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    Opinion

    Rent-pricing algorithms survive legal scrutiny — and emerge stronger

    Despite the string of recent RealPage settlements, revenue management software remains a foundational tool for multifamily asset management, according to Daleik Vaughn.

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    FHFA hikes multifamily lending caps for 2026

    The $30 billion increase will allow Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to purchase up to $176 billion in multifamily loans next year.

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    RealPage settles rent price-fixing suit with DOJ

    The algorithmic pricing software provider has agreed to limit data collection and cooperate with the agency’s lawsuits against property management companies, but admits no wrongdoing.

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    Draper and Kramer makes big hometown buy

    The Chicago-based firm acquired Eleven33, a 12-story, 263-unit luxury rental community in nearby Oak Park, Illinois.

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    Opinion

    Student housing investors more open to small university markets

    Justin Glasgow outlines early results from Northmarq’s first National Student Housing Investor Survey.

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    Broad Creek Capital closes first multifamily fund

    In addition to wrapping up a $150 million investment vehicle, the Washington, D.C.-based firm acquired an off-market property in Charlotte, North Carolina, for $94 million.

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    DOJ sues Arkansas apartment manager for sexual harassment, retaliation

    The lawsuit names Thomas Ray Kelso and Avatar Investments LLC and seeks financial compensation for affected tenants.

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    New Orleans’ housing market is stagnating. Affordability mandates are holding it back, a study says.

    The city requires 10% of units in new residential developments to be affordable.

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    9 states reach $7M settlement with Greystar

    The Charleston, South Carolina-based apartment giant will pay $7 million to the participating states and agree to strict new limits on its use of rent-setting algorithms and data-sharing platforms.

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    What the major apartment REITs bought and sold in Q3

    AvalonBay traded properties from the 2013 Archstone sale, while Essex disposed of three communities.

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    4 factors impacting the affordable housing outlook

    Developers are concerned about low-income renters’ financial health amid a stagnating economy, according to research from data firm Yardi Matrix.

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    Lincoln buys student housing provider Capstone

    Capstone will join the Lincoln platform, strengthening its position in higher education infrastructure and enhancing its capabilities in the development, financing and operation of on-campus housing.

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    7 notable multifamily transactions this fall

    Investors bought properties in Atlanta, Seattle and the Sun Belt, as sales volume rose in the third quarter of 2025.

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    Elme separates from its chief information officer amid downsizing

    The announcement comes on the heels of the REIT’s closing on the $1.6 billion sale of 19 properties to Cortland Partners.

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    Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac likely to hit lending caps in 2025: multifamily leaders

    As a potential IPO looms, the agencies are leaning into innovation-creating structures, according to Sharon Karaffa from Newmark’s Multifamily Capital Markets Division.

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    TruAmerica makes another round of promotions

    The multifamily firm named four executives after losing a chief investment officer and announcing a batch of personnel moves in October.

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    Rents continue to slip in October

    Economic uncertainty is cracking consumer confidence and multifamily operators are responding with concessions, according to a new Yardi Matrix report.

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    HUD is back online — and is making cuts to its homelessness program

    Housing and rental assistance programs are returning after the federal government shutdown, but funding for permanent housing is getting the ax.

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    RealPage names former exec as new CEO

    Dirk Wakeham takes the reins as the real estate software giant fends off price-fixing lawsuits.

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    Aimco’s board votes to liquidate the company

    In 2026 the REIT’s shareholders will finalize a plan that would call for the sale of its 2,524 units, development projects and various land holdings.

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    REITs cite economic uncertainty, supply in Q3 earnings reports

    High unemployment and inflation weighed on major multifamily landlords’ results, while AI startup-related demand and coastal back-to-the-office pushes were bright spots.

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    Landmark Properties, Abu Dhabi Investment Authority sell 8 properties worth over $1B

    The joint venture sold the assets, which have 6,200 beds, to a partnership between Morgan Stanley Investment Management and Global Student Accommodation.

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    Centerspace mulls sale, merger

    The Minneapolis-based REIT’s board will consider a range of business combinations.

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    Q&A

    Inside one developer’s first high-rise project

    After building lower-density residences, Starlife Group’s Gevorg Shahbazyan is building his first tower in his backyard in Hollywood, Florida.

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    Minnesota landlord sued for withholding security deposits

    Attorney General Keith Ellison alleges that Suite Liv’n illegally charged tenants for turnover expenses that were not their responsibility.