Tag: Washington DC
EIG launches interactive map highlighting innovative Opportunity Zone activity across the country
The Economic Innovation Group (EIG) launched the Opportunity Zones Activity Map, an online portal highlighting some of the most innovative and impactful publicly-announced developments...
Trump administration announces continued decline in veteran homelessness
During a press conference at Harbor Homes in Manchester, New Hampshire, U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson announced veteran homelessness in...
NMHC & Kingsley 2020 Apartment Resident Preferences Report takes residents’ pulse on top leasing...
From must-have technology to popular pet perks, the 2020 Apartment Resident Preferences Report released today by the National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) and Kingsley...
LEED reaches new milestone, surpasses 100,000 commercial green building projects
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) is celebrating a new LEED milestone, announcing it has surpassed 100,000 registered and certified LEED commercial projects. “In 1998,...
Lower mortgage rates push housing affordability to highest level in three years
With mortgage rates at a three-year low and a healthy job market, housing affordability rose to its highest level in three years in the...
JLL closes $58.85 million sale, $45.9 million financing of Maryland apartments
JLL announced today it has closed the $58.85 million sale and $45.9 million financing of Palette at Arts District, a 243-unit multihousing community located...
55+ housing market on steady rise
Builder confidence in the single-family 55+ housing market rose one point in the third quarter of 2019, returning to its record-high reading of 72,...
Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act gains momentum
Currently under consideration in both chambers, the Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2019 (AHCIA) has 153 cosponsors in the House, as well as...
Borrowers gain clarity with Carson-Barr agreement
U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson and U.S. Attorney General William Barr issued a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the two agencies that...
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...
