On November 20, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced that the agency would release more than 15,000 new vouchers to public housing authorities (PHAs) across the United States, providing non-elderly, disabled…
The apartment industry should be on the lookout for a new phrase: “Renters’ Choice.” While there are multiple inferences one could make from these words, the present push is to allow renters to choose between standard security deposits and utilizing…
2020 NAA Chairman of the Board Mike Holmes overcame doubts and challenges as he built a property management business and moved up the association ladder.When Mike Holmes graduated from Furman University in 1975, the country was in the midst of a…
Despite national studies showing a drop in enrollment, the picture is more complex for the student housing industry.As Gen Z replaces millennials on college and university campuses, owners, developers and managers of student housing are studying the…
If you want to stay competitive, look for where there is room for new student housing.As Gen Z replaces Millennials on college and university campuses, owners, developers and managers of student housing are studying the numbers and habits of…
Slowing global growth and uncertainties surrounding trade wars and tariffs held businesses at bay in 2019 in terms of spending, but consumers stepped in to prop up economic activity. According to Moody’s Analytics, households have contributed…
Campus enrollment decline and overdevelopment fears are hurting student housing as capital sources pull back and lenders grow cautious.When Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae slowed multifamily lending in the late summer and early in the fall, the…
Community-oriented millennials are reshaping the apartment industry as America's largest generation.“Community is really important,” said Lesley Lisser, Senior Director, Asset Management at Invesco.As the number of millennials renting apartment…
Here are the healthy amenities people will want this year.New year, new you—at least that’s the saying we hear from all directions this time of year. It's not uncommon to make a New Year's resolution centered around the foundation of health and…
California Senate Bill 50, the “More Homes Act,” which would increase transit-oriented development in the Golden State, ended up in policy purgatory in the state legislature last year despite the state’s dire need to reduce barriers to new…