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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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    The battle for fitness centers. Here’s how to win.

    Fitness now has to earn its place among your amenities. Here’s how to make sure it performs.

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    Q&A

    How Kennedy-Wilson is incorporating Toll Brothers’ development platform

    The acquisition of the homebuilder’s platform was a “huge stroke of good luck for us,” said John McCullough, who joined Kennedy-Wilson’s Multifamily Development Group from Toll.

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    Camden settles RealPage lawsuit for $53M

    The Houston-based REIT will pay to resolve claims that it conspired to artificially inflate residential rent prices using the property management software.

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    Greystar tops NMHC’s list with 1M units under management

    Asset Living, ZRS Management, FPA Multifamily and Hunt Cos. were among the biggest gainers on the National Multifamily Housing Council’s listing of top owners and managers.

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    Soft rental housing market not translating to affordability: Harvard

    The modest easing in rent prices is providing little relief for an increasingly cost-burdened population, per the America’s Rental Housing 2026 report, and federal pullback is exacerbating the problem.

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    Single-staircase reform proposed in California

    Reducing the number of staircases smaller multifamily buildings require could unlock more housing, advocates say, but a state fire marshal report urges caution.

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    Standard Real Estate Investments makes first buy in Belay Investment Group partnership

    The firms teamed up to acquire the 256-unit Martin’s Point property in Lombard, Illinois, as part of a $50 million programmatic joint venture.

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    3 affordable multifamily developments break ground

    Construction has started on apartment projects in Ohio, California and Massachusetts targeted to lower-income residents.

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    Multifamily rents ticked up in March, but weakness persists: Yardi

    Despite the slight gains, declining occupancy and slow annual growth signal ongoing pressure, according to the real estate research firm.

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    Carmel closes $1.35B value-add apartment fund

    CEO Ron Zeff told Multifamily Dive that his firm has its best opportunity in 30 years to buy assets in coastal gateway markets, as core capital continues its retreat.

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    Trump budget proposal once again targets affordable housing, homeless assistance

    Elimination of the HOME Investment Partnerships and Community Development Block Grant programs would be part of the 13% cut in HUD’s discretionary budget.

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    Multifamily delinquencies jumped 30 bps in March, as property-level fundamentals deteriorate: Trepp

    New York, New Jersey and Houston accounted for nearly 80% of the new distress, according to Stephen Buschbom, head of applied research and analytics at the firm.

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    New Jersey RealPage antitrust lawsuit narrowed

    A federal judge partially dismissed claims against the rental software provider and several major landlords in a suit that alleges collusion to raise rent prices.

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    How immigration policy, demographic trends affect multifamily: John Burns

    Stricter immigration policy is lowering demand for apartments, while economic uncertainty is leading many residents to stay in rentals and delay buying a home, experts said during a recent webinar.

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    Trump administration effort to rewrite federal housing grant criteria hits setbacks

    A judge found the administration illegally imposed a criteria change for federal funds, and an appeals court upheld an order blocking Trump from cutting permanent supportive housing grants.

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    Opinion

    How capital, pricing and execution are shaping multifamily

    Equity remains cautious, and has shifted emphasis from chasing upside to underwriting downside, Northmarq experts write.

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    Sen. Warren probes rental housing industry for ‘predatory’ practices

    The Massachusetts senator asked 14 of the country’s biggest landlords for detailed information about their portfolios and rental policies, claiming some are “using aggressive and discriminatory tactics to push up profits.”

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    4 recent multifamily property acquisitions

    A major Chicago portfolio and a student housing tower in Kentucky are among the residential buildings that recently traded hands.

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    Yardi rent pricing antitrust case narrowed by federal judge

    The Washington judge dismissed 10 out-of-state property managers from a class action lawsuit focused on algorithmic pricing, saying they don’t fall under the district court’s jurisdiction.

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    Multifamily properties in Chicago, LA and Florida moved to servicing

    In some cases, the troubled loans were originated recently and quickly ran into issues, according to Morningstar Credit Analytics.

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    $7B Phoenix mixed-use project, companion to TSMC chip factory, breaks ground

    Halo Vista, the 2,300-acre master-planned development in North Phoenix, will sit immediately adjacent to the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company’s $65 billion campus.

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    Tracker

    Problem loans: Tracking the biggest multifamily delinquencies

    Properties recently fell into distress in Texas, Chicago and New York City.

    Updated April 2, 2026
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    FTC seeks public input on junk fee rule for rental housing

    The agency is continuing to crack down on unfair or deceptive advertising in the rental housing industry.

    Updated April 1, 2026
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    SunLife Financial buys Bell Partners for $350M

    The financial services organization will combine the Greensboro, North Carolina-based multifamily investment and operating firm with global real estate investment manager BGO

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    Housing researchers pen letter in support of build-to-rent

    If the institutional single-family BTR forced-sale provision goes through, 72,000 fewer houses could be built each year, according to a recent study from the Urban Institute.