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Remember Prop 10? Meet Prop 21
The California Secretary of State has designated the state’s latest rent control initiative as Proposition 21. Also known as the Rental Affordability Act, it...
Bumps in the road for Katerra
Ambitious construction startup Katerra has laid off 7 percent of its workforce as it shifts its focus from fleshing out its product offerings to...
Emotional support animal vs person with allergies: Who wins?
The Iowa State Supreme Court looked at a conflict between two people, both requesting "reasonable accommodation," in a recent ruling. Origins of the conflict Karen Cohen...
Rent tracker shows payments up in June
The NMHC rent tracker project has released its third reading on rent collections in the month of June. A total of 92.2 percent of...
Construction materials prices flat in May
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its producer price index report for May 2020. It showed that overall prices for processed goods for...
Rents continue to decline in May
Yardi Matrix released its May 2020 report on the multifamily rental housing market. The report shows that the COVID-19 induced softness in the market...
Multifamily housing construction up in May
The Census Bureau released its monthly new residential construction report for May 2020. It shows the start of a rebound in multifamily housing construction. Permits...
Rent collections higher in week 3
The NMHC rent tracker project has released its third reading on rent collections in the month of May. A total of 90.8 percent of...
ULI presents real estate economic forecast
The forecast presented was the median of the forecasts of 39 economists surveyed by ULI. It estimates of how key real estate related economic...
Multifamily housing construction down in April
The Census Bureau released its monthly new residential construction report for April 2020. It shows reduced activity at all stages of multifamily housing construction. Permits...
COVID-19 hits jobs
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) recently released its Job Openings and Labor Turnover (JOLT) report for March. It is the first report to...
May rent collections running ahead of last month’s rate
The NMHC rent tracker project has released its second reading on rent collections in the month of May. A total of 87.7 percent of...
Construction material prices fall in April
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its producer price index report for April 2020. It showed that overall prices for processed goods for...
Rents fall in April
Yardi Matrix released its April 2020 report on the multifamily housing market. This report begins to reflect the rapid changes to the market that...
Rent collections off to good start in May
The NMHC rent tracker project has released its first reading on rent collections in the month of May. It found that 2.2 percent more...
