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    Top multifamily industry conferences in 2026

    Multifamily Dive has apartment pros covered with a full list of upcoming rental housing events, expos and meetings.

    Updated Jan. 27, 2026
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    Making AI work for your real estate business: From hype to results

    The five reasons AI underperforms in real estate and what tech leaders can do.

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    Florida advances bill to bypass local zoning, allow residential development on brownfields

    The Infill Redevelopment Act would increase housing supply in the state’s denser South Florida counties.

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    Senate passes housing bill with single-family rental forced sale provision

    The multifamily industry is sounding the alarm about a measure in the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act that forces operators to sell their build-to-rent single-family homes after seven years.

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    Multifamily executives make moves to start 2026

    There have been a slew of C-suite changes so far this year in the apartment housing sector.

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    HUD appeals ruling that paused its plans to cut Housing First

    The agency wants to shift away from long-term supportive housing in favor of transitional housing with work requirements and addiction treatment mandates.

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    Multifamily CMBS delinquency rate fell in February

    Apartments still face pressure, but one observer thinks it will be confined to certain markets and product types.

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    NYC public housing has a vacancy problem, an investigation found. Squatters are filling the gaps.

    The number of vacant New York City Housing Authority apartments increased nearly 140% from 2022 to 2025, a New York City Department of Investigation report found. The vacancies are posing safety risks.

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    More troubled Oakland, California, properties reportedly head to auction

    The two buildings, less than a mile apart, will hit the sales block after their owner defaulted on more than $50 million in loans, according to The East Bay Times.

    Updated March 10, 2026
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    4 affordable apartment projects break ground

    Across the U.S., developers have started housing builds targeted to older adults, farmworkers and families.

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    Middleburg makes key appointment as it expands west

    The firm hired Crescent Communities and Mill Creek alum Scott Makee to oversee market entry strategy, regional team buildout and full-cycle development execution.

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    Nearly 40,000 ‘shovel-ready’ affordable homes in California are stuck in financial limbo, report finds

    Billions in additional state funding are needed to unlock construction for 461 approved developments, according to a new analysis by Enterprise Community Partners.

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    5 recent land deals for multifamily projects

    Alliance Residential, Landmark Properties and Embrey are among the developers that recently acquired parcels for new apartment projects.

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    Arbor ‘being very aggressive’ with distressed apartment sales

    The multifamily lender believes the cycle has bottomed out, with a clear path to resolving most of its distressed loans. Immigration enforcement, however, has added to its problems.

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    Opinion

    What’s the most effective way to reduce risk in multifamily investing in 2026?

    Amid modest rent growth and harder-to-predict costs, disciplined execution and downside protection are key, according to Finquity Capital’s Emanuel Gana and Alice Villar.

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    Why Jason Amoroso believes in the California rental market

    While some major multifamily players look to exit the state, the family firm sees high for-sale prices sustaining rental demand as it partners with Arselle Investments.

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    What’s happened so far in 2026 with housing policy

    The Senate is mulling a major bipartisan housing package, while HUD has been busy overhauling its regulations.

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    Frederick County, Maryland, plots a ‘more active’ approach to housing shortages

    The county needs to build nearly 32,000 housing units in the next decade to meet demand, a new report found.

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    HUD moves to allow rapid eviction, work requirements, term limits

    The National Apartment Association and other industry groups applauded changes that roll back a requirement to give tenants a 30-day notice before eviction.

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    Morgan, CAPREIT, Core Spaces make apartment buys

    In a sign that deal volume could be picking up, three major multifamily players announced the acquisition of apartment and student properties this week.

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    Hamilton Zanze expands in Nashville area

    City Limits, a 254-unit garden-style apartment community between the Middle Tennessee towns of Columbia and Spring Hill, marks the real estate investment company's third buy in the market.

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    How Glavovic Studio leverages adaptive reuse to design affordable homes

    Margi Glavovic Nothard believes the Southern Florida affordable housing market is strong. Repurposing older buildings can help make the financials work.

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    Teachers struggle to afford housing. What are districts doing about it?

    To help recruit and retain staff, more districts are stepping in to give them a break on rent — and even a leg up on home ownership.

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    New York apartment portfolio, Dallas property head to servicing

    The Singer Bronx Multifamily Portfolio was transferred after several months of being delinquent, while Texas’ The Riley participated in the Garland Housing Finance Corporation program.

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    NRP Group breaks ground on Texas school conversion, Arizona community

    The Cleveland-based multifamily developer recently started two major housing projects in Austin and Mesa.

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    New bipartisan bill bars major investors from buying single-family homes

    Legislation released in the wake of President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address aims to boost homeownership, but experts say it won’t solve the root problem plaguing housing affordability and access.