Congressman Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.-10) has introduced the End Junk Fees for Renters Act, aimed to prohibit the collection of application fees, resident screening fees and late fees. The bill even goes a step further to require that any late fee…
White House Announcement
On July 27, 2023, the White House released a set of agency actions aimed to lower housing costs and boost supply, building on the Housing Supply Action Plan released last year. These actions include:
Spending $85…
As states attempt to tackle growing housing instability, advocates encouraged by the Biden Administration have been pushing for right to counsel programs funded by the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) in cities and states nationwide. Now, cities and…
Location matters – it’s an amenity, after all. But it’s also an element that impacts different revenue opportunities and drives more strategic decision-making for operators, from asset and revenue managers to leasing teams. More apartment companies…
Lakeland, Fla.-based Blue Roc Premier Properties is growing its management portfolio with control of three communities totaling 1,020 apartment units. The three communities are in Jacksonville and Safety Harbor, Fla. The Park At Avellino and…
A new report from Institutional Property Advisors—Pullback in Multifamily Construction Starts— shows a second-quarter slowdown in building activity. According to the report, the downturn was expected with harder-to-find capital from banks of all…
CPI, Latest Release, August 2023
The August inflation release contained more positives than negatives and largely came in at expectations. The headline number increased, as anticipated, for the second month in a row due to a rise in…
In 2016, smart-home technology took off, but the trend is far from played out. CE Pro named five home tech trends it thinks will break out in 2017:
1. Virtual and augmented reality.
Like gaming before it, virtual reality and augmented reality…