Tag: Blog
The history of Memorial Day
Memorial Day is much more than just a three-day weekend and a chance to get the year's first sunburn. Here's a handy 10-pack of...
MBA survey shows growth for multifamily mortgages in Q1
Last week, the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released its Q1 2018 quarterly survey of commercial/multifamily mortgage bankers originations. The report shows that originations of...
Carson emphasizes self-sufficiency despite level HUD budget
"Every year, it takes more money, millions of dollars more, to serve the same number of households,” Sec. Carson said recently. “It’s clear from...
New Census data sheds light on housing availability
On May 24, the Census Bureau released its estimates of the number of housing units versus the population of the United States by region....
Retail goes rental
Retail developers met in Las Vegas this week at the industry's annual convention. Rather than discussing dismal traffic numbers or the shadow of Amazon,...
Free market not welcome
The Pacific Legal Foundation (PLF) has filed suit in federal court against the city of Seattle over a ban on the use of rent...
Fair Housing 50 years later
The Fair Housing Act turned 50 this year. The charter that began with government-mandated racially-balanced communities has paved the way for today’s organically derived...
Comfort animals at NAA next month
There’s no better way to assess your potential Fair Housing risk than to hear it from someone who makes a living suing noncompliant businesses…...
Census releases housing construction data for April, 2018
The Census Bureau, in conjunction with the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), released its monthly new residential construction report for April, 2018....
Multifamily job openings up for March
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has released its Job Openings and Labor Turnover (JOLT) report for March. It showed that job openings were...
Help (still) wanted in construction
The Job Openings and Labor Turnover (JOLT) report for March from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) indicates continued strength in the number of...
California: The great housing bust
California is the sixth biggest economy in the world according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Legislators like to tout that fact.
They often forget...
Dallas adopts its first housing policy
This week the Dallas City Council approved its first-ever housing policy intended to help remedy its affordable housing shortage, a deficiency estimated to be...
Construction material prices rise more slowly
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its Producer Price Index for April on Wednesday. It showed that overall prices for processed goods for...
California mandates solar panels for new apartments
Today the California's Energy Commission in a unanimous 5-0 vote mandated the installation of solar panels on every new home and low-rise apartment building.
The...
