Tag: Washington DC
Builders call on Congress to address housing affordability challenges
As the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) celebrates National Homeownership Month in June, builders are urging Congress to address America's housing affordability challenges. "Removing regulatory barriers...
Remarks by Secretary Carson at the Innovative Housing Showcase Opening Kickoff
As prepared for delivery. The speaker may add or subtract comments during his presentation. Welcome, everyone, to the inaugural Innovative Housing Showcase! My ride this morning...
Cooper Carry-designed Columbia Place opens in Washington, D.C.
Design firm Cooper Carry has announced the completion of Columbia Place, a 12-story mixed-use development that features hospitality, residential and retail offerings in the...
NMHC unveils Housing Affordability Toolkit to help guide the affordability solutions discussion
The National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) announced the release of an all-new Housing Affordability Toolkit, which is intended to help guide discussions regarding specific...
HUD awards $1.5 billion to support seven states in their recovery from 2018 disasters
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today awarded nearly $1.5 billion to support seven states in their recovery from major disasters...
HFF closes $228 million sale and arranges $126.9 million financing of Meridian at Pentagon...
Holliday Fenoglio Fowler, L.P. (HFF) announces it has closed the $228 million sale and $126.9 million financing of Meridian at Pentagon City, a 534-unit,...
HFF secures $191.8M financing for Bryant Street development in Washington, D.C.
Holliday Fenoglio Fowler, L.P. (HFF) announces it has secured joint venture equity and construction financing totaling $191.8 million for the development of Phase I...
DC program causing chaos at Class A apartment community
Sedgwick Gardens is a historic landmark in a high-priced neighborhood in northwest Washington, D.C., the Washington Post reported. But in the past two years,...
Daryl Carter makes the case for housing to be part of infrastructure legislation
Statement from the National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) and National Apartment Association (NAA) on today’s Congressional testimony before the House Financial Services Committee by...
CLPHA welcomes housing is infrastructure bill, applauds Chairwoman Waters for underscoring importance of public...
The House Committee on Financial Services held a hearing entitled “Housing in America: Assessing the Infrastructure Needs of America’s Housing Stock” to examine the...
The Clean New Deal
A year or so ago we mentioned a start up by apartment veteran, Howard Behr. Wharton grad and world traveler, Behr spent a large...
HUD tells public housing authorities and private owners to protect residents from carbon monoxide
In an effort to protect families living in federally subsidized housing from potentially deadly carbon monoxide (CO), the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban...
NMHC and NAA support Senate Banking Committee’s approval of Mark Calabria to be Director...
Statement from the National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) and National Apartment Association (NAA) on the approval by the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and...
HUD to drastically cut notice for inspections of public housing and privately owned apartment...
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced it is dramatically reducing the advance notice it provides to public housing authorities...
NMHC/NAA identify 2019-2020 apartment industry policy priorities
The National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) and National Apartment Association (NAA) today released the multifamily industry’s policy priorities for 2019-2020. It’s no secret that a...
