The Latest
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Apartment industry conferences for the second half of 2025
Multifamily Dive has you covered with a full list of upcoming industry events, expos and meetings on tap for the rest of this year.
Updated June 12, 2025 -
EXECUTIVE MOVES
St. John Properties moves into multifamily construction
The Baltimore-based real estate developer has brought in Michael Poirot to oversee the new division.
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Q&A
Multifamily developer overcomes South Florida’s challenges
Rene Bello encounters hurdles with labor, insurance and interest rates when trying to pencil out new projects.
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NEW FUNDS
S2 Capital closes $373M distressed apartment fund
The Dallas-based multifamily owner is targeting properties in high-growth markets, including Texas and the Carolinas.
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PROJECT SPOTLIGHT
ZOM Living adds 359 units near Austin, Texas, tech giants
Azola Avery Centre, located in the Avery Centre master-planned community in Round Rock, Texas, includes built-in work-from-home space and private yards in select units.
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DEALS + STARTS
Midloch acquires apartments built in former Pabst malt house
The firm secured the Milwaukee landmark in a joint venture with Hempel Real Estate for $19.2 million.
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Q&A
Standard Communities expands construction division, enters new markets
The Los Angeles-based affordable housing firm has brought on Caitlin Gossens to lead its capital markets team.
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Balfour Beatty breaks ground on $260M DC apartment building
The property, which is part of a public-private partnership with the District of Columbia, will contain 356 market-rate residences.
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DEALS + STARTS
Slate buys $226M Sun Belt apartment portfolio
Peter Tsoulogiannis, chief investment officer at the Chicago-based real estate investor, discussed the motivation to acquire the 1,600 garden-style units.
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Q&A
How big-box retail projects can help support affordable housing
Architect Yanitza Brongers-Marrero looks to an upcoming Costco-anchored mixed-use project in Los Angeles as a model for financing and public benefit.
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PROJECT SPOTLIGHT
Leasing underway at 162-unit property near Montana State University
Clarion Partners’ Highmark development is in a Qualified Opportunity Zone, a program that became permanent last week with the passage of the federal budget bill.
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Troubled Connecticut property hits the market
The LLCs that own the 210-unit Covered Bridge complex in Newtown declared bankruptcy after cost overruns and interest rate increases.
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Loss of 179D deduction could derail office conversions
Although the deduction is about making commercial buildings energy efficient, it’s been key to owners’ willingness to invest in obsolete and financially distressed properties, supporters say.
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California walks back environmental law for housing, advanced manufacturing
The changes to the California Environmental Quality Act could greatly speed up the issuance of building permits.
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Austin apartments go to special servicing
The Texas assets, owned by Keller Capital and backed by a $110 million loan, experienced a 16% decline in their 2024 net cash flow from issuance.
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The colleges with the strongest preleasing for student housing
As schools gear up for students’ return this fall, enrollment headwinds may stand in the way of future growth, according to a new report.
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HUD proposes ending Green Mortgage Insurance Premium Reduction
The agency aims to extend an incentive previously reserved for energy-efficient projects to all of its multifamily loans.
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World’s tallest mass timber building breaks ground in Wisconsin
Neutral Edison, a 31-story mixed-use tower in Milwaukee, will break the record set by another apartment complex in the state once complete.
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New Texas law allows apartments in some nonresidential zones
Senate Bill 840 requires local governments to approve any project that meets its qualifications.
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PROJECT SPOTLIGHT
Hines opens apartments in fast-growing Nashville, Tennessee, submarket
The Rowley, anchoring a 78-acre mixed-use neighborhood in Murfreesboro, offers 17 private micro offices for residents to rent.
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Corvias’ Georgia student housing LLC files for bankruptcy
The firm says it is taking action “to restructure the partnership and achieve a long-term solution for the program” after years of trying to make it financially viable.
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DEALS + STARTS
JRK Property Holdings enters Washington, DC
CEO Bobby Lee sees the nation’s capital as a growth market, despite federal government cuts.
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Why many new apartment developments don’t pencil out
While tariffs are making headlines, interest rates and equity capital are also major hurdles in multifamily construction.
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EXECUTIVE MOVES
EQR’s CIO Brackenridge to retire
CFO Robert A. Garechana will assume the role of executive vice president and chief investment officer.
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Apartment sales volume falls 18% in May
After 11 months of double-digit increases, transaction growth stalled at $8.2 billion.