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    Multifamily conferences still ahead in the second half of 2026

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

    Updated June 26, 2026
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    How Instant On grew up in Connected Communities

    Move-in-ready connectivity has evolved into a more complete connected living experience.

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    Multifamily rents grew in July, buoyed by Sun Belt: Yardi

    The latest rent report offers “hope that markets hit hardest by the development boom are beginning to recover,” according to the real estate data firm.

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    Tracking algorithmic rent-pricing lawsuits

    Software providers RealPage and Yardi, along with a slew of apartment landlords, have landed in legal hot water in recent years over their tech-enabled rent-setting practices.

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    Public benefits of land use don’t outweigh local zoning, New Jersey Supreme Court says

    The ruling was hailed by the state’s municipal league as a major win for local authority. 

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    Matt Ferrari’s PXV Multifamily makes first acquisition for $29.5M

    The 216-unit Village on the Green property in Atlanta was the first deal the company analyzed, the firm’s founder tells Multifamily Dive.

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    Camden solidifies Sun Belt expansion after selling California portfolio

    In a second-quarter earnings call, the REIT’s leaders stressed low turnover and more new leases yielded encouraging signs for Q3.

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    Single-staircase reforms aim to boost middle-scale housing in Michigan

    The reforms will make smaller-scale apartment buildings cheaper and easier to build, officials say.

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    Camden sells 11 properties in Southern California for $1.6B

    A Blackrock-managed vehicle bought the 3,620-unit portfolio, which is located in Los Angeles County, Orange County, the Inland Empire and San Diego County.

    Updated Aug. 5, 2026
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    UDR named in rent-pricing class-action lawsuit in San Diego

    A former tenant alleges that the landlord illegally set rental rates and occupancy levels using RealPage’s algorithmic pricing software.

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    More Texas multifamily loans moved to servicing in late July

    Keener Investment Management saw two properties fall into servicing, while the values of other Texas assets were reduced.

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    NYC DOB wraps first wave of construction safety sweeps after partial collapse in July

    After inspecting 180 jobsites, the agency found no immediate public safety concerns, nor evidence that the East 42nd Street failure was “inherent to office-to-residential conversion projects.”

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    MAA expects Sun Belt recovery to boost late-summer rents

    The REIT is seeing cautious renters amid lingering supply, but with a high level of inbound migration to its properties, executives expect an unusually strong third quarter. 

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    Camden’s Keith Oden retires

    The REIT’s co-founder is retiring from an executive capacity at the REIT on Aug. 31, marking the final step in its multiyear succession process.

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    Tishman Speyer buys 296-unit property in Charlotte, North Carolina

    The firm added the asset through its TS Plus fund, which has raised $973 million to date.

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    West Coast portfolio helps Essex beat Q2 expectations

    Strong supply-demand combined with continued technology sector investments across the Bay Area powered the REIT’s Northern California strength.

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    Equity Residential, AvalonBay announce name of combined firm: Vivmark Residential

    The name reflects “a company determined to set a new standard for the experience of home,” said Benjamin Schall, AvalonBay CEO and incoming CEO of Vivmark Residential.

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    Core Spaces starts 1,656-bed student housing project in Georgia

    A former hotel is being converted into Hub Athens Dougherty, which will serve University of Georgia students.

    Updated July 31, 2026
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    Neology Group raises $175M to expand beyond Florida

    The raise gives the Miami-based firm nearly $1 billion in buying power to pursue large-scale projects across the Sunshine State and elsewhere in the Southeast.

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    Seattle pares back environmental review appeals in effort to ramp up housing development

    The reform eliminates an administrative step that has held up new zoning and housing planning efforts, advocates say.

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    UDR raises guidance amid slowing supply, employment growth

    In its second-quarter earnings call, the Colorado-based apartment REIT announced that it is letting its debt and preferred equity program sunset.

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    8 notable interviews with multifamily pros this summer

    Executives from Morgan Properties, Alliance Residential and LV Collective tackle apartment acquisitions and design.

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    Fed holds benchmark rate steady in vote with three dissents

    The central bank held the main interest rate steady in a 9-3 vote after a two-day meeting.

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    Grand Peaks names new president, chief investment officer

    Real estate industry veterans Chris Manley and Kevin Foltz are joining the Denver-based firm as it expands its multifamily investment platform. 

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    Texas CEO sees challenges in underwriting high-supply markets

    Even though properties are well below replacement costs in places like Austin, CONTI Capital CEO Carlos Vaz is finding it difficult to make the numbers work in the Texas market.

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    Share of high-density apartment projects grew in 2025: NAHB

    The South saw the most apartment deliveries overall, while the Northeast recorded the biggest increase in high-density construction, per the NAHB’s analysis of the Census Bureau’s annual Survey of Construction.