Apartment Business Update
A quarterly newsletter covering investment trends in the apartment industry.
NAA Update on HUD's Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing
By Cedric Watkins | | Updated
On January 19, 2023, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the Federal Register that aims to bolster the mechanisms that allow the agency to enforce the Fair Housing Act’s longstanding requirement to “affirmatively further fair…
White House Renters Bill of Rights’ Principles & Agency Actions
By Ben Harrold | | Updated
On January 25, the White House announced a number of actions to advance President Biden’s housing agenda, which are intended to protect renters and promote rental affordability. Key actions include:
Unveiling “Blueprint for a Renters Bill of Rights,” which lays out five principles that President…
Rent Growth Continues 2023 Slide
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Rent growth continues to slow to rates not typically seen at this time of the year. The national rent index for the duration of January declined 0.3%, according to the latest Apartment List National Rent Report. This is the fifth consecutive month of month-to-month declines.“This month’s price dip…
NAA Update on the Biden Administration's "Renters Bill of Rights"
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On January 24, 2022, the National Apartment Association (NAA) participated in a White House call previewing the Administration’s blueprint for advancing a “Renters Bill of Rights,” an explicit campaign promise from President Biden. This call followed months of engagement between NAA and the White…
Renters Insurance Premiums Constant
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Only about half of renters have residents insurance. The 2022 Renter’s Insurance Industry Report from SafeHome.org reports 55% of residents have renters insurance and of those insured, 75% of residents are required to have coverage.The report found the average renters insurance policy was $211 per…
Single-Family Rent Growth Slows
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Single-family rent has declined for seven straight months. The latest Single-Family Rent Index from CoreLogic shows year-over-year (YoY) rent growth in November 2022 at 7.5%. All four pricing tiers measured saw a decline as well.Year-over-year changes across the four tiers—lower-priced, lower-…
U.S. DOE Hosting Better Buildings Webinars, Summit
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is hosting its “Better Buildings Webinar Series,” which features conversations with experts on best practices, cost-effective strategies and new ways to approach sustainability and energy performance. View the details and registration for the webinars,…
Sun Belt Markets Among Best for New Apartments
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The number of new apartments opened in the past 10 years was analyzed by RentCafe based on unit size, occupancy rate and neighborhood quality. Many of the top 50 cities to find a new apartment were in the Sun Belt—Texas had 12 cities in the top 50, while Florida had seven.Boca Raton, Fla., was the…
Newmark Announces Single-Family Rental Group
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Newmark is joining the single-family rental (SFR) space. The company announced its SFR group in late 2022; it will be led by Vice Chairmen Chad Lavender and Ryan Maconachy and be part of the Multifamily Capital Markets group.“With Newmark’s significant presence in the multifamily and alternative…
2022's Rental Housing Trends
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While rent growth cooled during 2022, it’s still slightly above what was seen prior to the pandemic. This is one trend reviewed by Apartment List in its 2022 Rental Rewind. The analysis tracked three national trends, three regional trends and three outlooks for 2023.Rent growth, as of November 2022…