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4 days ago | 
multifamilydive.com | Mary Salmonsen
The nation’s apartment market is only getting more competitive for renters, despite a peak in new deliveries last year, according to RentCafe’s annual analysis. RentCafe rates the country’s Rental Competitive Index at 74.6 out of a possible 100, up from 73.4 in early 2024. New apartment deliveries have begun to pull back, with new supply rising only slightly to 0.72% of the total stock — not enough to meet demand, according to the report.
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1 week ago | 
multifamilydive.com | Mary Salmonsen
Property: Eco PhoenixDeveloper: Habitat MetroArchitect: CCBG ArchitectsLocation: PhoenixUnits: 70Rents: $1,570-$3,475+Cost: $20 millionPhoenix developer Habitat Metro has completed the next building in its Eco series, designed with sustainability as a main priority.
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1 week ago | 
multifamilydive.com | Mary Salmonsen
Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown has filed a complaint against the owners and operator of five affordable senior housing properties in Snohomish County, Washington, alleging that the parties engaged in unfair and deceptive practices involving the price and quality of the units.
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1 week ago | 
multifamilydive.com | Mary Salmonsen
A number of major multifamily software and tech companies introduced new programs and platforms at the National Apartment Association’s Apartmentalize conference in Las Vegas last week, including advances in artificial intelligence integration for property management platforms.
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1 week ago | 
facilitiesdive.com | Mary Salmonsen
This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. In early May, sources from within the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reported that the federal government intended to end its long-running Energy Star program for energy-efficient appliances, according to the New York Times — spelling the possible end of a widely used voluntary tool in the multifamily industry.
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1 week ago | 
multifamilydive.com | Mary Salmonsen
This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. In early May, sources from within the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reported that the federal government intended to end its long-running Energy Star program for energy-efficient appliances, according to the New York Times — spelling the possible end of a widely used voluntary tool in the multifamily industry.
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1 week ago | 
multifamilydive.com | Mary Salmonsen
The second Trump administration has ushered in a realignment of federal priorities, including where energy efficiency and climate are concerned. As a result, a number of federal programs related to climate change, clean energy and weather resilience have been stopped in their tracks — or considered for elimination. At HUD, this sea change has interrupted the funding cycles for the Green and Resilient Retrofit Program.
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2 weeks ago | 
multifamilydive.com | Mary Salmonsen
Micro-apartments — living spaces measuring 441 square feet or smaller — make up a growing share of newly constructed units, according to a new report from StorageCafe. Last year, 2.4% of all new apartment units constructed nationwide qualified as micro-apartments. While this share has fallen from 2.5% in 2022 and 2023, it has grown significantly from 1.1% in the 2000s and 1.6% as recently as 2018.
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2 weeks ago | 
multifamilydive.com | Mary Salmonsen
The developer of a delayed $38 million apartment property near the University of Albany in Albany, New York, has filed a lawsuit against its architect, alleging a “breach of contract and negligence” in its design, according to ABC News affiliate WRGB Albany.
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3 weeks ago | 
multifamilydive.com | Mary Salmonsen
This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Following a string of successful years, the build-to-rent sector has maintained its frenzied activity pace through 2024 and into 2025. A significant amount of new build-to-rent supply has come online in the past 12 months, according to Jordan LaMarche, vice president of Bethesda, Maryland-based real estate consultancy RCLCO — a trend likely to continue for the next six months.
