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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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    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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    Q&A

    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.

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    Apartment sales volume fell 25% YOY in January

    Prices fell 0.1% year over year, though they have been rising steadily over the past four months, according to an MSCI report.

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    How one company is using AI to transform affordable housing

    EliseAI is automating workflows and taking phone calls for property managers who oversee one in six rental units in the U.S., the company says.

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    Deep Dive

    Immigration raids are hitting multifamily operators. Here’s how they’re responding.

    Managers report negative occupancy impacts from ICE in states like Florida and Texas, which could be the “straw that breaks the camel's back” for class C properties, according to one expert.

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    American Landmark names chief innovation and technology officer

    Adam Smolyar will oversee enterprise technology strategy, innovation agenda and digital transformation initiatives for the Sun Belt-focused owner-operator.

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    Lynd Management Group takes over troubled Falls properties in Houston

    The multifamily firm will have operational responsibility for 10 assets, in a city that has been plagued by multifamily loan issues.

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    What Trump said about housing in his State of the Union address

    The president emphasized affordability in his economy-focused annual speech, but offered little new information.

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    Multifamily delinquencies hit highest level since global financial crisis

    Following Q3 2025's high, distress will continue "ticking up and up" due to issues with floating-rate loans as well as rising operating expenses, according to CRED iQ's Mike Haas.

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    Pritzker proposes statewide zoning standards to boost housing in Illinois

    Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker targeted local housing regulations in his State of the State this week, unveiling a path for more “missing middle” development.

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    Minto plans mixed-use project with 750 apartments in Dallas area

    The sprawling 13,270-home master-planned community in Waxahachie — set to be the largest in the region — marks the developer’s entry into Texas.