Tag: Washington DC
HUD releases evaluation of rental assistance demonstration
In 2012, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) embarked upon a new program to address the critical capital needs of severely...
Rising rent control leading to falling development and investment
An increasing number of jurisdictions recently have imposed rent control or are seriously considering doing so, leading many market participants to reconsider their investment...
Federal code mandates costly and the wrong approach to boost energy efficiency
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) urged Congress to oppose any federal mandates that require the adoption of more stringent building codes because...
Builder confidence hits 20-month high
Builder confidence in the market for newly-built single-family homes rose three points to 71 in October, according to the latest National Association of Home...
President Trump signs executive orders bringing more accountability to federal agencies
Pacific Legal Foundation praises steps taken today by President Donald Trump to make federal agencies’ regulatory practices more accountable and transparent. The President signed...
Apartment cleaning service expands business model
Lapa Lopa, an innovative cleaning service exclusively for apartments, has launched a new app for cleaners, whether individuals or cleaning companies. Operating in the...
HUD awards record $319 million to protect families from lead and other home health...
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today awarded more than $314 million to 77 state and local government agencies, a record...
JLL closes $141 million sale of Atley on the Greenway
JLL announced it has closed the $141 million sale of Atley on the Greenway, a 496-unit, transit-oriented apartment community in the Washington, D.C.-area community...
Value-add apartment community outside Washington, D.C., sells for $52 million
Transwestern Commercial Services (TCS) announces its Mid-Atlantic Multifamily Group has brokered the sale of Capital Crossing, a 359-unit, value-add investment property in Suitland, Maryland....
The Home Depot Foundation partners with Home Builders Institute to expand trades training program...
As part of its effort to fill the growing skilled labor gap in the United States, The Home Depot Foundation announced it is partnering...
Sale of value-add investment property confirms strong Prince George’s County market
Transwestern Commercial Services (TCS) today announces its Mid-Atlantic Multifamily Group has brokered the sale of Ashton Heights, a high-rise, value-add investment property comprising 283...
Vast majority of Americans cite growing housing affordability problem as a crisis
Four out of five American households believe the nation is suffering a housing affordability crisis and at least 75 percent report this is a...
Apartment industry and its residents contribute $3.4 trillion to the national economy
A new Hoyt Advisory Study commissioned by the National Apartment Association (NAA) and National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) reveals that the apartment/multifamily industry and...
Statement from NAHB Chairman Greg Ugalde on the Administration’s Housing Finance Reform Plan
Greg Ugalde, chairman of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and a home builder and developer from Torrington, Conn., issued the following statement...
HUD expands housing preservation program to include senior housing
In an effort to preserve and improve critically needed affordable housing for low-income seniors, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced...
