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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 on tap for the coming year.

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    Multifamily delinquencies jump 53 basis points in October

    Apartment CMBS delinquencies topped 7% for the first time in nearly a decade, as office issues hit an all-time high, per a Trepp report.

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    UDR reports slowed leasing conditions in Q3

    The Colorado-based REIT cited new supply and economic challenges for a difficult leasing environment, particularly in the Sun Belt.

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    AvalonBay’s Q3 earnings disappoint amid soft demand

    The Arlington, Virginia-based REIT bought apartments in North Carolina, Florida and Washington and sold six other communities in the quarter.

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    AI growth boosts Essex’s Q3 results

    The West Coast REIT reported its best third-quarter performance in Northern California, where a boom in artificial intelligence startups has generated demand for office space.

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    4 housing measures on the ballot in New York City

    Voters weigh in on measures aimed at fast-tracking affordable housing development.

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    Yardi ups apartment supply expectations for 2025-2027

    The firm says it's increasingly likely that starts move past 400,000 this year, which could bump deliveries up 12.8% two years from now.

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    Apartment supply still bogs down MAA

    In the third quarter, the REIT saw “strong retention and renewal lease rates,” but had difficulty pushing new rent prices, said Chief Strategy and Analysis Officer Tim Argo.

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    Opinion

    Why ESG matters for multifamily developers, investors

    Investment companies are increasingly using environmental criteria in evaluating multifamily opportunities, two real estate pros write.

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    Fed cuts rates for the second time in 2 months

    While the reductions could be good news for apartment valuations and sales, the decision also signals stress in underlying economic fundamentals.

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    EQR sees September slowdown in traffic

    The REIT saw foot traffic weaken amid heavy supply in many markets, per Equity Residential’s third-quarter earnings call.

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    Fairstead buys a 503-unit property in Louisville, Kentucky

    The New York City-based owner, operator and developer purchased the affordable property from Telesis Corp.

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    Building a granny flat or tiny house in Charlotte, North Carolina? The city might spot you up to $80K.

    Housing-strapped Charlotte is loaning homeowners money to build smaller rental accessory dwelling units on their properties.

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    Apartment conversion projects surge

    A record-breaking 180,585 apartments are in development from repurposing office spaces, hotels and other buildings, per a RentCafe report.

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    2 Nitya properties in Texas go to servicing

    CEO Swapnil Agarwal said the properties have some code violations with their localities, and the company is “addressing those concerns.”

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    Apartment transactions jump 13% in Q3

    Single-property sales drove the market, while distressed trades shot up 20% year over year.

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    New York City is having an office-to-housing conversion boom. Could Chicago be next?

    Chicago has a higher downtown office vacancy rate than the Big Apple. Housing advocates say those buildings could help address the affordable housing shortage.

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    2 Chicago apartment properties change hands

    With new apartment supply in the Windy City, multifamily investors see a runway to steady rent and occupancy growth.

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    Multifamily firms that have announced expansion plans this fall

    Companies including Woodfield Development, JPI and TruAmerica Multifamily are moving into new geographies and lines of business.

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    Distressed Cincinnati property reportedly hits the market

    CBRE is selling the 292-unit asset, now called Parisian on Vine, that has been owned by Johnathan Holtzman’s City Club Apartments, according to the Cincinnati Business Courier.

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    Chicago Housing Authority files lawsuit over HUD’s anti-DEI funding stipulations

    The country’s third-largest public housing authority says at least 13% of its budget is at stake.

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    Q&A

    How Apartment Management Consultants became the country’s seventh largest manager

    The Utah-based operator has relied on organic growth and lean operations over the years, but it has recently invested more in people and technology.

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    Stairway to housing? This California city legalized single-staircase apartments

    Culver City, California, joins a growing number of cities rethinking two-staircase building code requirements, a move advocates say could boost affordable housing development.

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    Hamilton Zanze triples down on Reno

    The multifamily owner has made six purchases this year, including two others in the Nevada city.

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    Opinion

    What smart Section 8 landlords should do during the government shutdown

    TurboTenant CEO Seamus Nally gives advice on what steps property management pros should take to prepare for a prolonged shutdown.