Rent growth continues to slow to rates not typically seen at this time of the year. The national rent index for the duration of January declined 0.3%, according to the latest Apartment List National Rent Report. This is the fifth consecutive month…
For property managers wondering how their on-site facilities, like gyms and laundry rooms, are being used, location-tracking technology could provide answers. Mobile Doorman, a Chicago-based company, creates apps for apartment buildings. It…
On January 25, the White House announced a number of actions to advance President Biden’s housing agenda, which are intended to protect renters and promote rental affordability. Key actions include: Unveiling “Blueprint for a Renters Bill of…
On January 19, 2023, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the Federal Register that aims to bolster the mechanisms that allow the agency to enforce the Fair Housing Act’s…
On January 25, 2023, Sens. Chris Coons (D-DE) and Kevin Cramer (R-ND) reintroduced the Choice in Affordable Housing Act (S.32), bipartisan legislation that seeks to revitalize the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Section 8…
Prefer video content? Watch the latest Minute Advocate.   The 118th Congress is finally under way, following a raucous process of selecting the Speaker of the House and a somewhat tortured process for making committee and leadership…
Residents beset with hoarding disorder may deny onsite staff access to their units, resist cleanup requests and decline to report maintenance and plumbing issues. Protecting communities from significant health and safety obstacles and violations can…
In this edition of NAAEI’s Apartment Jobs Snapshot, apartment job listings totaled over 40,700 during Q4 2022. Job postings for maintenance positions declined year-over-year, despite them making up the majority of all openings in the final quarter…