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    Top multifamily conferences of 2027

    Multifamily Dive has compiled the apartment industry’s most noteworthy rental housing events and expos covering economic trends, technology, financing and more.

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    Smart entry, smarter operations: Digital access for multifamily communities

    Managing a constant flow of traffic while keeping buildings secure is a daily challenge for property managers and takes them away from their intended jobs.

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    How development helps Richard Richman’s tax syndication business

    As his mammoth apartment company hits 40 years, The Richman Group founder sees industry-wide challenges in building new projects and refinancing them.

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    How Standard Communities builds workforce rentals in California for under $500,000

    The developer is constructing housing in Antioch at “significantly below” the typical cost and without state or local subsidies, Chief Development Officer Feras Qumseya told Multifamily Dive.

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    Baltimore sues RentCafe, Yardi, Pennrose Management Co. over alleged junk fees

    The city claims that the companies steered tenants “toward fee-generating payment options by obscuring the fees associated with each payment method.”

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    Housing policies on the ballot: What 4 states are asking voters to decide this year

    From zoning regulations to bond approvals, the six statewide housing measures up for a vote in November are the most in a single year since 2006, Ballotpedia says.

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    HIC Land names co-CEO, expands multifamily focus

    “Our long-term strategy is increasingly focused on larger master-planned communities,” Victor Padilla, the real estate investment firm’s new co-CEO, told Multifamily Dive.

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    Elmington Residential spends $55M on Georgia property

    American South Capital Partners contributed $18 million to the acquisition from Federal Capital Partners, which will help preserve The Asher at Sugarloaf in Lawrenceville.

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    UDR, Apollo form $2B joint venture

    Apollo will invest $1.34 billion of capital to acquire an approximate two-thirds interest in 19 properties, which carry a roughly 6% cap rate and an average age of 39 years.

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    Multifamily starts fell in September amid high construction costs

    High financing costs, elevated fuel prices and tariffs are driving up homebuilding prices, according to experts.

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    6 Blackstone multifamily properties move to servicing

    The assets transferred after the private equity giant was able to sell 15 other apartment communities backed by a $1.3 billion loan.

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    Multifamily CMBS delinquency and servicing rates rose yet again

    Private-label securities have a 7.69% delinquency rate, while commercial real estate collateralized loan obligations sit at 3.88%, according to Trepp.

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    Judge denies Yardi’s ask for summary judgement in rent price-fixing case

    The Washington state class action antitrust suit will now proceed to the rest of the discovery process and examine landlords’ records, per a new court filing.

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    TruAmerica nabs 446 units to surpass 3K threshold in Atlanta metro area

    The firm relied on an existing relationship to help secure the Gables Residential-built Bricks at Perimeter Center from seller Clark Ventures.

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    Build-to-rent now eligible for Federal Housing Administration financing

    Under the policy change, BTR projects can qualify for new construction and acquisition or refinancing programs, as HUD pushes to increase housing supply.

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    3 notable office-to-residential conversions in DC

    Washington is seeing a boom in adaptive reuse downtown, but for a conversion to be successful, “You need the good fundamentals. You need a good location,” National Real Estate Development’s Peter Epstein told Multifamily Dive.

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    Scott McCallum joins UDR as chief investment officer

    The Blackstone alum takes the spot once held by Joe Fisher and Harry Alcock.

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    Multifamily prices fell 2.56% in Q2: Trepp

    While losses moderated in the first two quarters of 2026, the apartment industry’s maturity wall and rising cost of capital could further erode values.

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    How major apartment firms fared during Hurricane Isaias

    Although some apartments were damaged, major operators took steps to prepare and were largely spared by the storm.

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    Realpage, Funnel partner on front-office tech integration

    The firm said its screening, payments, pricing and availability capabilities will go into Funnel’s application workflow.

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    3 amenities drawing renters in competitive markets

    As new inventory comes online, flexible business centers, wellness spaces and hospitality-inspired services are helping operators make their properties stand out.

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    Realpage CEO explains pause on EliseAI integration

    Dirk Wakeham claims EliseAI never submitted its AI agent Apollo for review and that he’s getting reports it is “actively trying to work around our controls.”

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    How multifamily firms are rethinking 2027 budgets

    Apartment operators are adjusting marketing spend to local demand, protecting maintenance and retention investments and asking technology to prove its value.

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    Residential leasing led multifamily job openings in Q3: CRETI

    Apartment firms say they’re finding more candidates for jobs compared to a few years ago, though the search for top-tier multifamily talent remains highly competitive.

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    Apartments are fine, but apartment owners are not. That’s an opportunity.

    This period is “the best buying opportunity I've seen” in 16 years, according to BAM Capital Founder and CEO Ivan Barratt.

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    HUD manufactured housing plan aims to spur production

    The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act ushers in significant changes to how the affordable housing type can be built and opens a path to a “repeatable multifamily construction” framework.