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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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    Build-to-rent sale mandate cut from House’s ROAD to Housing bill

    The bipartisan legislation is moving ahead for a House vote with strong support from the housing industry, but the White House says “there may be serious policy concerns” with the bill.

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    Navigating LIHTC projects ‘takes a village’: Walker & Dunlop expert

    Jack Hodgkins, who recently joined the advisory firm to work on affordable housing, said the federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program has become more complex.

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    3 cities making strides in housing affordability

    Ivory Innovations recognized a housing finance program in Boston and housing policies in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and New Rochelle, New York, for their ingenuity.

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    Zillow, Redfin must face FTC’s antitrust lawsuit

    A federal judge denied the rental agencies’ motion to dismiss the combined suit brought by the Federal Trade Commission and five states.

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    The coasts shine for the multifamily REITs

    New York and San Francisco provided a boost to the public apartment companies in the latest round of earnings calls, while a supply surplus still lingers in the Sun Belt.

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    Pandemic eviction freeze lawsuit could cost federal government over $1B

    A settlement agreement is underway after landlords successfully argued that the CDC’s pandemic policy violated their Fifth Amendment rights, a lawyer on the Darby case said.

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    Hudson Valley Property Group adds Jonathan Rose alum

    Kristin Koch was named head of capital raising and will lead the affordable housing-focused firm’s newly formalized Investor Solutions group alongside Diana Bellizzi.

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    Slumping DC market dings Elme’s shareholder payout as it liquidates

    The Bethesda, Maryland-based REIT projects distributions between $16.74 and $17.02 per common share, a lower range than its January estimate.

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    Illinois cities push back on state proposal to bypass local zoning

    After Gov. JB Pritzker proposed sweeping statewide housing measures, municipal groups say they’re expanding housing options on their own terms.

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    Multifamily CMBS maturities jumped to 7.71% in April: Trepp

    Investors see a wall of maturities across the debt spectrum, driving increased transactions throughout 2026.

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    New bill offers tax credits for middle-income housing

    The Workforce Housing Tax Credit would be the first of its kind and could finance the construction of about 344,000 affordable rental homes.

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    Platte Canyon Capital buys value-add apartments in San Antonio area

    The firm is planning multiple upgrades to the property, which was only 70% leased at closing, according to Co-Founder and CEO Brennen Degner.

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    HUD trims environmental reviews for multifamily projects

    The updated requirements in the Multifamily Accelerated Processing Guide should ease the development process, particularly for the Section 221(d)(4) program, one expert said.

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    Inside Sentral’s expansion plans

    The short-term rental and multifamily operator is eyeing growth through executive appointments, a move into Charlotte, North Carolina, and the launch of an investment platform, explains Elliot Albert.

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    Apartment rents saw ‘tepid’ bump in April: Yardi

    Rents grew $4 month over month, but the industry is seeing less than the usual seasonal price increase this spring, according to the real estate research firm.

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    HUD continues shift away from ‘housing first,’ harm reduction in homelessness funding

    Transitional housing, childcare, job training and addiction treatment are priorities for its Continuum of Care funding opportunity to be published June 1.

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    ECI Group, ApexOne partner on $500M multifamily fund

    ApexOne’s acquisition teams “are seeing a significant uptick of both marketed and off-market deals throughout our targeted markets,” the firm's Ernest Johnson said.

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    Apartment execs say Iran conflict adds ‘noise’ to the economy

    Rising gas and prices are hitting some apartment firms, but overall, they say the impact of the military action hasn’t produced unmanageable issues.

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    MAA sees strong Sun Belt demand, rent growth ahead

    The Memphis, Tennessee-based REIT is seeing early signs of rent pricing recovery, with stronger momentum expected into peak leasing season.

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    ICE enforcement sends Texas property to servicing

    The Villas Del Sol property in Austin saw occupancy fall to 75% after “decreasing local employment and ICE operations in the area,” according to Morningstar.

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    Essex posts positive Q1 with strength in Northern California

    The San Mateo-based REIT benefitted from low apartment supply and high demand stemming from the San Francisco area’s AI-related boom.

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    Georgia apartment companies to pay $750k in federal disability case

    The firms allegedly refused a mother’s repeated accommodation requests for a ground-floor unit to make it easier to transport her disabled child, per the Justice Department.

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    UDR becomes first REIT to go to a monthly dividend

    The Colorado REIT saw conditions in the Sun Belt deteriorate in April, as it looks to add properties in Portland, Oregon.

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    Affordable housing development is boosting Oklahoma’s economy: report

    Every dollar in tax credit equity across 45 multifamily housing projects is yielding higher economic returns in the state, an Urban Institute study found.