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Census reports on rental vacancy rates
The Census Bureau recently released its report on annual housing vacancies. The report looks at vacancies for both units owned as rentals and units...
Measuring Multifamily LEED Certifications
A report by RentCafe examines the extent to which the multifamily housing industry has adopted energy efficiency in its buildings. It uses LEED (Leadership...
Another view of rent growth
Apartment List has issued their rent growth report for April, 2019. It shows a slower rate of rent growth in the 12 months to...
Facebook charged under Fair Housing Act
Following up on a complaint filed last August, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) filed charges against Facebook on March 28, 2019....
Is rent control coming to Illinois?
For now, a state-wide prohibition on rent control remains the law of the land in Illinois. However, the election of a new governor, Democrat...
Census releases housing construction data for February, 2019
The Census Bureau released its monthly new residential construction report for February 2019. The report shows a market with conflicting signals with permit issuance...
Jobs markets show strength
The Job Openings and Labor Turnover (JOLT) report for January was recently released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Its data on the...
Seattle zones for affordable housing
The Seattle city council has passed, and the mayor has signed, new zoning laws that will allow higher density housing to be built in...
Opportunity Zones beckon
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the Act) created Opportunity Zones in an effort to attract investment to economically distressed communities. New...
Rent control back in play in California
When California voters in 2018 soundly rejected a proposition to allow rent control to be imposed statewide, you would be excused for thinking that...
Continued strength in multifamily rentals
Yardi Matrix released its February report on the multifamily housing market. The report describes a market with healthy year-over-year rent growth and solid occupancy...
Trump administration releases FY2020 HUD budget proposal
On Monday, HUD released the outline of the Trump administration’s HUD budget proposal for FY 2020. It seeks to cut the agency’s budget by...
Katerra takes off
When we last checked in with Katerra, it was a company with lots of cash and big plans for disrupting the construction industry. They...
Construction material prices steady in February
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its producer price index report for February, 2019. It showed that overall prices for processed goods for...
Census releases housing construction data for January 2019
The Census Bureau released its monthly new residential construction report for January 2019. If it seems like you were just reading about the December...
