It appears California voters will once again determine the fate of rent control at the ballot box next year, with larger implications for housing laws across the country.Rent control advocates in the Golden State announced last week that they had…
WelcomeHomeOC is designed to remove potential financial barriers for property owners who make apartment homes available for lease to formerly homeless individuals and families.The Apartment Association of Orange County (AAOC), in southern California…
One proposal looks to stimulate production by looking at what works, and doesn't, at the local government level.Bipartisan agreement is hard to come by in Washington. But when it comes to housing affordability, Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Sen…
On December 12, NAA’s Executive Committee sat down with Representative Steve Stivers (R-OH-15) to discuss leading policy concerns of the apartment industry including resident screening, housing affordability, Section 8 reform, flood…
Coworking is all the rage, but these other amenities and services can boost retention.When it comes to designing amenity spaces, Greg West, President and Chief Executive Officer of ZOM Living, thinks apartment developers can lose focus on the basics…
Recently, operators have started bringing the technology revolution to their screening processes, and with good reason—the leasing landscape is getting more complex. Apartment owners and operators have embraced technology to improve pricing,…
While bad turns and late deliveries can present different challenges, proper planning and communication can solve a lot of problems.Nothing can doom a student housing development like being late. If communities aren’t ready for residents within…
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…
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…
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…