Rising Rent Control Leading to Falling Development and Investment By – the National Multihousing Council

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — An increasing number of jurisdictions recently have imposed rent control or are seriously considering doing so, leading many market participants to reconsider their investment decisions, according to the NMHC’s Quarterly Survey of Apartment Market Conditions, conducted in October 2019. Rent control legislation is continuing to expand with 58 percent of respondents saying that…

Multifamily Operations

Update on Fair Housing Rules

Mid-Month Article

In early 2025, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) initiated internal directive initiatives to review existing fair housing regulations, instructing staff to prioritize cases involving intentional discrimination while scaling back prior guidance related to disparate impact enforcement.  Although these changes have not fully been implemented–and any formal repeal or replacement would require…

Factory-Built Housing

Factory-Built Housing – Affordable Solution or Expensive Experiment? by Ben Christopher

Property Management

As the first home rolled off the factory floor in Kalamazoo, Michigan – “like a boxcar with picture windows,” according to a journalist on the scene – the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development proclaimed it “the coming of a real revolution in housing.” For decades, engineers, architects, futurists, industrialists, investors and politicians have been…

HUD Housing Aid

HUD Proposes Citizenship Checks for Housing Aid and New Work Requirements

Mid-Month Article

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has introduced two separate proposed rules that could significantly impact federally assisted housing programs. The proposals address citizenship verification requirements and potential work requirements for residents receiving rental assistance. Citizenship Verification for Federal Housing Programs On February 20, 2026, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban…

Manufactured Housing

The Growing Popularity of Manufactured Housing by Ben Carmona

Real Estate Investment

The nation’s lack of affordable housing options has buyers searching for practical, economic alternatives to stick-built housing. One increasingly attractive alternative is manufactured housing. Manufactured housing has come a long way since the mobile home parks of the past. The cookie-cutter, one-story “trailers” that once had a negative reputation are giving way to higher-end, manufactured…

Homelessness Funding Accountability

When Homelessness Dollars Disappear, Housing Providers Keep Paying

Current Events, Uncategorized

For years, California apartment owners have been told that increased regulation, capped rents, and reduced operational flexibility are necessary sacrifices in the fight against homelessness. The private rental housing industry has been asked – repeatedly – to absorb risk, limit income growth, and shoulder greater responsibility in the name of solving a statewide crisis.   Now,…