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Tampa’s iApartments, armed with at least a $10 million investment, seeks to capture a niche in the smart home market by specializing in multifamily buildings. There was a time, not too long ago, when the...

Proptech, or property technology, has been around since the 1980s. But, many people have only heard of the term proptech within the last five years. Why? Because these tech innovations have really just began...

Senior living providers have found offering technology platforms to residents as an amenity is a driver in boosting occupancy, and the platforms are streamlining the workflows of employees. Residents, meanwhile, are now demanding a variety...

The Biden administration was in a box in late July. They desperately wanted to extend the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s controversial eviction moratorium. But the judicial writing was on the wall. They...

A report from the Mortgage Bankers’ Association (MBA) says that originations of multifamily mortgages were up when compared to quarter-earlier and to year-earlier levels. Multifamily mortgage lending recovers The first chart, below, shows the quarterly origination...

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its producer price index report for July 2021. It showed that construction materials prices were up 0.6 percent in the month, seasonally adjusted. The index of materials...

Ginnie Mae announced it will extend the comment period on its Request for Input (RFI) on Eligibility Requirements for Single-Family MBS Issuers by an additional 60 days. This extension recognizes the significance of and...

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) recently released its Job Openings and Labor Turnover (JOLT) report for June. The report set a series record for the highest number of job openings, easily exceeding the...

The latest Employment Situation Report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that 3 out of the 4 jobs categories we track that are of interest to builders and operators of multifamily housing had...

Waves on the beach aren’t the only thing making a splash this summer. There’s a surge of renters about to pack up and move to new apartments. A recent Apartments.com survey of over 35,000...

 Yield PRO TV presents NAHB Power Hitters. Host Linda Hoffman talks with Tom Tomaszewski, President, The Annex Group. Transcript: NAHB Power Hitters interview. Linda Hoffman with Tom Tomaszewski, recorded July 22, 2021 (music)  Linda Hoffman: Residential housing...

Soaring building material costs, high demand and low inventory have added tens of thousands of dollars to the price of a new home and caused housing affordability to fall to its lowest level in nearly a decade...

The Census Bureau’s report on construction spending shows that the value of residential construction put in place in June was up 1 percent month-over-month and up 29 percent year-over-year. However, the apparent strength of...

CoStar recently released its quarterly report on the change in values of commercial property in the United States. It reported that multifamily property values rose nearly 12 percent over the last 12 months, leading...

A broad real estate coalition strongly opposes the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) decision to reimpose a federal eviction moratorium. This move takes place despite the fact that the Administration itself noted it lacks...