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2025’s top multifamily conferences
Multifamily Dive has you covered with a full list of the industry events, expos and meetings on tap for next year.
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5 ways to invest in your multifamily property in a high interest rate environment
Discover five ways to invest in multifamily properties and boost value despite high interest rates.
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Tracker
Problem loans: Tracking the biggest multifamily delinquencies
Recent distressed transactions occurred in Baltimore and Detroit.
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Historic Philadelphia building goes into servicing
The Brush Factory Lofts, which sits in a neighborhood where rents are falling, saw its loan hit 90 days’ delinquent in August.
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Flexibility and pet policies are tops with single-family renters
While most tenants are satisfied with their rental homes, a majority are still looking to buy one day, according to a recent survey.
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Office-to-residential conversions are tough. Could dorm-style co-living be the answer?
Microapartments with shared bathrooms and kitchens could suit service workers, retirees and young professionals and cost 25% to 35% less than converting offices to traditional apartments, Pew and Gensler researchers said.
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Operators balance automation and customer service
While some apartment managers say centralization improves the resident experience, others prefer in-person interaction.
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Core Spaces on track to more than double its student portfolio
The Chicago developer has a pipeline of over 43,000 beds, with 4,551 delivered so far this year.
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Apartment completions jump 42% YOY
September apartment starts fell 15% from a year ago, while units under construction dropped 17%.
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PROJECT SPOTLIGHT
Urby adds to Jersey City’s growth spurt in Journal Square with 25-story tower
The 317-unit Journal Square Urby is the developer’s second project in the city, now open for leasing and move-ins.
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13 multifamily-related ballot measures to watch in November
While California’s Proposition 33 has attracted national headlines, other jurisdictions also have initiatives that could impact apartment owners and operators.
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Q&A
The challenges of building workforce housing
Astor Cos. CEO Henry Torres is using the Live Local Act to add attainable rentals to his portfolio of luxury properties.
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San Francisco’s revenue management ban takes effect
Similar laws are under consideration in San Diego and Philadelphia.
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Will customers leave RealPage in light of legal action?
Some users may feel pressure to make a decision about the revenue management product as current litigation works its way through the courts, according to one observer.
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Forum joins the preferred equity club
The apartment owner recently closed a $226 million investment vehicle specializing in multifamily private credit.
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Bank reportedly forecloses on Chasen’s office conversion in Baltimore
The developer planned to turn the historic One Calvert Plaza into 173 apartments.
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Manager, contractors at Colorado complex sued by over 100 former tenants after explosion
The plaintiffs allege an electrical failure in 2022 led to their displacement and personal property theft.
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Tech suppliers fear RealPage suits will have ‘chilling effect’ on data sharing
Apartment industry vendors say operators are getting skittish about how their information is used.
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Rent growth steps back for the fall
Despite the seasonal drop, things are looking good for the multifamily market following the Fed’s recent interest rate cut, according to Yardi Matrix.
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DEALS + STARTS
Eastham, Mosaic buy 2 Houston properties
The partners were able to acquire Amber Oaks and Park Place by emphasizing their ability to close deals.
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Arkansas Fair Housing Commission files suit after eviction threat against single father
The resident alleges that he was harassed by his landlord due to his familial status.
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Q&A
How tech investors can avoid getting burned by multifamily
Entrepreneur Zain Jaffer says an intense focus on IRR above all else can lead to problems.
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DEALS + STARTS
Campus Apartments, Mosaic partner on $149M grad student housing
The 741-bed development at the University of Maryland is the first part of a three-phase project funded through tax-exempt bonds.
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Crane at St. Petersburg condo site collapses during hurricane
The crane fell from the jobsite of 400 Central, a 46-story tower that will reportedly be the tallest residential building on Florida’s Gulf Coast when complete.
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Maryland becomes latest state to seal eviction records
Any case that does not end in the renter’s removal must be shielded from the public — including tenant screening services — within 60 days.
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Deep Dive
Assistant managers move off-site amid centralization push
Apartment operators see many advantages to moving bookkeeping and collections functions to remote locations.