The Big Picture During the past week, notable stories covered two recent announcements from the White House on artificial intelligence and office conversions. Other pieces covered trends in apartment vacancy rates and affordability. Top…
Reputation management is an important activity throughout the multifamily industry, but nowhere is it more critical than in the student housing sector. The youngest of the millennial generation live their entire lives online, and reviews drive…
Rent growth continues to slow as the colder, crisp fall weather rolls through most of the country. According to the November 2023 Apartment List National Rent Report, national median rent growth slipped 0.7%, which is the third consecutive month of…
The pandemic and “Great Resignation” created many challenges for the rental housing industry, notably supply chain and labor shortages.   Despite historic imbalances and turbocharged competition, some apartment operators have demonstrated…
Shifting rental market conditions and rising inflation prompted operators to re-evaluate the definition of property performance and shift their focus to risk mitigation and bad debt management. During an Apartmentalize 2023 session, industry…
On November 2, 2023, U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) and Mike Braun (R-Ind.) and Representatives Scott Peters (D-Calif.-50) and Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.-5) reintroduced the Build More Housing Near Transit Act, bipartisan and bicameral…
NAAPAC   As of November 27, 2023, NAAPAC has raised 90%, or approximately $1,080,000, of our 2023 goal of $1.2 million. NAA affiliate partners across the country are working hard toward their respective Fund Our Future goals for…
In September, Miami and Bakersfield, California, share the top spot for highest jump in rents. Each city experienced a 9 percent increase compared with August rents, according to apartment listing company Abodo. However, the average rent in these…
On October 10, 2023, the National Apartment Association (NAA) hosted the latest installment of its Advocacy and Legal Webinar (ALW). Some key takeaways include: Federal Legislative Update: Greg Brown, SVP of Government Affairs, discussed…