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U.S. residents owe $70 billion in back rent
Apartment investments are still an attractive bet, but income pressures are mounting on some properties. Renters have racked up a stunning $70 billion in unpaid...
What goes wrong when the government interferes with prices
Prices are a fact of life, and so is complaining about them. You probably prefer lower prices on just about everything, but especially when...
The nation’s best
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) defines excellence in the multifamily home industry. For over two decades this recognition has noted the “significant...
The weary world rejoices
And in despair I bowed my head: There is no peace on earth, I said, For hate is strong, and mocks the song Of peace on earth,...
The world didn’t end—developers keep building
Developers aren’t waiting for a vaccine for the novel coronavirus. They have been busy planning projects to build new apartments, even as doctors diagnose...
Risky business
The digital world has created a paradigm shift for the apartment industry, allowing resident-facing tasks like property tours and unit inspections, lease signings and...
Preventing a looming crisis
Missed rent payments are stacking up across the country, threatening an unthinkable crisis when eviction moratoriums currently in place expire. To make matters worse,...
NAHB: reduced rent control means more housing
A recently completed study from NAHB found that—even after accounting for employment growth, density, rent growth and local place-specific factors—the supply of housing grew...
The fight over rental control is not over
Voters in California rejected a measure on November 3, 2020, that would have overturned a hard-fought compromise over rent control in one of the...
The time is right for whole-building intelligence
The timing is right for multihousing to adopt smart building technology and services. Ironically, by coming later to the party than commercial real estate,...
Suburban rise
Desperate landlords now offer as much as three months free rent to potential renters at new, Manhattan apartment towers. “There is a considerable amount of...
That upon which you focus, becomes your reality
A ship once found itself lost at sea. After a time, the crew’s drinking water ran seriously low. The parched sailors were certain they...
Renters on the edge
Despite the chaos caused by the coronavirus, professional property managers are still getting rent checks from most resident. It may be a sign of the...
Knocking the rust off the Rust Belt
Investments into one of the nation’s poorest zip codes in the Rust Belt are fueling an historic preservation and mixed-use redevelopment project on three...
Virtual inspections: Protecting asset value
Unsurprisingly, COVID-19 is pushing an increasing number of multifamily lenders and owners to conduct property inspections virtually. Industry giants like Freddie Mac today deploy...