Tag: Washington DC
Lack of existing inventory boosts builder confidence to key marker
Limited existing inventory, which has put a renewed emphasis on new construction, resulted in a solid gain for builder confidence in May even as...
HUD strengthens standards and aligns inspection regulations for HUD assisted housing
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) published the Final Rule for the National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate...
New CEO to take the helm at the National Association of Home Builders
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), a Washington, D.C.-based trade association representing the housing industry, has named James W. Tobin III as the...
Market continues to loosen, transactions pull back amidst economic uncertainty
Apartment market conditions continued to weaken in the National Multifamily Housing Council’s (NMHC) Quarterly Survey of Apartment Market Conditions for April 2023, as the...
JLL Capital Markets welcomes Senior Director Reina Abboud
JLL Capital Markets announced that it has hired industry professional Reina Abboud as a Senior Director with the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. She will focus...
Lack of existing inventory continues to support builder sentiment
Builders remained cautiously optimistic in April as limited resale inventory helped to increase demand in the new home market even as the industry continues...
2023 NMHC 50 highlights a tumultuous year for multifamily with market improvements expected
Pandemic-related household growth and economic impacts resulted in a complicated 2022 for the multifamily industry. An extremely tight market in the first quarter of...
Biden’s veto of Congressional WOTUS resolution a blow to housing affordability
Alicia Huey, chairman of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and a custom home builder and developer from Birmingham, Ala., today issued the...
SCOTUS grants major victory for property rights
The U.S. Supreme Court announced that two property owners in Montana will have their day in court to prove that the U.S. Forest Service...
Market conditions begin to improve, though costs and delays remain significant
The March edition of the NMHC Quarterly Survey of Apartment Construction & Development Activity once again found small improvements in terms of more limited...
New home sales remain relatively flat in February
Higher mortgage rates and home prices, as well as increased construction costs contributed to lackluster new home sales in February, but signs point to...
NMHC, NAA release apartment industry’s 2023 policy priorities
The nation's housing supply imbalance and related affordability issues top the list of 2023 apartment industry policy priorities released by the National Multifamily Housing...
NAHB releases salary, bonus and benefit data for 39 jobs across the home building...
Throughout the economy and across all sectors, millions of people have quit their jobs looking for better work-life balance, benefits, location or pay—a phenomenon...
Response to reinstatement of 2013 version of Disparate Impact Regulation
Statement from the National Apartment Association (NAA) and the National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) on the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)...
Single-family starts remain lackluster, but expected to begin sustained rebound later this year
Single-family production remained at an anemic pace in February as builders continue to wrestle with elevated mortgage rates, high construction costs and tightening credit...
