Tag: COVID-19
Politicians seek relief for renters, but landlords have rights too
State and local governments have closed businesses across the country in response to COVID-19, putting millions of Americans out of work. Right now, those...
Permitting and starts delayed by COVID-19
More than half (53 percent) of multifamily developer respondents reported construction delays in the jurisdictions where they operate, according to the third edition of...
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...
Rate Desk May 22, 2020
May 22, 2020 edition of Yield PRO TV Rate Desk with Michael Thomas. Bridge loans: setting up for success with your business plan, timeline...
Apartment industry reacts to Trump order on regulations
The National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) and the National Apartment Association (NAA) applaud the Trump administration’s signing of an Executive Order directing agencies to...
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...
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...
Joint mortgage and housing assistance website launched
To ensure homeowners and renters have the most up to date and accurate housing assistance information during the COVID-19 national emergency, the Consumer Financial...
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...
NY Dem candidate is on a “rent strike”
In New York City’s well-heeled 12th Congressional District, a housing activist named Pete Harrison is running in the Democratic primary to unseat incumbent Congresswoman...
COVID-19 and multifamily: an update
On May 6, Yardi Matrix hosted a webinar on the impact of the COVID-19-related shutdown on the economy and its effect on multifamily housing....
Infographic: C19 just the facts
Real guarantee: No models were used in the production of this report. 50% of those who contract the coronavirus are asymptomatic 80% of all...