Tag: COVID-19
Biden plan to combat corruption includes new real estate rules
The White House’s new plan to combat corruption—both domestically and overseas—seeks to, among other things, add new regulations on the real estate industry. The United...
HUD announces $180+ million in COVID-19 funding for multifamily owners
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Office of Multifamily Housing Programs announced that it is opening a new application period for...
New NMHC survey shows property owners remain focused on supporting renters
A new National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) survey of apartment owners and managers shows that 100 percent of multifamily firms surveyed worked with residents...
How many will work remotely post-pandemic?
For all we know about our current housing market, the sources of demand, the supply headwinds and the changing financing landscape, one key variable...
Apartment industry issues principles to work with residents as eviction moratorium set to end
With trillions of dollars in economic aid circulating in the economy, widespread vaccine availability and encouraging jobs numbers, the country has turned the corner...
Gov. Newsom announces plan to pay rental housing providers 100 percent of rent owed
Gov. Newsom announced his intent to pay rental housing providers 100 percent of rent that’s gone unpaid because of COVID-19. “This is certainly welcome news,...
Fighting the CDC eviction ban
In the midst of the COVID pandemic, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) took the unprecedented step of banning evictions nation-wide, characterizing the action...
Builders gonna build
The global pandemic didn’t stop developers from planning new apartments projects—often in smaller, quickly growing metro areas. The boom in apartment construction that began...
Good times as normal returns
Renters were flocking to new apartment buildings in downtowns across the Midwest, often filling these spaces before construction even wrapped. Renters by choice—both young...
What does it mean to be a manager today?
A year into the pandemic, the implications of how COVID-19 has changed how people will work from now on are becoming clear. Many employees...
Defining essential: Never again
A year ago it may have been difficult to imagine a world where going to work, operating a sit-down restaurant, or engaging in business...
NAHB holds COVID-19 vaccine awareness week in construction April 19-23
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and construction industry partners are organizing the COVID-19 Vaccine Awareness Week in Construction, April 19-23 to encourage construction professionals...
Infographic: Deconstructing a society in lockdown
Economic lockdowns come with unintended consequences—economic destruction, surging poverty and decline in mental health among them. A new study suggests the lockdowns may not...
Property rights grab
With so many Americans out of work and unable to pay their rent, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention instituted a nationwide eviction...
What’s happening to our residents?
Loneliness among Americans has been growing in recent years, but the policy response to the COVID-19 pandemic has drastically exacerbated the problem. A new...
