Tag: Blog
Oregon revamps its housing laws
The governor of Oregon is expected to sign into law several bills to address housing issues in the state. Two bills, HB 2001 and...
BLS reports mixed results for jobs
This week, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its Job Openings and Labor Turnover (JOLT) report for June. Its data on the parts...
Assessing the impact of New York’s rent control law
A pair of recent reports from Yardi Matrix and from the National Apartment Association (NAA) focus on the impact of New York’s recently enacted...
RealPage presents apartment market update
This week, RealPage presented its quarterly national multifamily housing market update webcast. It described a market with strong demand for multifamily housing and moderate...
Census turns a spotlight on housing
A series of reports from the Census Bureau, give a snapshot of the current state of housing in the United States. Construction A report on new...
RealPage applies AI to resident screening
At RealWorld 2019, RealPage introduced its first application of artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI) to its product line. The function that they chose for this...
REAC program update at RealWorld
RealPage held its RealWorld user's group meeting in Orlando, Florida recently. In addition to sessions discussing RealPage's products, they also held sessions presenting information...
Census releases housing construction data for June 2019
The Census Bureau released its monthly new residential construction report for June 2019. The report shows a softening of multifamily housing construction activity. Permits decline The...
Construction materials prices largely steady in June
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its producer price index report for June 2019. It showed that overall prices for processed goods for...
The future of apartment tech
At NAA’s recent Apartmentalize conference in Denver, the future of apartment tech was the subject of several of the educational session. Here is a...
BLS report shows mixed jobs market
This week, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its Job Openings and Labor Turnover (JOLT) report for May. Its data on the parts...
So, what happened to SB50?
In recent years, it has become conventional wisdom that a way to provide much-needed housing in metropolitan areas is to allow denser development, particularly...
Apartment Market Update
Two new reports on the state of the multifamily housing market in June have been released. The reports by Apartment List and by RealPage...
Bridge highlights opportunities in Class B
A recent report from Jack Robinson, Managing Director of Research at Bridge Investment Group, focuses on value-add Class B multifamily properties as an investment...
Google announces investment in housing
This week, Google announced that the company is committing $1 billion for housing in the Bay Area over the next 10 years. The outline Google’s announcement...
