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41% of U.S. Rental Housing Is in High-Risk...

Millions of homes across the U.S. are already vulnerable to climate change, according to a new study. Approximately 41% of occupied rental units, or 18.2 million homes, are at risk because of extreme weather events and climate change, according to the 2024 report on rental housing across the country from Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies. The study uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s National Risk Index to determine which areas are increasingly likely to experience events such as wildfires, flooding, earthquakes and hurricanes. “As a growing number of rental units are damaged by environmental hazards, the cost to repair and rebuild homes... Read more

Gen Z and millennial renters across the nation appreciate the importance of community and the role that their living situation has on their well-being, according to a...

In the future, new multifamily buildings might not be allowed to rely on gas-powered appliances. Why this is a good thing (and why your residents will thank...

The Future of Multifamily Real Estate Multifamily real estate is constantly evolving to adapt to the changing social environment, technological advancements, and...

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) set its 2024 combined volume cap for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac loan purchases at $140 billion, about a 7% decrease from...

Charging Up Your Properties for the EV Surge

Electric vehicles are coming in large numbers. Here’s how to get your communities ready. Multifamily owners and managers have a major new priority. As automakers commit to ending the production of internal combustion engines, and charging stations for new projects become mandatory in many locations, accommodating electric vehicles will be part of doing business. By 2030, 26.4 million EVs will be on the road nationwide, according to the Edison Electric Institute. Though that projected number amounts to only a modest share of the roughly 280 million vehicles in use today, the EV surge has broad implications for retrofitting, development and the local power grid. About 80 percent of EV... Read more

Confirming what many property managers may have known, new data from RealPage gives clarity on centralization, technology, and how renters are feeling in today’s...

Because induction stoves only heat the pan they induce a current in, they are safer than gas or electric reduction stoves.  A gas or electric resistance stove with...

Despite there being more than 2.2 million electric vehicles on U.S. roads, property landlords estimate that less than 5 percent of their apartments and offices have...

Based on data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), solar panel installation in the United States continues to rise every year. This statistic...