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    Top multifamily industry conferences in 2026

    Multifamily Dive has apartment pros covered with a full list of upcoming rental housing events, expos and meetings.

    Updated Jan. 27, 2026
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    More cities are embracing AI permitting systems. HUD funding is available for them.

    Local governments have until July 13 to apply for up to $3 million in grants for automated permitting and building code systems.

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    Scion Group to buy Student Quarters’ $1.5B operating business

    The major student housing owner and operator sees consolidation accelerating in the sector and is eyeing further acquisitions, particularly at large public institutions.

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    What Arqline’s CEO learned in her move from vendor to property operator

    Jessica Beck found that tech and management needed to be under the same roof, as she began amassing a Top 50 portfolio.

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    Balfour Beatty military housing lawsuit advances in federal court

    The real estate arm of the London-based builder recently exited special oversight imposed after it admitted to defrauding the U.S. military in 2021.

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    Seattle’s social housing experiment takes first major steps

    Seattle Social Housing Developer agreed to purchase its first building and wrapped up a lottery to determine who will live there.

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    AvalonBay’s management team leads ‘merger of equals’

    AVB will have positions largely focused on capital allocation, while Equity Residential executives will take operations and legal spots.

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    How local incentives helped clinch an apartment deal in a rent-controlled Maryland county

    Donaldson Impact Investments teamed up with two partners to buy Yorkshire Apartments using Montgomery County's by-right Payment in Lieu of Taxes program.

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    June student housing deals near Texas A&M, University of Florida and more

    PCCP, The Dinerstein Cos., Hackberry Lane and Balfour Beatty Communities recently closed on properties targeted to university students.

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    May rents saw small seasonal gain amid muted renter demand

    The spring price increase is cooler than it has been historically, new research from Yardi, RealPage and Apartment List shows.

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    Q&A

    Why this apartment owner likes the blue-collar future of the Midwest

    Ivan Barratt’s The BAM Cos. recently bought two properties in Kansas City as it looks for assets in areas with durable job growth.

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    Illinois governor vows continued housing push as statewide zoning proposal hits a wall

    The Illinois Municipal League actively opposed the housing bill that it said would preempt local land use and zoning authority.

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    Dallas apartment owners, operator, others sued over deadly explosion

    The daughter of one of the three people who died in the major gas explosion at The Clyde is asking for $1 million in damages and alleging wrongful death and negligence.

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    Are rent concessions rising or falling? It’s complicated.

    Levels of rent discounts remain high, according to multifamily economists, but these incentives are concentrated in certain geographies and in class C apartments.

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    Transit-oriented development is booming. Here’s how housing pros can make the most of it.

    New research from the Urban Institute details which areas have been most successful in promoting TOD and why the multifamily industry should see transit investment “as a complement to its own profit-making goals."

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    Renters remain cautious but demand holds steady

    Inflation and broad economic uncertainty are leading renters to price-shop and take longer to tour before they finalize their decision, apartment experts say.

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    CFPB faces lawsuit over fair housing rule change

    The agency’s final rule amending how the Equal Credit Opportunity Act is applied “effectively guts” fair lending protections, according to four plaintiffs.

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    Centerspace completes strategic review, plans for $240M in sales

    The REIT plans to cash out of 12 communities and exit the Bismarck and Rapid City markets in North Dakota.

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    How Charleston, South Carolina, is setting the stage for thousands of affordable homes by 2032

    An “aggressive” new housing strategy includes pre-permitting city land and preapproving housing designs to fill gaps more quickly, the mayor said. 

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    Spring leasing gains traction as apartment supply pressure eases

    Operators say demand has stabilized and concessions are becoming more targeted.

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    Berkshire Hathaway acquires BTR player Taylor Morrison for $8.5B

    The Scottsdale, Arizona-based firm builds rentals through its Yardly brand, which received a $3 billion injection last year.

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    S2 Capital sees multiple properties move to servicing

    The troubled owner’s assets in Texas, Arizona, Florida and North Carolina landed in servicing, as expenses provided obstacles in the Lone Star State.

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    Elme Communities reaches agreement to sell last remaining asset

    The REIT is slated to offload the 193-unit Elme Bethesda to CAPREIT for $59 million, as it aims to liquidate by mid-year.

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    To expand housing, Maryland is turning to its largest landowner: itself

    New laws zone land near transit for housing and delay local impact fees for developers.

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    Housing industry urges FTC, DOJ to provide antitrust guidance

    The groups say it is currently unclear what kinds of collaboration and data use are allowed after federal agencies withdrew competitor collaboration guidelines in recent years.