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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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    How RREAF Holdings built fitness spaces that work

    Space or budget? Rarely both. Here’s how one operator found the balance for their fitness facilities.

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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.

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    Camden expects lower apartment supply to buoy second half

    In a first-quarter 2026 earnings call, the REIT’s leaders said they are in the right high-demand markets to capitalize on tighter supply.

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    More Texas properties go to servicing after tax exemption issues

    Deepika and Swapnil Agarwal were sponsors of the two-building, 318-unit portfolio, according to Morningstar.

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    AvalonBay, Equity Residential reportedly mull merger: Bloomberg

    Two of the country’s top apartment owners are discussing a combination that would be one of the biggest real estate deals ever, though it’s not a sure thing, according to Bloomberg.

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    Apartment industry shrugs as Fed holds rates steady yet again

    In his last press conference as Federal Reserve chair, Jerome Powell announced that he plans to stay on as a governor for the central bank.

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    Houston expands multifamily recycling pilot

    About half of Houston residents live in apartments, but most lack recycling access. A pilot supported by The Recycling Partnership and Alliance to End Plastic Waste aims to change that.

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    San Francisco’s AI boom boosted EQR in Q1

    The apartment REIT also saw strong performance in New York City, while Washington, D.C., Boston and Seattle remained challenged.

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    Multifamily housing starts rose in March, but permits fell

    The Northeast region showed the greatest strength in overall new residential construction, per a new report from HUD and the U.S. Census Bureau.

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    Housing energy efficiency requirements rescinded by HUD, USDA

    The 2021 International Energy Conservation Code added $20,000 to the cost of new home construction, according to Trump administration estimates.

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    AvalonBay sees lower apartment supply, concessions driving 2026 performance

    The multifamily REIT has experienced strong occupancy, reduced turnover and rent growth so far this year, executives said on its first-quarter 2026 earnings call.

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    Ballast picks up historic 3-property portfolio in San Francisco for $48.5M

    The six-story properties, known as the "Three Sisters," total 110 units in the city's Pacific Heights neighborhood.

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    Washington, DC, sues MAA for alleged deceptive advertising

    The Office of the Attorney General alleges that the REIT overcharged tenants and violated DC law by assessing a variety of illegal fees for services already included in the rent.