Tag: Blog
Bread, circuses, rent control
People are naturally drawn to free stuff for emotional reasons with deep neurological roots. Free triggers the brain’s reward system releasing dopamine and creating...
Rise in multifamily employment outpaces national gains
The Employment Situation Report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) stated employment grew in June, but many of the jobs added were in...
Job openings rise in May but not for multifamily
The Job Openings and Labor Turnover (JOLT) report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) said that the number of total non-farm job openings...
Multifamily construction spending edges higher
The Census Bureau’s report on construction spending stated that the value of multifamily residential construction put in place in May rose slightly from the...
Rents rise in June, but slowly
The latest rent report from Apartment List shows that the national median monthly rent growth in June was 0.19 percent. Rents have now risen...
CoStar: multifamily property prices higher in May
CoStar reported that its value-weighted index of multifamily property prices rose 0.51 percent month-over-month in May, a reversal from last month’s reported decline. This...
Multifamily CMBS delinquency rate lower again in June
Trepp reported that the delinquency rate for multifamily commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) decreased again in June. The overall CMBS delinquency rate rose slightly, gaining...
MSCI: Multifamily property prices continue to fall
The latest commercial property price report from MSCI Real Capital Analytics said that multifamily property prices were down 0.4 percent month-over-month in May compared...
JCHS releases annual report on housing
The report, titled The State of the Nation’s Housing 2025, from the Joint Center for Housing Studies (JCHS) of Harvard University seeks to present...
Yardi Matrix sees resilience amid uncertainty for multifamily
Yardi Matrix recently released its Multifamily National Report for Summer 2025. It provides a look at the prospects for the U.S. multifamily housing sector...
Fannie Mae’s view of the economy brightens
Revisions to Fannie Mae’s housing forecast in June call for more multifamily starts in 2025 than in last month’s forecast. Fannie Mae is now...
Fed’s view of economy darkens
The economic projections released by the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) after this week’s meeting indicate that they expect the principal economic metrics they...
Multifamily starts sharply lower in May
The Census Bureau’s report on new residential construction stated that multifamily permits rose slightly in May. However, multifamily starts fell after three months of...
Apartment owners, Darby Development v. United States
The Darby Development Company, Inc. v. United States lawsuit is a landmark case for apartment owners, whose rights and livelihoods were profoundly impacted by...
Construction materials prices continue steady climb
The producer price index (PPI) report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) stated that construction materials prices rose 0.2 percent month-over-month in May...
