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    Builders, contractors testify in Congress on permitting issues

    The NAHB told a Senate committee that environmental reviews often block or delay housing projects for years.

    By Feb. 25, 2025
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    AvalonBay sees strength in the mid-Atlantic

    The REIT will continue to add properties in the suburbs and its expansion regions in 2025.

    By Feb. 25, 2025
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    Resident Retention

    Property managers have a variety of approaches to keep tenants satisfied.

    By Multifamily Dive staff
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    EXECUTIVE MOVES

    Marquette reorganizes leadership, adds new CFO

    Jason Tennenbaum will join the C-suite, while Trevor Ryan and Jim Cunningham will lead Marquette Cos. and Marquette Management respectively.

    By Feb. 21, 2025
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    REIT Report

    UDR eyes second-half rent boost

    Austin, Texas, and Nashville, Tennessee, are problematic for the REIT, but the coasts generally look strong.

    By Feb. 20, 2025
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    EXECUTIVE MOVES

    RKW Residential expands marketing, operations leadership

    The property manager has made four promotions and four new hires.

    By Feb. 19, 2025
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    EXECUTIVE MOVES

    ARK Homes for Rent opens Atlanta office, creates new role

    Andy Wu, formerly with ResiBuilt, will work with the executive team on growth opportunities.

    By Feb. 18, 2025
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    REIT Report

    MAA sees concessions in Austin, Atlanta and Charlotte

    The Memphis-based REIT expects new lease pricing to be down 1.5% and renewals to be in the 4.25%-4.5% range this year.

    By Feb. 18, 2025
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    Jury awards over $6.6M to tenants in toxic mold lawsuit

    The plaintiffs allege that their apartment’s mold problems left them with chronic health issues and led to a ceiling collapse.

    By Feb. 18, 2025
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    Harbor Group acquires Dallas property

    The firm sees an opportunity to acquire other newly built properties, according to Chief Investment Officer of Multifamily Yisroel Berg.

    By Feb. 13, 2025
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    Senators take aim at price-setting algorithms

    A new bill is designed to ban the use of non-public information across all industries, including rental housing.

    By Feb. 11, 2025
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    REIT Report

    EQR sees uncertainty in LA and DC

    The REIT’s 2025 FFO guidance was below projections, as revenue in its expansion markets will be lower in 2025 than in 2024.

    By Feb. 7, 2025
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    3 takeaways from the Apartment Strategies Conference

    Construction, Trump administration policies and absorption were just some of the topics discussed at the NMHC’s annual event.

    By Jan. 31, 2025
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    Apartment industry trends to follow in 2025

    Rising capital costs, surging deliveries, new White House policies and uncertain interest rates are top of mind for multifamily pros this year.

    By Multifamily Dive Staff • Jan. 30, 2025
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    Salt Lake City builder sues developer for $3.1M for alleged unpaid work

    Rimrock Construction has filed a lien on Cottonwood Broadway and seeks the property’s foreclosure and sale.

    By Jan. 29, 2025
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    West Coast owners optimistic about return-to-office policies

    Recent moves by companies like Amazon and Salesforce have led to busier leasing offices in Seattle and San Francisco.

    By Jan. 28, 2025
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    Station 250 brings New Urbanist flair to Chicago suburb

    The 166-unit development is adjacent to both a rail station and the town hall in Mundelein, Illinois.

    By Jan. 28, 2025
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    Highmark, Starwood entity settle with Florida family in wrongful death lawsuit

    The widower and children of a woman killed following an explosion at her apartment will receive an undisclosed amount.

    By Jan. 27, 2025
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    S2 Capital purchases 5 former GVA properties

    The firm secured the distressed assets by placing $60 million of rescue capital through a structured preferred equity investment.

    By Jan. 27, 2025
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    Sponsored by Modular Building Institute

    2025 World of Modular to highlight multifamily building strategies, manufacturing insights & more

    Featuring 1,500+ attendees and dozens of the industry’s most impactful speakers from around the globe, the 2025 World of Modular will be an event like none other.

    Jan. 27, 2025
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    DEALS + STARTS

    Bell buys 3 properties for $264M

    The firm plans upgrades at the assets, which are in Miami and Denver.

    By Jan. 24, 2025
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    Court orders closure of troubled Aurora, Colorado, property

    The Edge at Lowry, which made national news during last year’s presidential campaign, has led state officials to propose new rules to beef up landlord-tenant laws.

    By Jan. 22, 2025
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    FTC sues Greystar over alleged falsely advertised rent prices

    The complaint filed Thursday charges that the country’s largest landlord failed to include information about numerous mandatory fees in its listings.

    By Jan. 17, 2025
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    Apartment industry reacts as LA fires burn

    Multifamily companies waived fees and announced support for first responders and victims as some reports of price gouging emerged.

    By Jan. 15, 2025
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    Firm brings design panache to its modular projects

    Architecture firm AO has over 11,000 units in its pipeline, many of them affordable projects in California.

    By Jan. 13, 2025
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    2025 Outlook

    Rent control, OZs, Section 8 and more: legislation to watch in 2025

    Housing remains a hot-button topic as a new administration takes over this month.

    By Jan. 8, 2025