Tag: November December 2024
Our cities are zoned out
Urban zoning is an issue on which the left and the right often find common ground: they don’t like it. The left often because...
The state of affordable housing
Housing affordability has emerged as a key issue in this year’s U.S. presidential election. Both Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump have talked...
FTC files suit against SFR firm
The Federal Trade Commission is pursuing legal action against Invitation Homes, the largest landlord of single-family homes in the U.S. The complaint filed by...
Empty apartments finally start to fill
The biggest apartment construction boom in four decades flooded the market with new supply over the past two years. Apartment owners had to contend...
Fannie Mae admits multifamily loan fraud losses in SEC filing
The signs were there. Reports of instances of alleged multifamily loan fraud through Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. The latter finally offered an admission...
Insurance costs batter multifamily housing pros
Several hurricanes and tropical storms tore wide paths of mayhem and destruction through the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic United States this year. Just one of...
Renters slow their roll
Over a third of U.S. renters have lived in the same home for at least five years—up from 28.4 percent a decade ago according...
Breaking up is hard to do
The Biden administration has four active cases targeting big tech, all in the theme of antitrust. Does CX matter in the effort of shrink...
The calculus of consent
Enjoying the fruits of the world’s economic powerhouse make it hard to dismiss the attributes that set the U.S. on top. It also makes...
Goodbye 2024, hello New Year
With 2024 soon in the rearview mirror, developers, operators and managers of apartments anticipate brighter days ahead for the multihousing industry. In hindsight, 2024...
