Apartment Industry Experts Warn of Combining Housing, Multifamily Fixes
“While we support federal efforts to right the troubled housing market, we caution lawmakers to avoid policies that attempt to fix what is not broken in a thriving multifamily industry via an unbalanced housing approach that caused the problems in the first place.
The nation is relying on rental housing more than ever as changing demographics and lifestyle preferences favor apartment living. Renters could make up half of all new households this decade”more than seven million new renter households. “Now more than ever we need a strong, balanced housing policy to meet the countrys changing housing preferences.
The groups say they approve of President Obamas initiatives to address to revive the ailing housing market. Though the apartment industry continues as one of the few bright spots in the economy, multifamily cannot sustain its strong growth without overall economic growth, and that requires a steady housing sector.
“We also applaud the Presidents reference to building energy efficiency and reiterate our call for lawmakers to renew, expand and enhance the expired energy tax credits that help building owners retrofit their properties to be more energy efficient. Energy efficient upgrades in multifamily buildings could result in up to $3.4 billion in energy savings nationwide according to the U.S. Energy Information Agency.
The groups say they while they encourage a market dominated by private capital, history has shown that even in strong economic times the private sector cannot meet the industrys needs. An ongoing federal backstop paid for by users is necessary to meet the countrys growing need for rental housing.
The National Multi Housing Council (NMHC) and National Apartment Association (NAA) operate a Joint Legislative Program and represent the nation’s leading firms participating in the multifamily rental housing industry.
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