Shipping containers, tiny houses, micro-units — all have been explored as potential solutions to the affordable housing crisis. But what about decommissioned cruise ships functioning as floating apartment buildings? Ibrahim Desooky,...
Multifamily experts on what this issue means for the industry’s future. As rent control and rent stabilization laws and ballot measures continue to bubble up across the United States, the...
Cities around the state are trying to circumvent California’s new law allowing duplexes to be built on properties previously zoned as single family. Their methods include everything from removing parking...
More than $1.1 billion will be made available through the two programs. Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) acting director Sandra L. Thompson announced that the Housing Trust Fund and Capital...
Multifamily rent regulation has picked up steam across the country over the past few years, and the pandemic has expanded the public’s desire and political will for tenant protection. Multifamily owners have been vocal...
A perfect storm of market conditions—including a shortage of multifamily housing, high rents and downsizing offices—combined with a massive inventory of aging, underused buildings in America’s largest cities are expected...
A new survey shows that almost 60 percent of multifamily firms indicate they are reducing or avoiding investment in rent-controlled markets, according to the National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC). An...
The growing ownership of large swaths of single-family rental houses by institutional investors is drawing scrutiny from Congress as big players raise rents and cut services to increase ROI. Sen....
Labor, lumber, supply chain are key factors, according to the NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity Index. According to the NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity Index (HOI) released this week, just 54.2% of...
The pandemic increased demand for apartments while demand for extended-stay hotels fell. The latest solution to the multifamily supply problem: extended-stay hotels. Multifamily investors are finding tremendous opportunity to convert...
