Based in Washington, D.C., the National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) is the leadership of the three trillion-dollar apartment industry. We bring together the prominent apartment owners, managers and developers who help create thriving communities by providing apartment homes for 39 million Americans. NMHC provides a forum for insight, advocacy and action that enables both members and the communities they help build to thrive.
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Multihousing’s affordability crisis
High housing costs ultimately drain our cities and communities of the brains and the brawn needed to thrive economically. Because this risk is real...
Court ruling on cybersecurity impacts how multifamily does business
In the case Federal Trade Commission v. Wyndham Worldwide Corporation, the court ruled in favor of the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) statutory authority to...
NMHC weighs in on HUD
After considering the Administration’s goal as well as its previous attempts to shoehorn minorities into largely homogenous communities in which they otherwise could not...
Congress is working again
An overall uptick in activities on Capitol Hill means that work is also being done on issues important to the multifamily industry. NMHC’s political...
The incredible disappearing tradesmen
Construction costs rose eight percent from 2011 to 2013, with another four percent boost expected by 2015. While commodity prices have gone up, the...
Senate Bill 1217 makes first round, applauded by NMHC and NAA
The vote passed 13-9, which is one more vote than senators said they had during the first mark-up on April 29, when they decided...
Key US housing markets vexed by lack of multifamily builds
The big question is whether enough new inventory will arrive in the near future to help alleviate some of the tightness in key markets...
Bullish to balanced
Demand for apartments still outpaces supply, vacancies are at their lowest point in years, rents continue to rise faster than inflation and apartments remain...
Multiple families, one roof
The suburban single-family home is becoming a misnomer as economic reality collides with shifting demographics.
Many suburban communities have long made it difficult, or impossible,...
Rentals to the rescue
The shift away from ownership housing is being repeated across the country, said Douglas M. Bibby, president of the National Multi Housing Council.
"In 2008...
Apartment lobby taking 2012 policy agenda to Congress
As the National Apartment Association and the National Multi Housing Council convene on Capitol Hill, they'll be wielding their agenda for the new year...
Smooth sailing ahead for Chicago apartments
Most view the national market as strong, of course, with downtown Chicago's positive demand indicative of the country's shift back toward urban living.
Ron DeVries,...
What about apartments?
Parrell testified in May on behalf of the National Multi Housing Council (NMHC) and the National Apartment Association (NAA) before the Senate Banking Committee's...
Rental market requires new housing policy
Speaking to more than 300 of the nation's leading apartment executives, observers from both sides of the political spectrum expressed the need for ongoing...
Renters talk with their wallets
Fifty-three percent of the 1,053 renters surveyed by Strata Research for HD Supply Facilities Maintenance Star said they would. Of those, eight percent said...
