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    Multifamily conferences still ahead in the second half of 2026

    Multifamily Dive has apartment pros covered with a full list of upcoming rental housing events, expos and meetings.

    Updated June 26, 2026
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    Inside the Deal, a CRE Podcast by Berkadia®: Reading the multifamily market beyond the headlines

    Multifamily demand is resilient, supply is easing and market conditions are improving overall now.

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    Tracking algorithmic rent-pricing lawsuits

    Software providers RealPage and Yardi, along with a slew of apartment landlords, have landed in legal hot water in recent years over their tech-enabled rent-setting practices.

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    MAA expects Sun Belt recovery to boost late-summer rents

    The REIT is seeing cautious renters amid lingering supply, but with a high level of inbound migration to its properties, executives expect an unusually strong third quarter. 

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    Camden’s Keith Oden retires

    The REIT’s co-founder is retiring from an executive capacity at the REIT on Aug. 31, marking the final step in its multiyear succession process.

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    Tishman Speyer buys 296-unit property in Charlotte, North Carolina

    The firm added the asset through its TS Plus fund, which has raised $973 million to date.

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    West Coast portfolio helps Essex beat Q2 expectations

    Strong supply-demand combined with continued technology sector investments across the Bay Area powered the REIT’s Northern California strength.

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    Equity Residential, AvalonBay announce name of combined firm: Vivmark Residential

    The name reflects “a company determined to set a new standard for the experience of home,” said Benjamin Schall, AvalonBay CEO and incoming CEO of Vivmark Residential.

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    Core Spaces starts 1,656-bed student housing project in Georgia

    A former hotel is being converted into Hub Athens Dougherty, which will serve University of Georgia students.

    Updated July 31, 2026
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    Neology Group raises $175M to expand beyond Florida

    The raise gives the Miami-based firm nearly $1 billion in buying power to pursue large-scale projects across the Sunshine State and elsewhere in the Southeast.

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    Seattle pares back environmental review appeals in effort to ramp up housing development

    The reform eliminates an administrative step that has held up new zoning and housing planning efforts, advocates say.

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    UDR raises guidance amid slowing supply, employment growth

    In its second-quarter earnings call, the Colorado-based apartment REIT announced that it is letting its debt and preferred equity program sunset.

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    8 notable interviews with multifamily pros this summer

    Executives from Morgan Properties, Alliance Residential and LV Collective tackle apartment acquisitions and design.

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    Fed holds benchmark rate steady in vote with three dissents

    The central bank held the main interest rate steady in a 9-3 vote after a two-day meeting.

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    Grand Peaks names new president, chief investment officer

    Real estate industry veterans Chris Manley and Kevin Foltz are joining the Denver-based firm as it expands its multifamily investment platform. 

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    Texas CEO sees challenges in underwriting high-supply markets

    Even though properties are well below replacement costs in places like Austin, CONTI Capital CEO Carlos Vaz is finding it difficult to make the numbers work in the Texas market.

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    Share of high-density apartment projects grew in 2025: NAHB

    The South saw the most apartment deliveries overall, while the Northeast recorded the biggest increase in high-density construction, per the NAHB’s analysis of the Census Bureau’s annual Survey of Construction.

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    HUD funding changes spur lawsuit from fair housing groups

    Funding for more than 100 nonprofit fair housing organizations nationwide is in jeopardy following a HUD program revision, the lawsuit states.

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    AvalonBay, Equity Residential beat FFO estimates in Q2

    The “merger of equals” partners raised guidance, following signs of strength in San Francisco and New York City.

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    Elme reaches deal to sell last property for $250M

    After one sale fell through earlier this year, the REIT entered an agreement to sell the 222-unit Riverside Apartments in Alexandria, Virginia, and related undeveloped land for $30 million less.

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    Apartment sales ticked up slightly to $36.7B in Q2: MSCI

    Multifamily prices dropped 1.7% YOY in Q2, marking two years of negative readings in the sector, as the Veris Residential privatization drove volume.

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    National Equity Fund buys 32 properties in St. Louis with equity value over $200M

    The multifamily affordable housing investment manager purchased the assets, which contain nearly 2,000 affordable homes, and the fund management portfolio from St. Louis Equity Fund.

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    Bozzuto utility billing lawsuit in DC broadened to class-action

    The apartment manager is accused of misleading renters about costs and overcharging for utilities, according to a lawsuit from a former tenant.

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    6 major multifamily M&As announced this year

    AvalonBay Communities and Equity Residential aren't the only apartment firms making large acquisitions in 2026.

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    Deep Dive

    What the housing law means for build-to-rent investors

    With the 21st Century ROAD to Housing now law, there are a number of outstanding questions about implementation and compliance for multifamily pros, experts say.

    Updated July 23, 2026
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    Why PPR Capital Management launched a $100M BTR fund

    The firm followed the ROAD to Housing debate as it geared up to launch a fund targeting properties in high-growth markets like Nashville, Tennessee.

    Updated July 23, 2026