quarter of 2018, according to the National Association of...
Apartment industry statement on the extension of the National Flood Insurance program
Statement from the National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) and National Apartment Association (NAA) on the extension of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). “The National...
Evergreen Real Estate Group wins Urban Land Institute Chicago 2018 Vision Award for Aurora...
Evergreen Real Estate Group today announced that Aurora St. Charles Senior Living, the developer’s recently completed senior housing community in Aurora, Ill., has been...
